Organization of the Imperial Japanese Navy Alaskan Strike Group
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Commander in Chief, Navy Alaskan Strike Group
- Boshiro HosogayaBoshiro Hosogaya, was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.-Biography:Hosogaya was born to a farming family in Nozawa, Nagano prefecture in 1888. He graduated from the 36th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1908. He was ranked 16th in a class of 191 cadets. As a midshipman, he...
:-Commander-in-Chief, Navy Alaskan Strike Group, Aleutian Campaign
1st Support Group Commander
- Boshiro HosogayaBoshiro Hosogaya, was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.-Biography:Hosogaya was born to a farming family in Nozawa, Nagano prefecture in 1888. He graduated from the 36th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1908. He was ranked 16th in a class of 191 cadets. As a midshipman, he...
:-command Heavy Cruiser NachiJapanese cruiser Nachiwas the second of four Myōkō-class heavy cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy — the other ships of the class being , and . She was named after a mountain in Wakayama Prefecture....
and two destroyers
2nd Carrier Squad Commander
- Kakuji Kakuda:-Lead, Escort Carriers RyujoJapanese aircraft carrier RyujoRyūjō was a light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was laid down by Mitsubishi at Yokohama in 1929, launched in 1931 and commissioned on 9 May 1933. Her final design resulted in a top-heavy unstable vessel and within a year she was back at Kure Naval Yard for modification...
(37 aircraft) (among its fighter pilots aboard were Tadayuki Koga), and JunyoJapanese aircraft carrier Junyowas a of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was laid down at Nagasaki as the passenger liner Kashiwara Maru, but was purchased by the Japanese Navy in 1941 and converted to an aircraft carrier. Completed in May 1942, the ship participated in the invasion of the Aleutian Islands the following month...
(45 aircraft). Both Carriers were equipped with Mitsubishi A6M2 "Zero" fighters, Aichi D3AAichi D3AThe , Allied reporting name "Val") was a World War II carrier-borne dive bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy . It was the primary dive bomber in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and participated in almost all actions, including Pearl Harbor....
1 "Val" Dive-bombers and Nakajima B5NNakajima B5N|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bridgwater, H.C. and Peter Scott. Combat Colours Number 4: Pearl Harbor and Beyond, December 1941 to May 1942. Luton, Bedfordshire, UK: Guideline Publications, 2001. ISBN 0-9539040-6-7....
2 "Kate" Torpedo-bombers.
3rd Cruiser Division (2° Section)
- Comprising the Cruisers MayaJapanese cruiser Mayawas one of four Takao-class heavy cruisers, designed to be an improvement over the previous Myōkō-class design. These ships were fast, powerful and heavily armed, with enough firepower to hold their own against any cruiser in any other navy in the world...
, TakaoJapanese cruiser Takaowas the first of four Takao-class heavy cruisers, designed to be an improvement over the previous Myōkō-class design. The Myōkō had proved to be unstable and required modifications, which were incorporated into the Takao design....
, and three destroyers
Attu Group Commander
- Sentaro OmoriSentaro Omori, was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.-Early life:Ōmori was born in Kumamoto prefecture and graduated from the 41st class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in 1913. He was ranked 16th out of 118 cadets. He served his midshipman duty aboard the cruiser , battleships...
:-led Light Cruiser AbukumaJapanese cruiser Abukumawas a Nagara-class light cruiser in the Imperial Japanese Navy, named after the Abukuma River in the Tōhoku region of Japan.-Background:Abukuma was the sixth vessel completed in the Nagara-class of light cruisers, and like other vessels of her class, she was intended for use as the flagship of a...
, four destroyers, one minelayer, one transport (1,200 soldiers)
Kiska Group Commander
- Takeo Ono:-Guiding the light cruisers KisoJapanese cruiser Kisowas the fifth and last of the five light cruisers in Kuma class, which served with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. It is named after the Kiso River in central Honshū, Japan.-Background:...
, TamaJapanese cruiser Tamawas the second of the five Kuma-class light cruisers, which served with the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. It was named after the Tama River in Kantō region of Japan.-Background:...
, one auxiliary cruiser (Asaka Maru), three destroyers, two minelayers, two transports (1,250 soldiers)
Navy Hidro Fighter unit in Aleutian Operation
- 5th Air Fleet:-equipped with Nakajima A6M2-N "Rufe" hydro fighters, support operations from KiskaKiskaKiska is an island in the Rat Islands group of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska located at . It is about long and varies in width from - Discovery :...
aquatic base, Aleutian islands.
North Seas Detachment Commanders
- Matsutoshi Hozumi:-He led one infantry battalion whose mission was to occupy the islands of AttuAttu IslandAttu is the westernmost and largest island in the Near Islands group of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, making it the westernmost point of land relative to Alaska and the United States. It was the site of the only World War II land battle fought on the incorporated territory of the United States ,...
, KiskaKiskaKiska is an island in the Rat Islands group of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska located at . It is about long and varies in width from - Discovery :...
, and AdakAdak IslandAdak Island is an island near the western extent of the Andreanof Islands group of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. Alaska's southernmost town, Adak, is located on the island...
, in conjunction with naval units. - Juichiro Mineki:-he replaced at Hozumi in command of unit and receiving command of a reinforced group, grown to three infantry battalions, under Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Fleet.
Last Japanese Navy Infantry Commander in Alaskan Campaign
- Yasugo Yamazaki:-commander of last Japanese Navy infantry group in Attu Japanese held island