25 Sep 1895
Japan
Japan
- Masafumi Arima was born in Ijuin village, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Masafumi Arima | Ijuin, Kagoshima | CPC]
1 Apr 1902
Japan
Japan
- Masafumi Arima enrolled in the Kagoshima Prefectural Normal Elementary School in Japan. ww2dbase [Masafumi Arima | Kagoshima | CPC]
1 Apr 1906
Japan
Japan
- Masafumi Arima enrolled in the Ijuin Village Elementary School in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Masafumi Arima | Ijuin, Kagoshima | CPC]
1 Apr 1908
Japan
Japan
- Masafumi Arima enrolled in the Kagoshima Prefectural Middle School, Japan. ww2dbase [Masafumi Arima | Kagoshima | CPC]
31 Aug 1912
Japan
Japan
- Masafumi Arima left the Kagoshima Prefectural Middle School in Japan without completing his degree. ww2dbase [Masafumi Arima | Kagoshima | CPC]
12 Feb 1914
Japan
Japan
- Settsu departed Koniya harbor, island of Amami-Oshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Settsu | Koniya, Kagoshima | CPC]
26 May 1943
Japan
Japan
- US submarine USS Saury (SS-189) commanded by Commander Anthony Henry Dropp sighted and attacked a Japanese convoy south of Kyushu island, Japan at about 1000 hours. The Saury fire three torpedoes of which two hit and sank the Japanese 2,351-ton transport Kagi Maru just north of Amami Oshima, Nansei Shoto (Ryukyu Islands), Japan. The counter-attacks by the convoy escorts were ineffective and the submarine withdrew unharmed. ww2dbase [Saury | Kagoshima | HM]
21 Dec 1943
Japan
Japan
27 Dec 1943
Japan
Japan
16 Oct 1944
Japan
Japan
- Nachi arrived at Amami Oshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan with Cruiser Division 21. ww2dbase [Nachi | Amami Oshima, Kagoshima | CPC]
18 Oct 1944
Japan
Japan
- Nachi departed Amami Oshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan with Cruiser Division 21 and Destroyer Squadron 1. ww2dbase [Nachi | Amami Oshima, Kagoshima | CPC]
25 Oct 1944
Japan
Japan
- USS Sterlet attacked a Japanese convoy with two salvos of torpedoes southwest of Kagoshima, Japan. All four torpedoes of the first salvo missed. Four of the six torpedoes of the second salvo made contact, three hitting (and sinking) oil tanker Jinei Maru and one hitting a freighter. She remained under water for several hours due to counterattacks by the convoy escorts. Surfacing later, she spotted a Japanese hospital ship and allowed it to continue her journey. ww2dbase [Sterlet | Kagoshima | CPC]
25 May 1945
Japan
Japan
- Yukio Araki and the 72nd Shinbu Squadron was relocated to Bansei Airfield, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Yukio Araki | Kaseda, Kagoshima | CPC]
22 Jul 1945
Japan
Japan
23 Mar 1946
Japan
Japan
- Allied repatriation ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Kagoshima, Japan and disembarked personnel. She departed later on the same day. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Kagoshima | CPC]
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