1 Apr 1916

Korea
4 Apr 1916

Korea
1 Dec 1916

Korea
1 Dec 1917

Korea
1 Dec 1918

Korea
1 Dec 1919

Korea
5 Jun 1920

Korea
1 Dec 1920

Korea
15 Jun 1921

Korea
10 Nov 1922

Korea
1 Dec 1922

Korea
1 Jun 1923

Korea
5 Feb 1924

Korea
1 Dec 1924

Korea
15 Apr 1925

Korea
1 Dec 1926

Korea
  • Vice Admiral Naotaro Nagasawa was named the commanding officer of Chinkai Guard District in southern Korea; Rear Admiral Sunao Matsuzaki was named the chief of staff. ww2dbase [Chinkai Guard District | Chinkai, Gyeongsangnam | CPC]
1 Dec 1927

Korea
1 Jul 1929

Korea
15 Nov 1930

Korea
1 Dec 1930

Korea
15 Nov 1932

Korea
1 Dec 1932

Korea
17 Jan 1934

Korea
1 Nov 1934

Korea
15 Nov 1934

Korea
16 Mar 1936

Korea
1 Dec 1936

Korea
  • Vice Admiral Keitaro Hara was named the commanding officer of Chinkai Guard District in southern Korea; Rear Admiral Junichi Mizuno was named the chief of staff. ww2dbase [Chinkai Guard District | Chinkai, Gyeongsangnam | CPC]
1 Dec 1937

Korea
  • Vice Admiral Jugoro Arichi was named the commanding officer of Chinkai Guard District in southern Korea; Vice Admiral Sadaichi Matsunaga was named the chief of staff. ww2dbase [Chinkai Guard District | Chinkai, Gyeongsangnam | CPC]
15 Nov 1938

Korea
15 Nov 1939

Korea
15 Apr 1940

Korea
15 Nov 1940

Korea
1 Sep 1941

Korea
4 Feb 1942

Korea
5 Feb 1942

Korea
25 Feb 1942

Korea
15 Sep 1942

Korea
25 Jun 1943

Korea
15 Aug 1944

Korea
9 Sep 1944

Korea
15 Apr 1945

Korea
20 Apr 1945

Korea
29 May 1945

Korea
17 Sep 1945

Korea
  • US Army took control of the Japanese Army base in Busan (Pusan), Korea and soon renamed it Camp Hialeah. ww2dbase [Busan Base | Busan, Gyeongsangnam | CPC]
28 Mar 1946

Korea
  • Allied repatriation ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Busan, Korea and embarked Japanese personnel. She departed later on the same day. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Busan, Gyeongsangnam | CPC]
9 Jan 1952

Korea
10 Jan 1952

Korea
26 Feb 1952

Korea
  • USS Wisconsin hosted Korean Chief of Naval Operations Vice Admiral Shon, US Ambassador J. J. Muccio, and British Royal Navy Rear Admiral Scott-Montcrief off Busan, Korea. ww2dbase [Wisconsin | Busan, Gyeongsangnam | CPC]
17 Oct 1952

Photo(s) dated 17 Oct 1952
USS Iowa firing off Koje (now Geoje), Korea, 17 Oct 1952

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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