Takatsugu Jōjima

Takatsugu Jōjima
Born	June 20, 1890 Saga Prefecture, Japan
Died	September 25, 1967 (aged 77)[1]
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 attack on Pearl Harbor Battle of Rabaul the Indian Ocean Raid Operation Mo Battle of the Coral Sea Guadalcanal campaign Battle of Cape Esperance Battle of the Philippine Sea Battle of Okinawa

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.

Biography

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.

Promoted to commander in 1931, Jōjima was assigned as executive officer on the aircraft carriers Hōshō and Hiryu. On 17 April 1941, he became captain of the aircraft carrier Shōkaku.

Jōjima was still captain of Shōkaku during the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Rabaul, the Indian Ocean Raid, Operation Mo, the Battle of the Coral Sea.

Jōjima was promoted to rear admiral on 1 May 1942. As commander of naval aviation units throughout the war, he also led the seaplane tenders that participated in the defense of Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign including the Battle of Cape Esperance and Japanese efforts to recapture Henderson Field in 1942.

Surviving the war, Jōjima died in 1967.

References

Books

• Cook, Charles O. (1992). The Battle of Cape Esperance: Encounter at Guadalcanal (Reissue ed.). Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-126-2.
• D'Albas, Andrieu (1965). Death of a Navy: Japanese Naval Action in World War II. Devin-Adair Pub. ISBN 0-8159-5302-X.
• Dull, Paul S. (1978). A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1941-1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-097-1.
• Frank, Richard B. (1990). Guadalcanal : The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle. New York: Penguin Group. ISBN 0-14-016561-4.
• Hara, Tameichi (1961). Japanese Destroyer Captain. New York & Toronto: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-27894-1.
• Kilpatrick, C. W. (1987). Naval Night Battles of the Solomons. Exposition Press. ISBN 0-682-40333-4.
• Lacroix, Eric; Linton Wells (1997). Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-311-3.
• Morison, Samuel Eliot (1958). "Chapter 8". The Struggle for Guadalcanal, August 1942 – February 1943, vol. 5 of History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0-316-58305-7.
• Poor, Henry Varnum; Henry A. Mustin; Colin G. Jameson (1994). The Battles of Cape Esperance, 11 October 1942 and Santa Cruz Islands, 26 October 1942 (Combat Narratives. Solomon Islands Campaign, 4-5). Naval Historical Center. ISBN 0-945274-21-1.
• Rekishi Dokuhon Vol. 33, Document of the war No. 48 Overview of Imperial Japanese Navy Admirals, Shin-Jinbutsuoraisha Co., Ltd., Tōkyō, Japan, 1999, ISBN 4-404-02733-8.
• The Maru Special, Ushio Shobō (Ushioshobokojinsha Co., Ltd.), Tōkyō, Japan.
  • Japanese Naval Vessels No. 6, Aircraft carrier Shōkaku / Zuikaku, 1976.
  • Japanese Naval Vessels No. 16, Aircraft carrier Ryūjō / Hōshō, 1978.
  • Japanese Naval Vessels No. 23, Japanese aircraft carriers I, 1979.
  • Japanese Naval Vessels No. 34, Japanese auxiliary vessels, 1979.

External links

• Hackett, Bob; Sander Kingsepp. "HIJMS Aoba: Tabular Record of Movement". Imperial Japanese Navy Page (CombinedFleet.com). Retrieved 2006-06-14.
• Hackett, Bob; Sander Kingsepp (1998–2006). "IJN Seaplane Tender Chitose: Tabular Record of Movement". Imperial Japanese Navy Page (CombinedFleet.com). Retrieved 2006-06-14.
• Hackett, Bob; Sander Kingsepp. "HIJMS Furutaka: Tabular Record of Movement". Imperial Japanese Navy Page (CombinedFleet.com). Retrieved 2006-06-14.
• Hackett, Bob; Sander Kingsepp. "HIJMS Kinugasa: Tabular Record of Movement". Imperial Japanese Navy Page (CombinedFleet.com). Retrieved 2006-06-14.
• Horan, Mark. "Battle of Cape Esperance". Order of Battle. Retrieved 2006-05-17.
• Hough, Frank O.; Ludwig, Verle E.; Shaw, Henry I. Jr. "Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal". History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II. Retrieved 2006-05-16.
• Lanzendörfer, Tim. "Stumbling Into Victory: The Battle of Cape Esperance". The Pacific War: The U.S. Navy. Retrieved 2006-05-16.
• Nevitt, Allyn D. (1998). "IJN Fubuki: Tabular Record of Movement". Imperial Japanese Navy Page (CombinedFleet.com). Retrieved 2006-06-14.
• Nevitt, Allyn D. (1998). "IJN Hatsuyuki: Tabular Record of Movement". Imperial Japanese Navy Page (CombinedFleet.com). Retrieved 2006-06-14.
• Nevitt, Allyn D. (1998). "IJN Murakumo: Tabular Record of Movement". Imperial Japanese Navy Page (CombinedFleet.com). Retrieved 2006-06-14.
• Nevitt, Allyn D. (1998). "IJN Natsugumo: Tabular Record of Movement". Imperial Japanese Navy Page (CombinedFleet.com). Retrieved 2006-06-14.
• Nishida, Hiroshi. "Imperial Japanese Navy". Retrieved 2007-02-25.
• Office of Naval Intelligence (1943). "The Battle of Cape Esperance 11 October 1942". Combat Narrative. Publications Branch, Office of Naval Intelligence, United States Navy. Retrieved 2006-05-17. - somewhat inaccurate on details, since it was written during the war
• Tobin, T. G. (October 23, 1942). "Report of Action off Savo Island, Solomons, Night of 11–12 October 1942.". Destroyer History Home Page (DestroyerHistory.org). Retrieved 2006-06-14. - Copy of the commander of U.S. Destroyer Squadron 12's after action report.
• Tully, Anthony P. (2003). "IJN Nisshin: Tabular Record of Movement". Imperial Japanese Navy Page (CombinedFleet.com). Retrieved 2006-06-14.

Notes

1. Nishida, Imperial Japanese Navy