Tomiji Koyanagi

Tomiji Koyanagi

Infobox Military Person
name= Tomiji Koyanagi
lived= July 16 1893 - August 6 1978 [Nishida, "Imperial Japanese Navy".]
placeofbirth=Niigata Prefecture, Japan
placeofdeath=


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=Empire of Japan
branch=navy|Empire of Japan
serviceyears=1914-1945
rank=Vice Admiral
commands="Wakatake", "Iwate", "Atago","Kongo",
2nd Torpedo Squadron,
Destroyer Squadron 10
unit=
battles=World War II
oGuadalcanal Campaign
oBattle of Leyte Gulf
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family=
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nihongo|Tomiji Koyanagi|小柳 富次|Koyanagi Tomiji|extra= July 16 1893 - August 6 1978, was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He commanded the battleship "Kongo" at the beginning of the war. Later, Koyanagi commanded Destroyer Squadron 10 during the Guadalcanal Campaign. He was appointed Chief of Staff of the 2nd Fleet under Takeo Kurita in July 1943. Koyanagi was severely wounded during the Battle of Leyte Gulf when the cruiser "Atago" upon which he was stationed was sunk by the US submarine "Darter". Surviving the war, Koyanagi died in 1978.

References

Books

*cite book
last = Fuller
first = Richard
year = 1992
title = Shokan: Hirohito's Samurai
publisher = Arms and Armour Press
location = London
id = ISBN 1854091514
*cite book
last = Frank
first = Richard B.
authorlink = Richard B. Frank
year = 1990
title = Guadalcanal : The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle
publisher = Penguin Group
location = New York
id = ISBN 0-14-016561-4

External links

*cite web
last = Nishida
first = Hiroshi
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url = http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/px42.htm#v010
title = Imperial Japanese Navy
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accessdate = 2007-02-25
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*cite web
last = United States Strategic Bombing Survey
first =
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url = http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/USSBS/IJO/IJO-35.html
title = Interrogations of Japanese Officials
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publisher = Naval Analysis Division
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accessdate = 2008-08-12
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