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Yamada Sadayoshi was commander of 25 Air Flotilla during the Coral Sea battle and the early Guadalcanal campaign. Yamada had a distinguished career as a naval aviator for 25 years and was described as "...mustachioed, aristocratic-looking " (Gamble 2010). He had a pronounced tendency to exaggerate his men's accomplishments.
| 1892-11-26 |
born | |
| 1914-12-19 | Midshipman |
Graduated from Naval Academy, standing 5th in a class of 117. Assigned to CA Aso |
| 1915-8-27 | CA Yakumo | |
| 1915-12-13 | Ensign | BB Kawachi |
| 1916-12-1 | BB Asahi | |
| 1917-12-1 | Lieutenant junior
grade |
Torpedo School Basic Course |
| 1918-5-20 | Gunnery School Basic Course | |
| 1918-12-1 | Flight training |
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| 1919-6-27 | Yokosuka
Air Group |
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| 1920-7-1 | Wakamiya | |
| 1920-8-26 | Resident in France | |
| 1920-12-1 | Lieutenant | |
| 1922-1-20 | Navy General Staff |
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| 1922-9-22 | Superintendant, Versailles treaty | |
| 1924-6-16 | Yokosuka Air Group | |
| 1925-12-1 | Lieutenant Commander |
Instructor, Kasumigaura Air Group |
| 1926-12-1 | Naval College A Course | |
| 1928-12-10 | Staff, Combined Fleet |
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| 1930-12-1 | Commander | Staff, Navy General Staff |
| 1932-12-1 | Staff, 1 Air Flotilla |
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| 1933-9-1 | Instructor, Naval College | |
| 1934-2-7 | Navy General Staff |
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| 1934-9-1 | Staff, Research, Navy Department |
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| 1935-7-1 | Attache, France | |
| 1935-10-25 | Attendant to Plenipotentiary, Geneva conference | |
| 1935-11-15 | Captain | |
| 1938-3-22 | Chief, S7, N3, Navy General Staff |
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| 1939-5-25 | 1 Naval District | |
| 1939-7-11 | Chief, S7, N3, Navy General Staff |
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| 1939-10-15 | Commander, Soryu | |
| 1940-10-15 | Commander, Kaga | |
| 1941-9-15 | Staff, 11 Air Fleet |
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| 1941-9-20 | Navy General Staff |
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| 1941-10-15 | Rear admiral |
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| 1942-3-20 | Staff, 11 Air Fleet | |
| 1942-4-1 | Commander, 25 Air Flotilla |
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| 1942-11-23 | Chief of staff, 3 Fleet | |
| 1943-12-6 | Commander, Yokosuka Air Group |
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| 1944-3-15 | Commander, 51 Air Flotilla |
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| 1944-10-15 | Vice admiral |
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| 1944-11-25 | Commander, 101 Air Flotilla |
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| 1945-8-26 | Commander, 3 Air Fleet |
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| 1945-10-1 | Retires |
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| 1971-11-16 | Dies |
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