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Shigenaga Kazue was commander of battleship Haruna at the battle of Leyte Gulf. He was promoted to rear admiral just days before the battle.
| 1898-1-2 | born | |
| 1918-11-21 |
Midshipman | Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 5th in a class of 124. Assigned to CL Adzuma |
| 1919-8-1 | Ensign | CL Aso |
| 1919-9-25 | CL Yakumo |
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| 1920-5-7 | BB Haruna |
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| 1920-12-1 | Torpedo School Basic Course | |
| 1921-5-20 | Gunnery School Basic Course | |
| 1921-12-1 | Lieutenant junior grade |
BB Ise |
| 1922-10-26 | DD D-2 |
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| 1923-12-1 | Gunnery School Advanced Course | |
| 1924-12-1 | Lieutenant | CL Iwate |
| 1926-4-20 | BB Kongo | |
| 1926-12-1 | Instructor, Naval Academy | |
| 1928-12-10 | Naval College A-Course | |
| 1929-11-30 | Lieutenant
commander |
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| 1930-12-1 | BB Ise | |
| 1931-9-7 | CL Kiso |
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| 1931-12-1 | Instructor, Yokosuka Sailor Corps |
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| 1932-11-15 | CL Asama |
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| 1934-9-1 | Adjutant, Navy Ministry |
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| 1934-11-15 | Commander | |
| 1936-6-18 | Staff, 11 Squadron |
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| 1937-12-1 | Executive officer, CA Mikuma | |
| 1938-11-1 | Staff, Battleship Division 3 |
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| 1939-11-15 | Captain | Supervisor for Construction and Ordnance,
Naval Shipbuilding Command |
| 1940-3-15 | Staff, Hanshin Naval Force | |
| 1940-10-19 | Staff, 2 Naval District |
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| 1942-6-15 | Staff, 1 Southern Expeditionary Fleet |
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| 1942-6-25 | Commander, CL Kashii |
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| 1943-1-20 | Commander, CA Chikuma |
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| 1944-1-25 | Commander, BB Haruna | |
| 1944-10-15 | Rear admiral |
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| 1945-1-15 | Vice chief of staff, Takao Guard District |
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| 1946-4-30 | Retires |
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| 1964-3-1 | Dies |
References
Materials of IJN (accessed 2008-7-1)
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