Nomasu Nakaguma

Nomasu Nakaguma
Native name	中熊 直正
Born	(1893-07-18)July 18, 1893 Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Died	November 7, 1942(1942-11-07) (aged 49) Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Branch	Imperial Japanese Army
Rank	Colonel
Unit	IJA 2nd Division
Commands	4th Infantry Regiment
Conflicts	World War II Pacific War Guadalcanal campaign Actions along the Matanikau Battle for Henderson Field Matanikau Offensive †

Nomasu Nakaguma (中熊 直正, Nakaguma Nomasu; July 18, 1893 – November 7, 1942) also known as Naomasa or Tadamasu Nakaguma, was a colonel and a commander in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Pacific campaign of World War II. He commanded the 2nd Infantry Division's 4th Infantry Regiment during the strategically significant Guadalcanal campaign. His regiment suffered heavy losses during the Matanikau actions and the decisive Japanese defeat in the Battle for Henderson Field in October 1942, and further losses during the Matanikau Offensive in November 1942. Nakaguma was killed by American artillery fire on or around November 7, 1942.

References

Books

• Frank, Richard (1990). Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-394-58875-4.
• Griffith, Samuel B. (1963). The Battle for Guadalcanal. Champaign, Illinois, US: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-06891-2. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
• Jersey, Stanley Coleman (2008). Hell's Islands: The Untold Story of Guadalcanal. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-58544-616-2.
• Rottman, Gordon L. (2005). Duncan Anderson (ed.). Japanese Army in World War II: The South Pacific and New Guinea, 1942-43. Oxford and New York: Osprey. ISBN 1-84176-870-7.

Web

• Hough, Frank O.; Ludwig, Verle E.; Shaw, Henry I. Jr. "Pearl Harbor to Guadalcanal". History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II. Retrieved 2006-05-16.
• Shaw, Henry I. (1992). "First Offensive: The Marine Campaign For Guadalcanal". Marines in World War II Commemorative Series. Retrieved 2006-07-25.
• Zimmerman, John L. (1949). "The Guadalcanal Campaign". Marines in World War II Historical Monograph. Retrieved 2006-07-04.