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Takatsugu Jojima

Takatsugu Jōjima
Born June 20, 1890
Saga Prefecture, Japan
Died September 25, 1967(1967-09-25) (aged 77)
Allegiance Empire of Japan
Service/branch  Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service 1912-1945
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands held Oiler Tsurumi
Aircraft carrier Hōshō
Aircraft carrier Hiryū
Aircraft carrier Shōkaku
11th Carrier Division
50th carrier Division
2nd Carrier Division
652nd Naval Air Group
21st Air Flotilla
11th Combined Air Group
12th Combined Air Group
Kasumigaura Naval Air Group
12th Air Flotilla
Battles/wars

World War II


World War II

Takatsugu Jōjima (城島 高次, Jōjima Takatsugu, 20 June 1890 – 9 October 1967) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.

Jōjima was from Saga Prefecture. He was a graduate of the 40th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1912, where he placed 111th out of 144 cadets. He served as midshipman on the cruiser Azuma and battlecruiser Ikoma. After being commissioned as ensign, he was assigned to the battlecruiser Ibuki and then Akashi, and then back to Ikoma.

As a sub-lieutenant, he served on Nisshin, battleship Asahi, and the destroyer Hatsuharu. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1919 after attending advanced navigation courses, and became chief navigator on the patrol boat Manshu, transport Takasaki, minelayer Katsuriki, seaplane carrier Wakamiya, oiler Shiriya, cruisers Tatsuta (1918), Natori, Abukuma, Haguro, and aircraft carrier Kaga.


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