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Sumikawa Michio was captain of the Hiyo when war broke out in the Pacific. He later commanded 22 Air Flotilla, and ended the war as deputy commander of 4 Fleet at Truk, which had been bypassed by the Allies.
After the general surrender,
Sumikawa was called as a witness to the war crimes trials at Guam, and was also called on to
persuade Japanese holdouts on Peleliu to surrender in April
1947.
| 1896-8-5 | born | |
| 1917-11-24
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Midshipman | Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 4th in a class of 89. Assigned to CL Asama |
| 1918-7-11 | BB Fuso |
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| 1918-8-1 | Ensign | |
| 1918-12-1 | Gunnery School Basic Course | |
| 1919-5-23 | Torpedo School Basic Course | |
| 1919-12-1 | Flight training, Yokosuka |
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| 1920-12-1 | Lieutenant junior
grade |
Yokosuka Air Group |
| 1921-1-13 | BB Mikasa |
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| 1921-5-25 | Staff, Temporary Flying Training Center | |
| 1922-8-15 | Resident in France | |
| 1923-12-1 | Lieutenant | |
| 1924-3-1 | Navy General Staff |
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| 1925-9-3 | Kasumigaura
Air Group |
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| 1926-11-15 | Yokosuka Air Group | |
| 1927-11-1 | S5, N3, Naval General Staff |
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| 1928-12-10 | Naval College A-Course | |
| 1929-11-30 | Lieutenant
commander |
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| 1930-12-1 | Staff, Combined
Fleet |
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| 1932-11-15 | S3, N2, Naval General Staff |
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| 1934-11-15 | Commander | Instructor, Yokosuka Air Group |
| 1936-3-19 | Staff, Bureau of Naval Affairs, Navy
Ministry |
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| 1936-9-24 | Staff, 3 Fleet |
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| 1936-11-16 | Staff, Carrier
Division 1 |
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| 1937-11-15 | Attache, France | |
| 1938-11-15 | Captain | |
| 1940-5-20 | Chief equipping officer, CV Shokaku | |
| 1940-10-15 | Commander, CVS Mizuho |
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| 1941-9-5 | Air-Technical Arsenal |
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| 1941-9-8 | Chief, Bureau of Administration, Air
Technical Arsenal |
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| 1942-11-15 | Staff, Carrier
Division 2 |
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| 1942-11-21 | Commander, CV Hiyo |
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| 1943-8-15 | Chief equipping officer, CV Taiho | |
| 1943-11-1 | Rear admiral |
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| 1943-12-23 | Staff, 4 Fleet |
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| 1944-1-6 | Chief of staff, 4 Fleet | |
| 1944-3-30 | Commander, 22
Air Flotilla |
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| 1947-10-22 | Retires |
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| 1977-6-18 | Dies |
References
Cayle (1996; accessed 2011-7-4)
Materials of IJN (accessed 2008-7-4)
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