On 26 March 1943, escorting two transports to reinforce Japanese-occupied Kiska in the Aleutian Islands, Hosogaya's force, consisting of two heavy cruisers, two light cruisers, and four destroyers, was intercepted near the Komandorski Islands by a U.S. Navy force, led by Rear AdmiralCharles McMorris, comprising one heavy cruiser, one light cruiser and four destroyers. In the ensuing Battle of the Komandorski Islands, Hosogaya mistook shell splashes from colored dye shells for bomb splashes, and wrongly concluded he was under aerial attack. Seeking to protect his ships, he abruptly broke off the action and retreated from battle even though he had severely damaged McMorris's flagship, the heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City.
Hosogaya's retreat from an inferior American force was viewed as evidence of cowardice and cost him his command; he was relieved by Shiro Kawase. Later in 1943, he was assigned to the reserves.[3] For the rest of the war, Hosogaya was based in Truk, serving as the Governor of the South Seas Mandate.
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Boshirō Hosogaya 細萱 戊子郎 Hosogaya Boshirō 24 June 1888 8 February 1964 was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II 2 Boshirō HosogayaJapanese Admiral Boshirō HosogayaNative name細萱 戊子郎Born24 June 1888Nagano Prefecture Empire of JapanDied8 February 1964 1964 02 08 aged 75 1 JapanAllegiance Empire of JapanService wbr branch Imperial Japanese NavyYears of service1908 1945RankVice AdmiralCommands heldChōkai Mutsu 5th Destroyer Squadron Naval Communication School Naval Torpedo School 4th Destroyer Squadron 1st Air Flotilla Ryojun Guard District 1st China Expeditionary Fleet 5th FleetBattles warsWorld War II Pacific War Aleutians campaign Battle of the Komandorski IslandsOther workGovernor of the South Seas Mandate Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 3 1 Books 4 External links 4 1 NotesBiography editHosogaya 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 was assigned to the cruiser Soya and the battleship Kashima On receiving his commission as ensign he attended torpedo school and naval artillery school and as a sub lieutenant served on the destroyer Asagiri and battleship Suwo He was promoted to lieutenant in 1919 and served on the destroyer Kaba and various staff positions After graduating from the 18th class of Naval War College in 1918 and his promotion to lieutenant commander in 1920 he served as a staff officer on the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff and also on the martial law headquarters for the Kantō region after the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923 In 1924 Hosogaya was promoted to commander and became executive officer on the cruiser Yubari In 1927 1928 he visited the United States and Europe and in 1928 became executive officer on the battleship Hyuga After his promotion to captain in 1929 he served as executive officer and then as captain of the heavy cruiser Chōkai In 1934 he assumed command of the battleship Mutsu He was promoted to rear admiral on 15 November 1935 He was Commandant of both the Communications and Torpedo Schools during 1935 1936 After his promotion to vice admiral on 15 November 1939 he was assigned as Commander in Chief of the Ryojun Guard District On 15 November 1940 Hosogaya was given command of the 1st China Expeditionary Fleet and on 25 July 1941 he became CINC of the 5th Fleet a largely administrative command based at Ōminato in command of the North Pacific forces covering the Hokkaidō Karafuto Kurile Islands defense area The fleet had only light naval forces attached to it including a couple of light cruisers and a seaplane tender As part of the Battle of Midway Hosogaya directed the Battle of the Aleutian Islands and in the invasion of Attu and Kiska and the bombardment of Dutch Harbor On 26 March 1943 escorting two transports to reinforce Japanese occupied Kiska in the Aleutian Islands Hosogaya s force consisting of two heavy cruisers two light cruisers and four destroyers was intercepted near the Komandorski Islands by a U S Navy force led by Rear Admiral Charles McMorris comprising one heavy cruiser one light cruiser and four destroyers In the ensuing Battle of the Komandorski Islands Hosogaya mistook shell splashes from colored dye shells for bomb splashes and wrongly concluded he was under aerial attack Seeking to protect his ships he abruptly broke off the action and retreated from battle even though he had severely damaged McMorris s flagship the heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City Hosogaya s retreat from an inferior American force was viewed as evidence of cowardice and cost him his command he was relieved by Shiro Kawase Later in 1943 he was assigned to the reserves 3 For the rest of the war Hosogaya was based in Truk serving as the Governor of the South Seas Mandate See also editOrganization of the Imperial Japanese Navy Alaskan Strike GroupReferences editBooks edit D Albas Andrieu 1965 Death of a Navy Japanese Naval Action in World War II Devin Adair Pub ISBN 0 8159 5302 X Dull Paul S 1978 A Battle History of the Imperial Japanese Navy 1941 1945 Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 097 1 Lacroix Eric 1997 Japanese Cruisers of the Pacific War Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 311 3 Lorelli John A 1984 The Battle of the Komandorski Islands March 1943 Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 093 9 Morison Samuel Eliot 2001 1951 Aleutians Gilberts and Marshalls June 1942 April 1944 vol 7 ofHistory of United States Naval Operations in World War II Champaign Illinois US University of Illinois Press ISBN 0 316 58305 7 External links editNishida Hiroshi Imperial Japanese Navy Archived from the original on 2014 03 14 Retrieved 2007 08 25 Notes edit Nishida Imperial Japanese Navy Hosogaya Boshiro 1888 1964 The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia Retrieved 13 September 2016 Lorelli The Battle of the Komandorski Islands Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Boshirō Hosogaya amp 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