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Boshiro Hosogaya

Boshirō Hosogaya
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Japanese Admiral Boshirō Hosogaya
Born 24 June 1888
Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Died 8 February 1964(1964-02-08) (aged 75)
Allegiance  Empire of Japan
Service/branch  Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service 1908-1945
Rank Vice Admiral
Commands held Heavy cruiser Chōkai
Battleship Mutsu
Commandant of Communications School
Commandant of Torpedo School
Ryojun Naval District
1st China Expeditionary Fleet
5th Fleet
Battles/wars World War II
Aleutians campaign
Battle of the Komandorski Islands
Other work Governor South Seas Agency

Boshirō Hosogaya (細萱 戊子郎 Hosogaya Boshirō?, 24 June 1888 – 8 February 1964) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

Hosogaya was born to a farming family in Nozawa, Nagano prefecture in 1888. He graduated from the 36th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1908. He was ranked 16th in a class of 191 cadets. As a midshipman, he was assigned to the cruisers Soya and Kashima. On receiving his commission as ensign, he attended torpedo school and naval artillery school, and as a sub-lieutenant served on the destroyer Asagiri and battleship Suwo.

He was promoted to lieutenant in 1919, and served on the destroyer Kaba, and various staff positions. After graduating from the 18th class of Naval War College (Japan) in 1918 and his promotion to lieutenant commander in 1920, he served as a staff officer on the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff, and also on the martial law headquarters for the Kantō region after the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923. In 1924, Hosogaya was promoted to commander and became executive officer on the cruiser Yubari. In 1927-1928, he visited the United States and Europe, and in 1928 became executive officer on the battleship Hyūga.


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