Tamotsu Oishi

Tamotsu Oishi

Infobox Military Person
name=Tamotsu Oishi
lived=15 March 1889 - 6 February 1949 [Nishida, Imperial Japanese Navy]
placeofbirth=Kochi, Kochi, Japan
placeofdeath=


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=Empire of Japan
serviceyears=1920-1946
branch=navy|Empire of Japan
rank=Rear Admiral
commands=gunboat "Saga", Merchant raider "Aikoku Maru"
unit=
battles=World War II
oAttack on Pearl Harbor
oBattle of Wake Island
oBattle of Midway
oIndian Ocean Raid
awards=
laterwork=nihongo|Oishi Tamotsu|大石 保|Tamotsu Oishi|extra=28 January 1900 - 13 February 1946 was a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

Biography

A native of Kochi city in Kochi prefecture, Oishi graduated from the 48th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1920, with a ranking of 13th out of a class of 171 cadets. As a midshipman, he served on the cruiser "Iwate" and battleship "Nagato". After his promotion to ensign in 1921, he was assigned to the destroyer "Yukaze", followed by the oiler "Shiretoko", and then the battleship "Mutsu".

After his promotion to lieutenant on 1 December 1925, he specialized in navigation and served as chief navigator on the destroyers "Harukaze", "Urakaze", submarine tender Jingei, and cruiser "Tsushima".

Oishi graduated from the Naval War College (Japan) in 1930 and was promoted to lieutenant commander in 1932. He served as chief torpedo officer on the cruiser "Jintsu". After his promotion to commander in 1937, he received his first command: the gunboat "Saga" in 1938. He subsequently served in number of staff positions, including assignments to the 1st Carrier Strike Force of the Combined Fleet and 1st Air Fleet, participating the all major carrier operations from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Midway.

On 25 August 1942, Oishi was assigned command of the "Aikoku maru," a merchant raider active, and was promoted to captain the same year. In September, the "Aikoku maru" was assigned to the Southwest Area Fleet (IJN 8th Fleet) and tasked to transport elements of General Tanayoshi Sano's IJA 38th Division to Rabaul for the reinforcement of Guadalcanal. In November 1942, while on a raiding mission in the Indian Ocean, "Aikoku maru" sank the Royal Dutch Shell tanker Ondina. In December 1943-April 1944, "Aikoku maru" participated in reinforcement operations to New Guinea.

On 3 April 1943, Oishi was recalled to Japan, and held several shore positions until the end of the war. He died on 13 February 1946 and was promoted on rear-admiral posthumously.

References

Books

*cite book
last = Toland
first = John
authorlink =
year = 1970
title = The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire 1936-1945
publisher = Random House
location =
id = ISBN 0812968581
*cite book
last = Spector
first = Ronald
authorlink =
year = 1985
title =Eagle Against the Sun: The American War With Japan
publisher = Vintage
location =
id = ISBN 0394741013

External links

*cite web
last = Nishida
first = Hiroshi
url = http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/px48.htm#r003
title = Imperial Japanese Navy, Oishi, Tamotsu
accessdate = 2007-08-25
*cite web
last = Klemen
first = L
url = http://www.geocities.com/dutcheastindies/ondina.html
title = Dutch East Indies website, Oneida story
accessdate = 2007-08-25
*cite web
last = Hackett
first = Bob
url = http://www.combinedfleet.com/Aikoku_t.htm
title = Combined Fleet.dom, Aikoku maru
accessdate = 2007-08-25
*

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