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, was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He commanded Destroyer Squadron 10 which participated in several important naval battles at the Battle of Midway, Guadalcanal Campaign, and the Battle of Leyte Gulf. ==Biography== Kimura was a native of Tochigi prefecture, and graduated 55th out of 144 cadets in the 40th class of the Imperial Japanese Navy Academy in 1912. He served his midshipman duty on the cruiser ''Azuma'' and battleship ''Aki'', and as a sub-lieutenant on ''Tokiwa'', repair ship ''Kantō'', and destroyer ''Shiratsuyu''. In 1918, he attended the Navy Staff College, where he specialized in navigation. After graduation as a lieutenant, he served as chief navigator in the coastal patrol ship ''Matsue'' and destroyer ''Amatsukaze'', becoming executive officer on ''Akikaze'' in December 1920. He continued to serve as chief navigator on a wide variety of warships through the 1920s, becoming lieutenant commander in 1925, and executive officer of the heavy cruiser ''Myōkō'' in 1929. Kimura was promoted to commander in 1930.〔 Kimura’s first command was that of the destroyer ''Uranami'' in 1933, followed by ''Ushio'' later that year. In 1934, he commanded the 2nd Destroyer Division. After a brief stint as executive officer on ''Iwate'' in 1935, he commanded the 30th Destroyer Division, followed by the 19th Destroyer Division in 1936. Kimura was then appointed captain of the light cruiser ''Sendai'' in 1937, followed by the heavy cruiser ''Mikuma'' in 1939 and ''Haruna'' in 1940. However, at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Kimura was attached to the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff.〔() Pacific War On-Line Encyclopedia〕 In May 1942, Kimura was promoted to rear admiral. He commanded the destroyer screening force (Destroyer Squadron 10) at the Battle of Midway, during which time his flagship was the cruiser ''Nagara''.〔http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq81-6.htm〕 He continued to command Destroyer Squadron 10 into the Guadalcanal Campaign (including the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands 〔http://www.navweaps.com/index_oob/OOB_WWII_Pacific/OOB_WWII_Santa-Cruz.htm〕 and the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.〔http://members.fortunecity.com/scottsworldwar2page/guadb.htm〕) During the Battle of Leyte Gulf he commanded Destroyer Squadron 10 from the light cruiser ''Yahagi''.〔Morison. ''History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Vol. 12: Leyte, June 1944-January 1945''〕 In December 1944, Kimura became head of the Naval Navigational School. He was promoted to vice admiral in April 1945. Kimura died in 1980 at the age of 86. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Susumu Kimura」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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