Shōji Nishimura
| Shōji Nishimura | |
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Japanese Vice Admiral Shōji Nishimura
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| Native name | 西村 祥治 |
| Born |
November 30, 1889 Akita Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | October 24, 1944 (aged 54) Surigao Strait, Philippines |
| Allegiance |
 Empire of Japan
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| Service/branch |
 Imperial Japanese Navy
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| Years of service | 1911–1944 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held |
Kiku, Wakatake, Urakaze, Mikazuki, Shirakumo, Kumano, Haruna 4th Destroyer Squadron, 7th Cruiser Division, Southern Force, IJN Shortlands Reinforcements |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Order of the Rising Sun (3rd class) |
Shōji Nishimura (西村 祥治 Nishimura Shōji?, 30 November 1889 – 24 October 1944) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
Nishimura was from Akita prefecture in the northern Tōhoku region of Japan. He was a graduate of the 39th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1911, ranking 21st out of 148 cadets. As a midshipman, he served on the cruiser Aso and battleship Mikasa. After his commissioning as an ensign, he was assigned back to Aso, and then to the battlecruiser Hiei.
He attended naval artillery and torpedo school from 1914–1915, and was then assigned to the destroyer Yugiri, cruiser Yakumo and battlecruiser Haruna.
As a lieutenant from 1917, he specialized in navigation, and served as chief navigator on a large number of vessels, including the corvette Yamato, destroyers Kawakaze, Tanikaze, Yura and Sunosaki, cruisers Kitakami and Ōi, and battleship Hizen. Nishimura was promoted to lieutenant commander in 1928. He was subsequently chief navigator on the cruiser Nisshin. He was given his first command on 1 November 1926: the destroyer Kiku. He subsequently was captain of the destroyers Wakatake, Urakaze, Mikazuki, and (after his promotion to commander in 1929) Shirakumo. In the 1930s, he was assigned command of the 26th Destroyer Group.
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