Kan Mori
Kan Mori (森 寛, died 7 May 1944) was a rear admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy. He was from Okayama. He was killed in the last months of World War II.[1]
He was a graduate of Naval Academy Etajima Class 48, on 16 July 1920.[1]
Assignments
[edit]On 1 December 1932, Lt. Mori Kan was appointed Commanding Officer of Second Class Destroyer IJN Wakatake. He held this command until 15 November 1934.[2]
Death
[edit]Kan Mori was killed in action 7 May 1944.[1]
The Japanese Dōmei news agency reported on 22 September 1944 that he had “died in action” but gave no details.
The dispatch, recorded by a Federal Communications Commission monitor, said that the Yokosuka naval station, near Tokyo, had listed him as a fatality.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Etajima Class No. 48, Imperial Japanese Navy, World War II". www.niehorster.org.
- ^ "Second Class Destroyers". www.combinedfleet.com.
- ^ United Press, “Five More Jap Admirals Said Killed ‘in Action’”, The San Bernardino Daily Sun, San Bernardino, California, Saturday 23 September 1944, Volume 51, page 2.