1 Dec 1909
  • Chuichi Nagumo was assigned to protected cruiser Niitaka. ww2dbase [Chuichi Nagumo | CPC]
China
  • Rear Admiral Genzaburo Ogi replaced Vice Admiral Yasutaro Egashira as the chief of staff of Vice Admiral Baron Sadayasu Tomioka (Ryojun Naval District, northeastern China). ww2dbase [Ryojun Guard District | Lushunkou, Liaoning | CPC]
Japan
  • Hiroshi Nemoto was enrolled in the Japanese Army Academy. ww2dbase [Hiroshi Nemoto | CPC]
Taiwan
  • Vice Admiral Chikakata Tamari was named the commanding officer of the Mako naval port at Pescadores islands, Taiwan. ww2dbase [Mako Guard District | Mako, Hoko | CPC]
United States
  • United States Navy Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks assigned 34-year-old Lt Frederic R. Harris (CEC) to salvage the construction of Brooklyn Navy Yard Drydock No. 4 after two different contractors had tried and failed to built a stable structure in the yard’s substrates of shifting sands. ww2dbase [New York Navy Yard | Frederic Harris | Brooklyn, New York | DS]

1 Dec 1909 Interactive Map

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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