Takatsugu Jojima

Infobox Military Person
name=Takatsugu Jōjima
lived=20 June 1890 - 9 October 1967 [Nishida, "Imperial Japanese Navy"]
placeofbirth=Saga Prefecture, Japan
placeofdeath=


caption=
nickname=
allegiance=Empire of Japan
branch=navy|Empire of Japan
serviceyears=1912-1945
rank=Rear Admiral
commands="Shōkaku"
unit=
battles=World War II
oattack on Pearl Harbor
oBattle of Rabaul
o the Indian Ocean Raid
o Operation Mo
o Battle of the Coral Sea
oGuadalcanal campaign
oBattle of Cape Esperance
awards=
family=
laterwork=nihongo|Takatsugu Jōjima|城島高次|Jōjima Takatsugu|extra=20 June 1890 – 9 October 1967 was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

Biography

Jōjima was from Saga Prefecture. He was a graduate of the 40th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1912, where he placed 111th out of 144 cadets. He served as midshipman on the cruiser "Azuma" and battlecruiser "Ikoma". After being commissioned as ensign, he was assigned to the battlecruiser "Ibuki" and then "Akashi", and then back to "Ikoma".

As a sub-lieutenant, he served on "Nisshin", battleship "Asahi", and the destroyer "Hatsuharu". He was promoted to lieutenant in 1919 after attending advanced navigation courses, and became chief navigator on the patrol boat "Manshu", transport "Takasaki", minelayer "Katsuriki", seaplane carrier "Wakamiya", oiler "Shiriya", cruisers "Tatsuta", "Natori", "Abukuma", "Haguro", and aircraft carrier "Kaga".

Promoted to commander in 1931, Jōjima was assigned as executive officer on the aircraft carrier "Hōshō" and aircraft carrier "Hiryū". On 17 April 1941, he became captain of the aircraft carrier "Shōkaku".

Jōjima was still captain of "Shōkaku" during the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Rabaul, the Indian Ocean Raid, Operation Mo, the Battle of the Coral Sea.

Jōjima was promoted to rear admiral on 1 May 1942. As commander of naval aviation units throughout the war, he also led the seaplane tender ships that participated in the defense of Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign including the Battle of Cape Esperance and Japanese efforts to recapture Henderson Field in 1942.

Surviving the war, Jōjima died in 1967.

References

Books

*cite book
last = Cook
first = Charles O.
authorlink =
year = 1992 (Reissue)
title = The Battle of Cape Esperance: Encounter at Guadalcanal
publisher = Naval Institute Press
location =
id = ISBN 1-55750-126-2
*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 = 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 = Hara
first = Tameichi
authorlink = Tameichi Hara
coauthors =
year = 1961
chapter =
title = Japanese Destroyer Captain
publisher = Ballantine Books
location = New York & Toronto
id = ISBN 0-345-27894-1
*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 = Lacroix
first = Eric
authorlink =
coauthors = Linton Wells
year = 1997
chapter =
title = Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War
publisher = Naval Institute Press
location =
id = ISBN 0-87021-311-3
*cite book
last = Morison
first = Samuel Eliot
authorlink = Samuel Eliot Morison
coauthors =
year = 1958
chapter = Chapter 8
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
*cite book
last = Poor
first = Henry Varnum
authorlink =
coauthors = Henry A. Mustin & Colin G. Jameson
year = 1994
chapter =
title = The Battles of Cape Esperance, 11 October 1942 and Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942 (Combat Narratives. Solomon Islands Campaign, 4-5)
publisher = Naval Historical Center
location =
id = ISBN 0-945274-21-1

