Kitakami, Fusō, Naval Gunnery School, 1st Carrier Division, Naval Education Bureau, Naval Academy, 11th Air Fleet, Southeast Area Fleet
Battles/wars
World War II
Pacific War
New Guinea campaign
Guadalcanal campaign
Solomon Islands campaign
Jinichi Kusaka (草鹿 任一, Kusaka Jin'ichi, 7 December 1888 – 24 August 1972), was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Fellow Admiral Ryūnosuke Kusaka was his cousin.
JinichiKusaka (草鹿 任一, Kusaka Jin'ichi, 7 December 1888 – 24 August 1972), was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Fellow Admiral...
actress Hidenori Kusaka (日下 秀憲), Japanese manga artist JinichiKusaka (草鹿 任一) (1888–1972), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral Maryanne Kusaka (born 1935), American...
Guadalcanal. General Imamura and his naval counterpart at Rabaul, Admiral JinichiKusaka, commander Southeast Area Fleet, resolved to reinforce their ground...
westwards towards Munda Point began several days later. Vice Admiral JinichiKusaka and Lieutenant General Hitoshi Imamura had no intention of allowing...
Britain. Naval command at Rabaul was the responsibility of Vice Admiral JinichiKusaka, commander Southeast Area Fleet. The level of cooperation between these...
general in 1943. Along with the naval commander at Rabaul, Vice Admiral JinichiKusaka, Imamura surrendered the Japanese forces in New Guinea and the southern...
air units in the area formed the Southeast Area Fleet, commanded by JinichiKusaka at Rabaul. Opposing the Japanese and under the command of United States...
combined under one command, designated the Southeast Area Fleet with JinichiKusaka in command. Evans, pp. 197–198, Crenshaw, p. 136, Frank, pp. 499–502...
were General Hitoshi Imamura, Commander Eighth Area Army, and Admiral JinichiKusaka, Commander Southeast Area Fleet. The Australian squadron entering Simpson...
However, the commander of the Japanese Southeast Area Fleet, Admiral JinichiKusaka, incorrectly assessed that the convoy was bound for Arawe as reinforcements...
a major turning point in the Pacific War. Frank, Guadalcanal, p. 288. Kusaka commanded the 11th Air Fleet, headquartered at Rabaul, which included the...
of Maruyama's forces. On this day, the Japanese 11th Air Fleet under JinichiKusaka based at Rabaul sent 16 Mitsubishi G4M2 "Betty" bombers and 28 A6M2...
Wewak and 13,557 in other Islands) Hitoshi Imamura (Army), Admiral JinichiKusaka (Navy) September 6, at 11:27 AM September 6 Unknown number of soldiers...
Navy Air Fleet Nishizō Tsukahara: Commander of the 11th Navy Air Fleet JinichiKusaka: Commander of 11th Navy Air Fleet Masafumi Arima: Commander of the 26th...
was based at Mako, Pescadores Islands. She was commanded by Captain JinichiKusaka from November 1931 through December 1932 and Captain Tomoshige Samejima...
comedian (d. 1949) December 7 Joyce Cary, Northern Irish author (d. 1957) JinichiKusaka, Japanese admiral (d. 1972) December 16 – Alphonse Juin, French general...
October until the end of the war, the 11th Air Fleet was commanded by JinichiKusaka, also located at Rabaul. Some notable pilots flying with the 11th Air...
Juan Manuel Gálvez, 39th President of Honduras (b. 1887) August 24 – JinichiKusaka, Japanese admiral (b. 1888) August 26 – Francis Chichester, British...
Half an hour later, Japanese air attacks began in earnest when Admiral JinichiKusaka ordered a strike by 25 Betty torpedo bombers, escorted by 24 Zeros....
role against the sky Buin on 14 September. After the battle, Admiral JinichiKusaka, commander of 11th Air Fleet at Rabaul, presented him with a ceremonial...
Vice Admiral JinichiKusaka (front) at Rabaul in 1943 Belligerents United States Japan Commanders and leaders Marc Mitscher JinichiKusaka Strength 100+...