Kiyoto Kagawa

Infobox Military Person
name= Kiyoto Kagawa
lived=11 December 1895 - 26 November 1943
placeofbirth=Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
placeofdeath=Solomon Islands


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=Empire of Japan
branch=navy|Empire of Japan
serviceyears=1918-1943
rank=Rear Admiral
commands="Fubuki","Shionome"
DesDiv31
unit=
battles=World War II
oBattle of Cape St. George
awards=
family=
laterwork=nihongo|Kiyoto Kagawa|香川 清登|Kagawa Kiyoto|extra= 11 December 1895 - 26 November 1943, was a rear admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

Biography

Kagawa was born in Hiroshima. He graduated from the 46th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy, ranked 53 out of 124 cadets. He served as midshipman on the "Azuma", and as ensign on the cruiser "Aso" and destroyers "Ariake" and "Susuki". After his promotion to lieutenant, and tours of duty aboard the battleship "Fusō" and cruiser "Natori", Kagawa attended advanced navigational training courses at the Naval War College (Japan). On graduation and after promotion to lieutenant commander in 1930, he was assigned as chief navigator on a number of ships, including "Yubari", "Takao", and "Fusō". He received his first command, the destroyer "Fubuki" on 16 November 1936. He then was captain of the "Shionome" and executive officer of the "Ōi".

Kagawa was promoted to captain on 15 October 1941, and after a series of staff positions, was appointed commander of the 31st Destroyer Group (Desdiv 31) on 12 February 1943. Kagawa's group consisted of the destroyers "Onami" (flagship), "Makinami", "Amagiri", "Yugiri" and "Uzuki". During the Battle of Cape St. George on 26 November 1943, "Onami" was sunk and Kagawa was killed in action. He was posthumously promoted to rear admiral.

References

Books

*cite book
last = Brown
first = David
authorlink =
year = 1990
title = Warship Losses of World War Two
publisher = Naval Institute Press
location =
id = ISBN 1-55750-914-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
chapter =
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 = 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 = Jones
first = Ken
authorlink =
coauthors =
year = 1997
chapter =
title = Destroyer Squadron 23: Combat Exploits of Arleigh Burke's Gallant Force
publisher = Naval Institute Press
location =
id = ISBN 1-55750-412-1
*cite book
last = Kilpatrick
first = C. W.
authorlink =
coauthors =
year = 1987
chapter =
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 = Bougainville Campaign
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
chapter =
title = Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier", vol. 6 of "History of United States Naval Operations in World War II
publisher = Castle Books
location =
id = ISBN 0-7858-1307-1
*cite book
last = Potter
first = E. B.
authorlink =
coauthors =
year = 2005
chapter =
title = Admiral Arleigh Burke
publisher = Naval Institute Press
location =
id = ISBN 1-59114-692-5
*cite book
last = Roscoe
first = Theodore
authorlink =
coauthors =
year = 1953
chapter =
title = United States Destroyer Operations in World War Two
publisher = Naval Institute Press
location =
id =ISBN 0-87021-726-7

External links

*cite web
last = Chen
first = Peter
coauthors =
year =
url = http://www.ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=8
title = Solomons Campaign
work = WW2 Database
accessdate = 2006-06-14
*cite web
last = Muir
first = Dan
coauthors =
year =
url = http://www.navweaps.com/index_oob/OOB_WWII_Pacific/OOB_WWII_Cape-St_-George.htm
title = Order of Battle for Cape St George
work =
accessdate = 2006-08-14
*cite web
last = Nishida
first = Hiroshi
url = http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/px46.htm#r008
title = Imperial Japanese Navy
accessdate = 2007-08-08
*cite web
last = O'Hara
first = Vincent
coauthors =
year =
url = http://www.microworks.net/pacific/battles/cape_stgeorge.htm
title = Battle of Cape St George
work =
accessdate = 2007-08-14
*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

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