Minoru Yano
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Minoru Yano (矢野 実, Yano Minoru) was an officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He was a member of the 51st Class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy, ranking 185 of 255 Cadets. He took overall command of forces during the Battle of Milne Bay from Masajiro Hayashi and "was seriously wounded"[1] during the battle.
Known Assignments
- Division Officer, Notoro - ??? - 26 May 1930
- Gunnery Officer, Nenohi - 20 June 1934 - 10 November 1936
- Gunnery Officer, Tatsuta - 10 November 1936 - 1 December 1937
- Gunnery Officer, Tokiwa - 1 December 1937 - 1 June 1938
- Gunnery Officer, Chiyoda - 1 November 1939 - 15 October 1940
- Commanding Officer, 3rd Kure Naval District Special Naval Landing Force (SNLF) - 1 February 1942 - 1 November 1942
- Reserve Status - 1 November 1943
Promotions
- Midshipman - 14 July 1923
- Ensign - 1 December 1924
- Sub-Lieutenant - 1 December 1926
- Lieutenant - 30 November 1929
- Lieutenant Commander - 1 December 1936
- Commander - 15 October 1941
Notes
- ^ Duffy, J.P. (2016), pp. 164-165.
References
- Duffy, J.P. (2016). War at the End of the World: Douglas MacArthur and the Forgotten Fight For New Guinea, 1942-1945 (pp. 164-165). New York, NY: Penguin.
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