Jinichi Kusaka
| Jinichi Kusaka | |
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Vice Admiral Jinichi Kusaka
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| Born | December 7, 1888 Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | August 24, 1972 (aged 83) |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Navy
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| Years of service | 1909-1945 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held |
Kitakami, Fusō Naval Gunnery School Imperial Japanese Navy Academy 11th Air Fleet Southeast Area Fleet |
| Battles/wars |
World War II oNew Guinea campaign oGuadalcanal campaign oSolomon Islands campaign |
Jinichi Kusaka (草鹿 任一 Kusaka Jin'ichi?, 7 December 1888 – 24 August 1972), was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Fellow Admiral Ryūnosuke Kusaka was his cousin.
A native of Ishikawa Prefecture, Kusaka graduated from the 37th class of the Imperial Japanese Navy Academy, ranked 21st in a class of 179 cadets. He served as midshipman on the cruisers Soya and Chiyoda, and after being commissioned as ensign was assigned to the cruiser Tokiwa and battleship Aki. As a lieutenant during World War I, he served on the cruiser Asama, followed by the battleship Kashima and destroyer Hamakaze, but was not on any combat missions. After the end of the war, he attended the Naval Staff College, emerging in 1921 as a lieutenant commander. He was assigned to the battleship Hiei as Vice Chief Gunnery Officer, and to the battleships Yamashiro and Nagato as Chief Gunnery Officer.
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