External links

*cite web
last = Hackett
first = Bob
coauthors =Sander Kingsepp
year =
url = http://www.combinedfleet.com/aoba_t.htm
title = HIJMS Aoba: Tabular Record of Movement
work = Imperial Japanese Navy Page (CombinedFleet.com)
accessdate = 2006-06-14
*cite web
last = Hackett
first = Bob
coauthors =Sander Kingsepp
year = 1998 - 2006
url = http://www.combinedfleet.com/chitosesp_t.htm
title = IJN Seaplane Tender Chitose: Tabular Record of Movement
work = Imperial Japanese Navy Page (CombinedFleet.com)
accessdate = 2006-06-14
*cite web
last = Hackett
first = Bob
coauthors =Sander Kingsepp
year =
url = http://www.combinedfleet.com/furuta_t.htm
title = HIJMS Furutaka: Tabular Record of Movement
work = Imperial Japanese Navy Page (CombinedFleet.com)
accessdate = 2006-06-14
*cite web
last = Hackett
first = Bob
coauthors =Sander Kingsepp
year =
url = http://www.combinedfleet.com/kinugasa_t.htm
title = HIJMS Kinugasa: Tabular Record of Movement
work = Imperial Japanese Navy Page (CombinedFleet.com)
accessdate = 2006-06-14
*cite web
last = Horan
first = Mark
year =
url = http://www.navweaps.com/index_oob/OOB_WWII_Pacific/OOB_WWII_Cape-Esperance.htm
title = "Battle of Cape Esperance"
work = Order of Battle
accessdate = 2006-05-17
*cite web
last = Hough
first = Frank O.
authorlink =
coauthors = Ludwig, Verle E., and Shaw, Henry I., Jr.
date =
year =
month =
url = http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/I/index.html
title = Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal
format =
work = History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II
pages =
publisher =
language =
accessdate = 2006-05-16
accessyear =
*cite web
last = Lanzendörfer
first = Tim
authorlink =
coauthors =
date =
year =
month =
url = http://www.microworks.net/PACIFIC/battles/cape_esperance.htm
title = Stumbling Into Victory: The Battle of Cape Esperance
format =
work = The Pacific War: The U.S. Navy
pages =
publisher =
language =
accessdate = 2006-05-16
accessyear =
*cite web
last = Nevitt
first = Allyn D.
coauthors =
year = 1998
url = http://www.combinedfleet.com/fubuki_t.htm
title = IJN Fubuki: Tabular Record of Movement
work = Imperial Japanese Navy Page (CombinedFleet.com)
accessdate = 2006-06-14
*cite web
last = Nevitt
first = Allyn D.
coauthors =
year = 1998
url = http://www.combinedfleet.com/hatsuy_t.htm
title = IJN Hatsuyuki: Tabular Record of Movement
work = Imperial Japanese Navy Page (CombinedFleet.com)
accessdate = 2006-06-14
*cite web
last = Nevitt
first = Allyn D.
coauthors =
year = 1998
url = http://www.combinedfleet.com/muraku_t.htm
title = IJN Murakumo: Tabular Record of Movement
work = Imperial Japanese Navy Page (CombinedFleet.com)
accessdate = 2006-06-14
*cite web
last = Nevitt
first = Allyn D.
coauthors =
year = 1998
url = http://www.combinedfleet.com/natsug_t.htm
title = IJN Natsugumo: Tabular Record of Movement
work = Imperial Japanese Navy Page (CombinedFleet.com)
accessdate = 2006-06-14
*cite web
last = Nishida
first = Hiroshi
authorlink =
coauthors =
date =
year =
month =
url = http://homepage2.nifty.com/nishidah/e/px40.htm#r014
title = Imperial Japanese Navy
format =
work =
pages =
publisher =
language =
accessdate = 2007-02-25
accessyear =
*cite web
last = Office of Naval Intelligence
first =
year = 1943
url = http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-CN-Esperance/index.html
title = "The Battle of Cape Esperance 11 October 1942"
work = Combat Narrative
publisher = Publications Branch, Office of Naval Intelligence, United States Navy
accessdate = 2006-05-17-somewhat inaccurate on details, since it was written during the war
*cite web
last = Tobin
first = T. G.
coauthors =
date = October 23, 1942
url = http://www.destroyerhistory.org/desron12/capeesperance.html
title = Report of Action off Savo Island, Solomons, Night of 11-12 October, 1942.
work = Destroyer History Home Page (DestroyerHistory.org)
accessdate = 2006-06-14- Copy of the commander of U.S. Destroyer Squadron 12's after action report.
*cite web
last = Tully
first = Anthony P.
coauthors =
year = 2003
url = http://www.combinedfleet.com/Nisshin.htm
title = IJN Nisshin: Tabular Record of Movement
work = Imperial Japanese Navy Page (CombinedFleet.com)
accessdate = 2006-06-14

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