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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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

Kichisaburō Nomura (野村 吉三郎, Nomura Kichisaburō, December 16, 1877 – May 8, 1964) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and was the ambassador to the United States at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Nomura was born in Wakayama city, Wakayama Prefecture. He graduated from the 26th...