Kan Mori

Kan Mori (森　寛) 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

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

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]

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References
  1. "Etajima Class No. 48, Imperial Japanese Navy, World War II". www.niehorster.org.
  2. "Second Class Destroyers". www.combinedfleet.com.
  3. 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.
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