Mitsuharu Matsuyama

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|native_name=松山 光治

|name=Mitsuharu Matsuyama

|birth_date=January 12, 1891

|death_date= {{Death date and age|1959|09|21|1891|01|12}}

|birth_place=Kagawa Prefecture, Japan

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|allegiance= {{flag|Empire of Japan}}

|branch= {{navy|Empire of Japan}}

|serviceyears= 1912–1945

|rank= 30px Rear Admiral

|commands=Sunosaki, Kitakami, Nagara, Kinugasa, Takao, Asahi, Maizuru Sailor Corps, Kure Sailor Corps, Kure Naval Guard Corps, 18th Squadron, Tateyama Naval Gunnery School, 7th Escort Group, 105th Squadron

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Rear Admiral {{nihongo|Mitsuharu Matsuyama|松山 光治||January 12, 1891 – September 21, 1959}} was a senior officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zD1OAQAAIAAJ&q=%22松山光治%22|title=「日本海軍史」|trans-title=Naval History of Japan|publisher=第一法規出版|volume=10|year=1995|isbn=4474100581}} He was an observer during the First Battle of Savo Island.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/USSBS/IJO/IJO-Bio.html|title = USSBS: Interrogations of Japanese Officials -- Biographies of Interrogated Officials}}

Commands & Positions

  • Gunnery Officer, Isuzu - 1 December 1925 - 1 December 1926
  • Gunnery Officer, Haruna - 10 October 1929 - 1 December 1930
  • 2nd Fleet Staff Officer - 1 December 1930 - 1 December 1931
  • Commanding Officer, Kitakami - 10 October 1935 - 1 December 1937
  • Commanding Officer, Nagara - 1 December 1936 - 20 February 1937 (additional duty while Commanding Officer of Kitakami)
  • Commanding Officer, Kinugasa - 1 December 1937 - 3 June 1938
  • Commanding Officer, Takao - 3 June 1938 - 15 November 1939
  • Commanding Officer, Asahi - 15 November 1939 - 15 November 1940
  • Commanding Officer, Maizuru Sailor Corps - 15 November 1940 - 11 August 1941
  • Commanding Officer, Kure Sailor Corps - 11 August 1941 - 11 June 1942
  • Commanding Officer, Kure Naval Guard Corps - 20 November 1941 - 11 June 1942 (additional duty while assigned to Kure)
  • ComCruDiv 18–11 June 1942 - 24 December 1942
  • Director, Tateyama Gunnery School - 6 January 1943 - 27 December 1943
  • Navy General Headquarters, Tokyo 1943-1944
  • Commander, 7th Escort Group - 8 April 1944 - 23 December 1944
  • Member, Grand Escort Fleet, Tokyo 1944-1945
  • Commander, 105th Escort Squadron - 5 May 1945 - 15 September 1945

Promotions

  • Midshipman - 17 July 1912
  • Ensign - 1 December 1913
  • Lieutenant (j.g.) - 13 December 1915
  • Lieutenant - 1 December 1918
  • Lieutenant Commander - 1 December 1924
  • Commander - 1 December 1930
  • Captain - 15 November 1934
  • Rear Admiral - 15 November 1940

References