Masatomi Kimura Military person

Masatomi Kimura (木村 昌福, Kimura Masatomi, December 6, 1891 – February 14, 1960), was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

Personal facts

Masatomi Kimura
Birth dateDecember 06, 1891
Birth place
Japan , Shizuoka Shizuoka
Date of deathFebruary 14, 1960
Place of death
Hōfu Yamaguchi

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Military person

allegianceEmpire of Japan
award
Order of the Rising Sun
Order of the Sacred Treasure
military operations
World War II
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of the Bismarck Sea
military command
3rd Destroyer Squadron
1st Destroyer Squadron
2nd Destroyer Squadron
Kagu Maru Shiretoko Jintsu Suzuya
Maki Asanagi Oite Hagi Hokaze Katata Atami Asagiri
Destroyer Group 16 Destroyer Group 21 Destroyer Group 8
service start1913
service end1945

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Masatomi Kimura on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2003/hc13.htm
  2. http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/remembering1942/bismark
  3. http://www.battleforaustralia.org.au/bismarck.html
  4. http://www.combinedfleet.com/bismksea.htm
  5. http://www.historicwings.com/features99/bismarcksea/history01.html