Naval Academy Graduation Badge of Vice Admiral Kobayashi Seizaburō

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Seizaburō Kobayashi (小林省三郎; September 5 , 1883 - April 22 , 1956) was born in Niigata prefecture. His ather who a landowner. Without graduating from junior high school, he took a exam and in 1900 he entered the Naval Academy (31st class). Among his classmates were future admirals Koshiro Oikawa, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Takayoshi Kato and Ken Terajima. He graduated from the Naval Academy on December 14, 1903.

Midshipman, December 1903;
Sub-Lieutenant, September 1904;
Lieutenant-JG, September 1906;
Lieutenant, October 1909;
Lieutenant-Commander, December 1915;
Commander, December 1919;
Captain, December 1923;
Commander of carrier Akagi, October- November 1929;
Chief of Naval Aviation Command Training Division, 1-30 November 1929;
Rear Admiral, November 1929;
Commander of Kasumigaura Naval Air Group, November 1929-December 1931;
Naval General Staff Attendant, December 1931-February 1932;
Resident Naval Officer in China, February-September 1932;
Resident Naval Officer in Manchuria, September 1932-April 1933;
Commander of Manchurian Expeditionary Force, April 1933-November 1934;
Vice Admiral, November 1934;
Commander of Chinkai Naval Guard District, Korea, November 1934-March 1936;
Naval General Staff Attendant, 16-28 March 1936;
Waiting list, 28-30 March 1936;
1st Reserve list, 30 March 1936.

 

Kobayashi Seizaburō's tunic with the Naval Academy Graduation badge.