Nishizō Tsukahara
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| Nishizō Tsukahara | |
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| 3 April 1887 - 10 January 1966 | |
 Admiral Nishizō Tsuhara |
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| Place of birth | Fukui Prefecture, Japan |
| Place of death | Tokyo, Japan |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |  Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Years of service | 1908-1945 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | Ōi, Akagi Chinkai Naval District, 11th Air Fleet, Imperial Japanese Navy Aviation Bureau, Yokosuka Nacal District |
| Battles/wars | World War II oBattle of the Philippines (1941-42) oNew Guinea campaign oGuadalcanal campaign oSolomon Islands campaign |
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Tsukahara.
Nishizō Tsukahara (塚原二四三 Tsukahara Nishizō?, 3 April 1887 - 10 January 1966), was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
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[edit] Biography
Tsukahara was born in Fukui Prefecture, but his official residence was Kofu city, Yamanashi Prefecture, where he was raised. Tsukahara graduated from the 36th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1908. He was ranked 20th out of 119 cadets, and noted Admiral Chuichi Nagumo was his classmate. He served his midshipman duty aboard the cruisers Soya, and Iwate and battleship Okinoshima. After he was commissioned as an ensign in 1910, he was assigned to the Shikishima, followed by destroyer Yudachii and cruiser .
Tsukahara subsequently served on the Yamashiro and cruiser Aso. After his promotion to lieutenant in 1914, he was assigned to Umikaze', and was chief navigator on Mogami in 1916, followed by Chitose, repair ship Kanto, and battlecruiser Ibuki.
Tsukahara graduated from the Naval War College (Japan) in 1920, and was promoted to lieutenant commander. He held a number of staff positions within the Yokosuka Naval District, particularly pertaining to naval aviation. He was sent to the United States and Europe from 1925-1926, and on his return was assigned as executive officer to the aircraft carrier Hōshō.
On 29 November 1929, Tsukahara was promoted to captain, and was also given command of Ōi. From 1931-1932, he was part of the Japanese delegation to the Geneva Naval Disarmament Conference. On 20 October 1933, he was given command of the aircraft carrier Akagi.
Tsukahara was promoted to rear admiral on 15 November 1935. He commanded a number of fighter squadrons, and was promoted on to vice admiral on 15 November 1939. In April 1940, he became commander of the Chinkai Naval District, and from 10 September 1941 until 1 October 1942, he was Commander in Chief of the 11th Air Fleet.
Based out of Tinian, the 11th Air Fleet was involved in the invasion of the Philippines and later supported Japanese offensives in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands from Rabaul, New Britain and other locations. On 8 August 1942, after the Allied landings on Guadalcanal and Tulagi Tsukahara moved to Rabaul to more closely direct air attacks against Allied forces around Guadalcanal.[1] At Rabaul, Tsukahara was placed in command of all naval forces in the New Guinea and Solomon Islands' area as well as the 11th Air Fleet in what was called the Southeast Area Command.[2] He later fell ill and was replaced by Jinichi Kusaka.
After recovering from illness, Tsukahara was appointed Director of Naval Air Command from 1 December 1942 to 15 September 1944. Subsequently, he was commander in chief of the Yokosuka Naval District to 1 May 1945.[3]
Tsukahara was promoted to full admiral on 15 May 1945. He died in 1966, and his grave is at the Tama Reien Cemetery in Tokyo.
[edit] References
[edit] Books
- Frank, Richard B. (1990). Guadalcanal : The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle. New York: Penguin Group. ISBN 0-14-016561-4.
- Lundstrom, John B. (2005 (New edition)). First Team And the Guadalcanal Campaign: Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-59114-472-8.
- Miller, Thomas G. (1969). Cactus Air Force. Admiral Nimitz Foundation. ISBN 0-934841-17-9.
- Morison, Samuel Eliot (1958). The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 – February 1943, vol. 5 of History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0-316-58305-7. Online views of selections of the book:[1]
[edit] External links
- Geocities. Vice-Admiral Nishio Tsukahara. Retrieved on 2006-12-09.
- Naval History via Flix. Nishizo Tsukahara. Retrieved on 2006-12-08.
- Nishida, Hiroshi. Imperial Japanese Navy. Retrieved on 2007-08-08.
- U.S. Army Center of Military History. Japanese Operations in the Southwest Pacific Area, Volume II - Part I. Reports of General MacArthur. Retrieved on 2006-12-08.- Translation of the official record by the Japanese Demobilization Bureaux detailing the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy's participation in the Southwest Pacific area of the Pacific War.
- Wendel, Marcus. Axis History Factbook. Retrieved on 2007-08-08.
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