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Shimoyama was commissioned in the infantry in 1913 and later went into aviation. He was a graduate of the War College and held numerous instructional and staff positions in the interwar period. He was given command of 5 Air Army at Seoul by October 194 and participated in Ichi-go.
| 1892-12-1 |
Born | |
| 1913 |
Second
lieutenant |
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| 1933-4 |
Lieutenant
colonel |
Naval Staff |
| 1934-12-12
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Staff, 11 Division |
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| 1935-12-26 |
Military advisor, Manchukuo |
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| 1936-8-1 |
Colonel | |
| 1937-8-28 |
Chief, 1 Section, North
China Area Army |
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| 1938-6-30 |
Commander, 16 Air Regiment |
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| 1939-3-9 |
Major general |
National Aviation Laboratory |
| 1939-8-1 |
Chief of staff, Special Air
Group |
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| 1941-11-6 |
Lieutenant general | |
| 1942-2-2 |
Commander, 4
Air Group |
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| 1942-4-15 |
Commander, 4
Air Division |
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| 1943-5-19 |
Commander, 2
Air Division |
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| 1943-9-11 |
Commander, 3
Air Division |
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| 1944-2-14
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Commander, 5 Air
Army, Seoul |
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| 1947 |
Retires |
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| 1957-12-4
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Dies |
References
Romanus
and Sunderland (1954; accessed 2011-6-18)
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