Osami Nagano was born in 1880. After becoming a naval officer, he established a strong record in administration. Nagano studied in the United States during the "teens", and was Naval Attache there in 1920-23. During the later 1930s, he served as Navy Minister and Commander in Chief of the Combined Fleet. From 1941 until February 1944, he was chief of the Navy General Staff. Admiral Nagano was tried as a war criminal following World War II, but died in 1947 before the trial ended.
This page features our only pictures of Admiral Osami Nagano, IJN.
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Photo #: NH 63422 Admiral Osami Nagano, Imperial Japanese Navy Portrait photograph, taken during the World War II era. Original photograph was in the files of Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison, USNR. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 102KB; 600 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 96118 Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetary, Arlington, Virginia Japanese Vice Admiral Osami Nagano lays a wreath at the tomb, circa 1927. At the right end of the Japanese delegation is the Naval Attache to the United States, Captain Isoroku Yamamoto. The U.S. Navy officer standing hatless just behind them is Lieutenant Commander Paulus P. Powell, Aide to VAdm. Nagano during this visit. Collection of Rear Admiral Paulus P. Powell. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 105KB; 740 x 530 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 58312 Funeral of Japanese Admiral Heihachiro Togo, 1934 Japanese and foreign naval officers attend a luncheon party at the Official Residence of the Minister of the Navy, Tokyo, Japan, 7 June 1934, at the time of Admiral Togo's funeral. Photographed by the Niimiyakwan Photo Studio. Those present are listed in Photo # 58312 (complete caption). Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 149KB; 740 x 615 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 79962 Admiral Osami Nagano, IJN, Chief of the Japanese Navy General Staff (seated in the center of the front row) Souvenir photograph of attendees at a luncheon given by Admiral Nagano for foreign military and naval attaches and their assistants, at the Tokyo Naval Club on 6 May 1940. Those present are listed in Photo # NH 79962 (complete caption). Courtesy of Captain H.H. Smith-Hutton, USN (Retired), via Captain Paul B. Ryan, USN, 1975. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph. Online Image: 143KB; 740 x 600 pixels |
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If you want higher resolution reproductions than the "Online Library's" digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 4 May 1999
Coding updated 3 May 2009