Shunji Isaki

Infobox Military Person
name= Shunji Isaki
lived= 5 February 1892 - 12 July 1943 [Nishida, "Imperial Japanese Navy".]
placeofbirth=Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
placeofdeath=Kolombangara, Solomon Islands


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allegiance=Empire of Japan
branch=navy|Empire of Japan
serviceyears=1914-1943
rank=Vice Admiral
commands="Nara", "Kuri", "Ashi", "Asanagi", "Yunagi", "Shikinami". "Sendai", "Mogami", "Jintsu", "Maya"
2nd Destroyer Squadron
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battles=World War II
oBattle of Kolombangara
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currentlyresides=nihongo|Shunji Isaki|伊崎俊二|Isaki Shunji|extra=5 February 1892 - 12 July 1943, was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

Biography

Isaki was a native of Fukuoka prefecture, and a graduate of the 42nd class of the Imperial Japanese Navy Academy in 1914. He was ranked 23rd in a class of 117 cadets.

As midshipman, Isaki served on the "Soya" and "Kashima". After his commissioning as sub-lieutenant on 13 December 1915, he was assigned to the "Chikuma" and "Hirado", but did not participate in any combat operations during World War I.

After the war, he returned to school to study the latest techniques in naval artillery and torpedo warfare, and subsequently served on the "Yamashiro", "Yakumo" and "Hiei". As a lieutenant specializing in torpedoes, he then served on the "Yubari" and "Sendai".

His first command was the destroyer "Nara" from 1 November 1926. Promoted to lieutenant commander a month later, he subsequently was captain of the "Kuri", "Ashi", "Asanagi", and "Yunagi", and "Shikinami". After his promotion to captain in 1936, he was re-assigned to command the Sendai in 1938, followed by the "Mogami", "Jintsu", and "Maya".

Isaki was promoted to rear admiral on 1 November 1942.

He commanded a destroyer squadron, DesRon2 from his flagship "Jintsu" during the Battle of Kolombangara against the Royal New Zealand Navy and the United States Navy on 12 July 1943. Although the battle was a victory for Japan, "Jintsu" was hit repeatedly by gunfire and torpedoes, destroying its bridge and killing Isaki.

Isaki was posthumously promoted to vice admiral.

References

Books

*cite book
last = Crenshaw
first = Russell Sydnor
authorlink =
year = 1998
title = South Pacific Destroyer: The Battle for the Solomons from Savo Island to Vella Gulf
publisher = Naval Institute Press
location =
id = ISBN 1-55750-136-X
*cite book
last = D'Albas
first = Andrieu
authorlink =
year = 1965
title = Death of a Navy: Japanese Naval Action in World War II
publisher = Devin-Adair Pub
location =
id = ISBN 0-8159-5302-X
*cite book
last = Dull
first = Paul S.
authorlink =
year = 1978
title = A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941-1945
publisher = Naval Institute Press
location =
id = ISBN 0-87021-097-1
*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 = Hara
first = Tameichi
authorlink = Tameichi Hara
year = 1961
title = Japanese Destroyer Captain
publisher = Ballantine Books
location = New York & Toronto
id = ISBN 0-345-27894-1
*cite book
last = Lacroix
first = Eric
authorlink =
coauthors = Linton Wells
year = 1997
title = Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War
publisher = Naval Institute Press
location =
id = ISBN 0-87021-311-3
*cite book
last = Kilpatrick
first = C. W.
authorlink =
year = 1987
title = Naval Night Battles of the Solomons
publisher = Exposition Press
location =
id = ISBN 0-682-40333-4
*cite book
last = McGee
first = William L.
authorlink =
coauthors =
year = 2002
chapter = Operation TOENAILS
title = The Solomons Campaigns, 1942-1943: From Guadalcanal to Bougainville--Pacific War Turning Point, Volume 2 (Amphibious Operations in the South Pacific in WWII)
publisher = BMC Publications
location =
id = ISBN 0-9701678-7-3
*cite book
last = Morison
first = Samuel Eliot
authorlink = Samuel Eliot Morison
coauthors =
year = 1958
title = Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier", vol. 6 of "History of United States Naval Operations in World War II
publisher = Castle Books
location =
id = 0785813071
*cite book
last = Parkin
first = Robert Sinclair
authorlink =
year = 1995
title = Blood on the Sea: American Destroyers Lost in World War II
publisher = Da Capo Press
location =
id = ISBN 0-306-81069-7
*cite book
last = Roscoe
first = Theodore
authorlink =
coauthors =
year = 1953
title = United States Destroyer Operations in World War Two
publisher = Naval Institute Press
location =
id = 0870217267

External links

*cite web
last = Nishida
first = Hiroshi
authorlink =
coauthors =
url = http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/px42.htm#v003
title = Imperial Japanese Navy
accessdate = 2007-02-25
*cite web
last = Parshall
first = Jon
coauthors = Bob Hackett, Sander Kingsepp, & Allyn Nevitt
year =
url = http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm
title = Imperial Japanese Navy Page (Combinedfleet.com)
work =
accessdate = 2006-06-14
*cite web
last = O'Hara
first = Vincent
url = http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/kolombangara.htm
title = Imperial Japanese Navy Page (Combinedfleet.com)
work =Battle of Kolombangara
accessdate = 2006-06-14
*cite web
last = Chen
first = Peter
url = http://www.ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=8
title = WW2DB: Solomons Campaign
work =World War II Database
accessdate = 2006-06-14

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