Naokuni Nomura
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Admiral Naokuni Nomura
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| Native name | 野村 直邦 |
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15 May 1885 Kagoshima, Japan |
| Died | 12 December 1973 (aged 88) |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch | Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Years of service | 1907 – 1945 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | Shirakumo, Chōgei, Haguro, Kaga, IJN 3rd Fleet, Kure Naval District, Yokosuka Naval District, Maritime Escort Fleet. |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Other work | Naval Minister, Supreme War Council (Japan) |
Naokuni Nomura (野村 直邦 Nomura Naokuni?, 15 May 1885 – 12 December 1973) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and briefly served as Navy Minister in the 1940s.
Nomura was born in Hioki, Kagoshima prefecture. He graduated from the 35th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy on 20 November 1907, ranked 43rd out of 172 cadets. He served his midshipman tour on the cruisers Itsukushima and Kashima. After commissioning to ensign on 25 December 1908, he was assigned to the destroyers Yayoi and Kamikaze. After completing naval artillery and basic torpedo training, he was assigned to the battleship Aki, and was promoted to sub-lieutenant on 1 December 1910.
Nomura subsequently served on a large number of vessels in the early Japanese navy, including the gunboat Tatsuta, cruiser Chiyoda, the gunboat Manshu and cruiser Aso.
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