His classmates included future admirals Takeo Takagi, Chuichi Hara, Shigeyoshi Miwa, and Sadamichi Kajioka.

He was promoted to lieutenant in 1918, serving first on the battleship Mutsu before being assigned to the survey ships Musashi and Yamato.

[2] After his promotion to commander in December 1930, Kamada served as executive officer on the battleship Hiei from November 1934.

Appointed to the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff from October 1940, he was stationed on Japanese-occupied Hainan island.

Kamada surrendered his forces to Australian Major General Edward James Milford aboard HMAS Burdekin on 8 September 1945.