Mitsugu Ihara

In December 1930, he was again promoted to a Captain, Navy Artillery School Higher Science Student.

On 31 July 1937, he graduated from Naval War College (35th term of class A) and was assigned to the light cruiser Yura as their gunnery chief.

[8] In August, Ministry of the Navy Education Bureau Section 1 Staff.

[10] On 24 April 1945, Ministry of the Navy Military Affairs Bureau seconded to Prime Minister's Secretary.

[13] On 28 November 1947, he received provisional designation for expulsion of public office.

On August 16 she was promoted to Assistant Security Officer and appointed Commander of the Second Fleet Group.

On 15 August 1958, he was appointed as the 3rd Chief of Staff, Maritime Self-Defense Force.

[16] On 31 March 1979, he passed away at a hospital in Chiba City due to lung cancer at the age of 75 years old.

Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz and his wife showing Mitsuga their Japanese home garden in Berkeley, California
Mitsuga as JMSDF Chief of Staff in 1959