World War, 1939-1945

Admiral Takazumi Oka stands in front of a pillar. He was tried as a Japanese war criminal during the International Military Tribunal of the Far East.

General Sadao Araki stands in front of a pillar. He was a general in the Japanese Imperial Army and found guilty of war crimes at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. He served a life sentence.

Akira Muto was a Lieutenant General in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to death by hanging.

Admiral Shigetaro Shimada was a Japanese admiral during World War II. He was tried as a war criminal during the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. Shigetaro was represented by John Brannon, his defense attorney.

General Shunroku Hata was a Gensui in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. He was the last surviving Japanese military officer with a marshal's rank. Hata was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life imprisonment following the war.

General Iwane Matsui, who was tried during the International Military Tribunal of the Far East in Tokyo, Japan, stands in front of a pillar.

Former President of the Privy Council, Hiranuma Kiichiro stands in front of a pillar. He was a politician and prime minister pre-World War II. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life in prison at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East.

John Brannon poses in an United States Naval military uniform during World War II.

John Brannon, far right, stands next to Elaine Fischel (second from right), and Osami Nagano, third from right. Fourth man is unknown. Brannon was a Defense Counsel at the Japanese War Crimes Trials in Tokyo, Japan after World War II, held before the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. Fischel was legal secretary to John Brannon.

Crash site investigation images from Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's plane, a Betty 323 bomber, which crashed at Bougainville Island. This is a close up image from crash site investigation images. Image a part of John Brannon's investigation file during the International Military Tribunal of the Far East.