World War, 1939-1945

Seishiro Itagaki was a General in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II and a War Minister. Convicted of war crimes, he was executed in 1948.

General Heitaro Kimura was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army. He was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to death by hanging at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East held in Tokyo, Japan.

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.