Masatomi Kimura
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| Masatomi Kimura | |
|---|---|
| December 6, 1891 – February 14, 1960[1] | |
| Place of birth | Tottori Prefecture, Japan |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands | 1st Destroyer Squadron |
| Battles/wars | World War II oBattle of the Bismarck Sea |
Masatomi Kimura (December 6, 1891 – February 14, 1960), was a vice admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy. He commanded Japanese warships that escorted eight troop transports that were all sunk by Allied air attacks during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea in March, 1943.
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[edit] Books
- Arbon, J (1979). The Bismarck Sea ran red. Walsworth Press. ASIN B0006XMVUI.
- Bergerud, Eric M. (2000). Fire in the Sky: The Air War in the South Pacific. Boulder, CO, USA: Westview Press. ISBN 0-8133-3869-7.
- Birdsall, Steve (1977). Flying buccaneers: The illustrated story of Kenney's Fifth Air Force. Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-03218-8.
- Bruning, John R., Jr. (2005). "Chapter Seven – The Butchers of Bismarck Sea", Ship Strike Pacific. St. Paul, Minnesota, USA: Zenith Press. ISBN 0-7603-2095-0.
- Henebry, John P. (2002). The Grim Reapers at Work in the Pacific Theater: The Third Attack Group of the U.S. Fifth Air Force. Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. ISBN 1-57510-093-2.
- McAulay, Lex (1991). Battle of the Bismarck Sea. St Martins Pr; 1st ed edition. ISBN 0-312-05820-9.
- Morison, Samuel Eliot (1958). Breaking the Bismarcks Barrier, vol. 6 of History of United States Naval Operations in World War II. Castle Books. 0785813071.
[edit] Web
- Brad Manera, Military Historian, Australian War Memorial, 2003, Battle of the Bismarck Sea, 2-4 March 1943
- Historic Wings: Battle of the Bismarck Sea
- Dr Alan Stephens, ?, "Battle of the Bismarck Sea"
- Geoff Hastwell, 2003, "The Battle of the Bismarck Sea"
- Allyn D. Nevitt, 1996, "Battle of the Bismarck Sea"
- Craven, Wesley Frank; James Lea Cate. Vol. IV, The Pacific: Guadalcanal to Saipan, August 1942 to July 1944. The Army Air Forces in World War II. U.S. Office of Air Force History. Retrieved on October 20, 2006.
- Nishida, Hiroshi. Imperial Japanese Navy. Retrieved on February 25, 2007.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Nishida, Imperial Japanese Navy.
