Sadayoshi Yamada

Infobox Military Person
name= Sadayoshi Yamada
lived= 26 November 1892 - 16 November 1971 [Nishida, "Imperial Japanese Navy".]
placeofbirth=Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
placeofdeath=


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=Empire of Japan
branch=navy|Empire of Japan
serviceyears=1914-1945
rank=Vice Admiral
commands=25th Air Flotilla
3rd Air Fleet
unit=
battles=World War II
*New Guinea campaign
*Operation Mo
*Guadalcanal campaign
*Solomon Islands campaign
awards=
family=
laterwork=nihongo|Sadayoshi Yamada|山田 定義|Yamada Sadayoshi|extra=26 November 1892 - 16 November 1971 was a Vice Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

Biography

A native of Fukuoka prefecture, Yamada graduated from the 42nd class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1914, ranked 5 out of 117 cadets. As a midshipman, he was assigned to the cruisers "Aso" and "Yakumo", and on his commissioning as ensign was assigned to the battleships "Kawachi" and "Asahi". In 1917, he returned to school to study latest naval artillery and submarine warfare techniques, as well as naval aviation. He was then assigned to a fighter squadron in Yokosuka, followed by a posting in 1920 as aircrew on the seaplane carrier "Wakamiya".

As a lieutenant, Yamada was posted as naval attaché to France from 1920-1923, and was a member of the Japanese delegation at the Versailles Peace Treaty negotiations. On his return to Japan, he was again assigned to fighter groups in Yokosuka and in Kasumigaura. He was promoted to lieutenant commander in 1925, and then to commander after graduation from the Naval War College (Japan).

As commander, Yamada served in various administrative positions within the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff, and was again sent as naval attaché to France from 1935-1937, during his time he participated in the Geneva Disarmament Conference. He was also promoted to captain while overseas. After his return to Japan, he assumed command of the new aircraft carrier "Soryu" in 1939, and the "Kaga" in 1940. He was promoted to rear admiral on 15 October 1941.

Beginning 1 April, 1942, he commanded the 25th Air Flotilla at the Japanese base of Rabaul, New Britain. [Nishida, "Imperial Japanese Navy".] The 25th Air Flotilla under Yamada gave land-based bomber and fighter aircraft support to Operation Mo, the attempted invasion of Port Moresby in May, 1942. Subsequently, the 25th Air Flotilla took heavy losses in attacks on Allied forces during the first two months of the Guadalcanal campaign in the southern Solomon Islands. [Fuller, "Shokan", p. 300.] Yamada was appointed Chief of Staff for the IJN 3rd Fleet from 23 November 1942 until 6 December 1943. [Wendel, "Axis History".] From 26 August 1945 until 15 October 1945, he commanded the IJN 3rd Air Fleet. ["Naval History via Flix"]

References

Books

*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
*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 = Lundstrom
first = John B.
coauthors =
year = 2005 (New edition)
chapter =
title = First Team And the Guadalcanal Campaign: Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942
publisher = Naval Institute Press
location =
id = ISBN 1-59114-472-8
*cite book
last = Miller
first = Thomas G.
authorlink =
coauthors =
year = 1969
chapter =
title = Cactus Air Force
publisher = Admiral Nimitz Foundation
location =
id = ISBN 0-934841-17-9
*cite book
last = Morison
first = Samuel Eliot
authorlink = Samuel Eliot Morison
coauthors =
year = 1958
chapter =
title = The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 – February 1943", vol. 5 of "History of United States Naval Operations in World War II
publisher = Little, Brown and Company
location = Boston
id = ISBN 0-316-58305-7 Online views of selections of the book: [http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0785813063]
*cite book
last = Sakaida
first = Henry
authorlink =
year = 1996
title = The Siege of Rabaul
publisher = Phalanx
location = St. Paul, MN, USA
id = ISBN 1-883809-09-6

External links

*cite web
last = Naval History via Flix
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url = http://navalhistory.flixco.info/G/176788x19846(a5557z1naZSadayoshi%20Yamada)/259869/j0.htm
title = Sadayoshi Yamada
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accessdate = 2007-02-25
*cite web
last = Nishida
first = Hiroshi
url = http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/px42.htm#v020
title = Imperial Japanese Navy
accessdate = 2007-08-25
*cite web
last = Wendel
first = Marcus
authorlink =
coauthors =
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accessdate = 2006-12-08

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