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Shibasaki Keiji (Shibazaki Keiji) was a 49-year-old rear admiral in command of the SNLF troops on Tarawa when it was invaded by the Americans in late 1943. He came from Hyogo Prefecture and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1915. He spent the early part of the war in the Special Naval Landing Forces and was promoted to rear admiral in May 1943. He seems to have been an energetic and inspiring commander, skilled at troop training and with expertise in field works. These qualities were all too apparent to the Americans at Tarawa, in spite of the fact that Shibasaki was killed by U.S. naval artillery very early in the battle.
A million men cannot take Tarawa in a hundred years.
| 1894-4-9 | born in Hyogo prefecture |
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| 1915-12-16 |
Midshipman | Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 26th in a class of 95. Assigned to CL Adzuma |
| 1916-8-22 | BB Settsu | |
| 1916-12-1 | Ensign | BB Satsuma |
| 1917-10-10 | CL Yakumo |
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| 1918-12-1 | Lieutenant junior grade |
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| 1919-7-8 | CL Chikuma | |
| 1919-10-11 | 2 Naval District |
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| 1919-12-1 | Torpedo School Basic Course | |
| 1920-5-31 | Gunnery School Basic Course | |
| 1920-12-1 | DD Kaba |
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| 1921-3-19 | BB Yamashiro |
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| 1921-12-1 | Lieutenant | Naval College Navigator Course |
| 1922-12-1 | DD Tachikaze |
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| 1923-10-15 | AO Kamoi |
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| 1924-12-1 | AG Musashi |
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| 1925-12-1 | 1 Naval District |
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| 1926-1-15 | Staff, Training Fleet | |
| 1927-2-1 | 1 Naval District | |
| 1927-4-1 | Instructor, Naval Academy | |
| 1927-12-1 | Lieutenant
commander |
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| 1928-12-10 | Staff, Burea of Personnel, Kure | |
| 1930-8-10 | Navy General Staff |
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| 1932-11-15 | Aide-de-campe, Prince Asaakira | |
| 1933-11-1 | Adjutant, 1 Naval District | |
| 1934-10-22 | Navy General Staff |
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| 1934-11-15 | Staff, Bureau of Personnel, Navy Ministry |
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| 1936-12-1 | Commander, PG Ataka |
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| 1937-12-1 | Captain | 2 Naval District |
| 1937-12-15 | Staff, 2 Naval District | |
| 1939-11-15 | Executive officer, Kanko Area Base Force |
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| 1940-9-25 | Chief, Administration Section, Naval
Hydrography Command |
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| 1941-9-10 | Staff, China Area Fleet |
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| 1941-9-15 | Chief of staff, Shanghai
Special Naval Landing Force |
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| 1943-4-25 | Commander, Kure Defense Squadron | |
| 1943-5-1 | Rear admiral |
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| 1943-7-9 | Staff, 4 Fleet |
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| 1943-7-20 | Commander, 3 Base Force |
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| 1943-11-25 | Vice admiral |
Killed in action |
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