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    Vice Admiral Wakadayashi


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    Thank you, this is interesting, especially the Manchukuo awards! One might think a Vice Admiral would have something more--- Maybe a red cross medal. Or maybe his German or Roman Eagle were "forgotten for other reasons"? Edited by 922F
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    Hi sname is Wakabayashi (Wakadayashi). In the Dictionary of Jpaanese Naval Officer's he has very little info against his name. He was married with a son and came from Ishikawa Prefecture. He enrolled as a Naval Cadet in Meiji Year 44. According to the Dictionary of Japanese Naval Admirals he was born in Meiji 22 and die in 1968. Rear Admiral in 1939 and Vice Admiral in 1943. Had a series of staff positions when an admiral, his last position being head of one of the naval schools. He was put on the retired list in September 1945.

    All in all appears to have been one of the many faceless senior officers that made things tick over rather than a blood and guts front line fighter. Still, the information above suggests that he saw some interesting front line service in his younger days.

    Cheers,

    Paul

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