Yoshida Masujiro

Vice Admiral Yoshida Masujiro 吉田増次郎 (28 Jun 1867_JOS / 29 Jul 1867_GC - 14 Mar 1942) was a Japanese naval officer. 17th class of Naval Academy (18th place out of 88 graduates).

History

date	rank	title	job
28 Jun 1867			born
17 Jul 1890	Midshipman		Crew, Kongo
4 Jun 1891			Crew, Tsukuba
20 Nov 1891			Crew, Takachiho
23 May 1892	Sublieutenant		Assistant Division officer, Kure Seaman Corps
14 Feb 1893			Assistant Division officer, Yamato
20 Feb 1895			Assistant Division officer, Itsukushima
5 Jun 1895			Delivery crew, Chinen
29 Jul 1895			Assistant Division officer, Naval Torpedo Training Center
25 Aug 1895			Student, Naval Torpedo Training Center
4 Jan 1896			Student, Naval Gunnery Training Center
27 Apr 1896	Lieutenant		Division commander, Yoshino
17 Mar 1897			Boat Commanding officer, 1st Torpedo boat Unit, Yokosuka Torpedo Corps
8 Jul 1897			Staff, Intelligence Section, Naval General Staff
1 Dec 1897			Staff, 3rd Bureau, Naval General Staff
4 May 1898			official trip to Manila, Philippines
14 Jul 1898			return
17 Aug 1898			official trip to China
20 Sept 1898			Attendant, Naval General Staff
12 Jan 1900			Order of return
15 Feb 1900			Staff, 2nd Bureau, Naval General Staff
11 Jun 1900			Commanding officer, Chinpen
10 Oct 1900			Staff, 3rd Bureau, Naval General Staff
1 Oct 1901	Lt Commander
28 Jan 1902			Naval Attache to China (at Tianjian)
12 Feb 1903			Naval Attache to Korea / Naval Attache to China
12 Dec 1905			Order of return
31 Jan 1906			Attendant, Naval General Staff
28 Feb 1906			Executive officer, Suwo
30 Aug 1906			acting Executive officer, Matsushima
28 Sept 1906	Commander		Executive officer, Matsushima
3 Sept 1907			Executive officer, Azuma
20 Apr 1908			Adjutant, First Fleet
10 Nov 1908			Staff, Naval General Staff
18 Jan 1911	Captain
24 Jan 1914			Naval Attache to China
25 Dec 1915			Order of return
12 Feb 1916			Commanding officer, Katori
1 Dec 1916	Rear Admiral		Commander, Provisional Southern Islands Defense Unit
1 Dec 1917			Attendant, Naval General Staff
12 Mar 1918			Attendant / Staff, Naval General Staff
13 Jun 1918			Chief, 3rd Division, Naval General Staff
8 Nov 1919			Commander, First Expeditionary Fleet
1 Dec 1920	Vice Admiral
1 May 1922			Member, Admirals' Committee
1 Oct 1922			Wait for appointment
31 Mar 1923	reserved
28 Jun 1927	deactivated
28 Jun 1932	retired
14 Mar 1942			died (74)

military assignment
Preceded by Moriyama Keizaburo	Chief, 3rd Division, Naval General Staff 13 Jun 1918 - 8 Nov 1919	Succeeded by Tanaka Kotaro
Preceded by Yamaoka Toyokazu	Commander, First Expeditionary Fleet 8 Nov 1919 - 1 May 1922	Succeeded by Kobayashi Kenzo

17th class of Naval Academy
Vice Admiral	Akiyama Saneyuki, Horiuchi Saburo, Kawada Katsuji, Kawahara Kesataro, Moriyama Keizaburo, Saito Hanroku, Tadokoro Hiromi, Yamaguchi Ei, Yamaji Kazuyoshi, Yamaoka Toyokazu, Yoshida Masujiro
Rear Admiral	Egoshi Kotaro, Hirose Koki, Honda Chikatami, Kubo Kimata, Nanri Danichi, Nishio Yujiro, Nomura Fusajiro, Oyama Takanosuke, Oyamada Nakanojo, Shimohira Eitaro, Shiraishi Naosuke, Sugano Yushichi