Rear Admiral was a senior officer in the

Imperial Japanese Navy The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ' 'Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire', or ''Nippon Kaigun'', 'Japanese Navy') was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. He was an observer during the First Battle of Savo Island.

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitsaharu, Matsuyama 1891 births 1959 deaths Imperial Japanese Navy admirals Japanese military personnel of World War II