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  1. Admiral Saitō Makoto/斎藤実 海軍大将

    Saitō Makoto /斎藤 実; 27 October 1858 – 26 February 1936/ was a Japanese naval officer and politician. Upon distinguishing himself during his command of two cruisers in the First Sino-Japanese War, Saitō rose rapidly to the rank of rear admiral by 1900. He was promoted to vice admiral during the...
  2. Vice Admiral Seizō Sakonji/左近司政三 海軍中将

    Seizō Sakonji /左近司政三/ (27 June 1879 – 20 August 1969) was an was born in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, where his father had been a samurai in the service of the Yonezawa Domain. However, soon after his birth, the family relocated to Kanazawa, Ishikawa, and then to Osaka, where Sakonji was...
  3. Admiral Mineo Ōsumi/大角岑生 海軍大将

    Rare signed photo. Imperial Russian order of St. Anna with diamonds for Non-Christians, Italian Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, French Legion of Honor, British order of the Bath and Czechoslovakian War Cross 1918 inside medal bar.
  4. Admiral Suetsugu Nobumasa/末次信正 海軍大将

    Nobumasa Suetsugu /末次 信正/ (30 June 1880 – 29 December 1944) was born in Yamaguchi Prefecture as the younger son of a former samurai in the service of Tokuyama Domain. He graduated from the 27th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy, ranked 50th out of 114 cadets. He served as a junior...
  5. Admiral Shigetarō Shimada/嶋田繁太郎海軍大将

    Breast star of Order of Merit of the German Eagle /Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler/ and 2nd class Order of the Auspicious Clouds. Passe-partout of Niimiyakwan Photo Studio. Shigetarō Shimada /嶋田 繁太郎/ (24 September 1883 – 7 June 1976) graduated from the 32nd class of the Imperial...
  6. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto/山本五十六 海軍大将

    See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/japanese-officers-with-naval-academy-graduation-badges.27099/#post-360332 Signed photo, 1928. From 1919-1921, Yamamoto attended Harvard University and went on to serve as Japan’s naval attaché in Washington. Harris & Ewing Inc., Washington, D.C.
  7. Admiral Kichisaburō Nomura/野村吉三郎 海軍大将

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kichisabur%C5%8D_Nomura Chinese Golden Gden Grain breast star, Romanian Order of the Crown and French Legion of Hounour. American Navy Distinguished Service Medal added to the medal bar.
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