Koichi Shiozawa
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Japanese Admiral Koichi Shiozawa
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| Born | March 5, 1881 Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan |
| Died | November 17, 1943 (aged 62) |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
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 Imperial Japanese Navy
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| Years of service | 1904-1943 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War |
| Awards | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class Order of the Golden Kite, 3rd Class |
Kōichi Shiozawa (塩沢 幸一 Shiozawa Kōichi?, March 5, 1881 – November 17, 1943) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The literary critic Rinsen Nakazawa was his older brother.
Shiozawa was born in Matsumoto city, Nagano prefecture. His family was distillers of the famed medicinal tonic Yomeishu. Joining the navy on 16 December 1901, he passed out from the 32nd class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy on 14 November 1904, ranking 2nd out of 192 cadets. Famed admiral Isoroku Yamamoto was in the same class.
He served as midshipman on the Karasaki and battleship Asahi during the Russo-Japanese War. Promoted to ensign on August 31, 1905, he was assigned to the destroyer Hibiki and as a sub-lieutenant (from September 29, 1907), to the Mikasa. Following his promotion to lieutenant on October 11, 1909, he was assigned to the battleship Sagami followed by the cruiser Tone.
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