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Sugimoto was a pioneering Japanese naval aviator who commanded a number
of air flotillas during the Pacific War. During the Luzon campaign, Sugimoto was killed in
action while leading the remnants of the ground echelon of 26 Air
Flotilla as part of Kembu Group.
| 1894-5-12 | born | |
| 1916-11-22 |
Midshipman | Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 75th in a class of 95. Assigned to CL Yakumo |
| 1917-8-17 | CL Adzuma |
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| 1917-12-1 | Ensign |
BB Mikasa |
| 1918-1-6 | BB Asahi |
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| 1918-12-1 | Gunnery School Basic Course | |
| 1919-5-23 | Torpedo School Basic Course | |
| 1919-12-1 | Lieutenant junior
grade |
Yokosuka
Air Group Air Course |
| 1920-12-1 | Sasebo
Air Group |
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| 1921-11-2 | Staff, Temporary Flying Training Center | |
| 1922-11-1 | Kasumigaura
Air Group |
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| 1922-12-1 | Lieutenant |
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| 1924-5-31 | Omura
Air Group |
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| 1924-12-1 | CVL Hosho |
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| 1926-5-20 | Kasumigaura Air Group | |
| 1926-12-1 | Yokosuka Air Group | |
| 1927-6-25 | CV Akagi |
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| 1928-12-10 | Lieutenant
commander |
CV Kaga |
| 1929-11-1 | Yokosuka Air Group | |
| 1930-11-1 | CVL Hosho | |
| 1931-12-1 | Staff, Technical Bureau, Naval Air Command |
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| 1933-3-15 | Staff, Naval Shipbuilding Command |
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| 1933-10-10 | CV Akagi | |
| 1934-11-1 | Staff, Bureau of Flight Research, Air
Arsenal |
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| 1934-11-15 | Commander | |
| 1934-11-20 | Trip to Europe, United States | |
| 1936-11-16 | 2 Naval District |
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| 1937-2-1 | Executive officer, CV Soryu | |
| 1939-1-16 | 2 Naval District | |
| 1939-11-15 | Captain | |
| 1939-12-1 | Commander, Iwakuni Air Group |
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| 1940-6-21 | Commander, CV Ryujo |
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| 1942-4-25 | Chief, Bureau of Flight Research, Air-Technical Arsenal | |
| 1943-3-1 | Staff, 26 Air
Flotilla |
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| 1943-3-10 | Commander, 204 Air Group |
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| 1943-9-1 | Commander, 27 Air
Flotilla |
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| 1944-2-1 | Commander, 62 Air
Flotilla |
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| 1944-5-1 | Rear admiral |
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| 1944-6-15 | Chief of staff, 2 Air Fleet |
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| 1944-10-27 | Commander, 26 Air
Flotilla |
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| 1945-6-12 | Vice admiral |
Killed in action |
References
Materials
of IJN (accessed 2009-3-2)
U.S.
Army in World War II: Triumph in the Philippines (accessed 2009-3-2)
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