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John Brannon Reads Affidavit

2017-3052
Accession Number
2017-3052
4x5 inches (10x13 cm)
Black & White
Printer-Friendly Version
NAID 350492181
Related Collection
Brannon, John G. Papers
Keywords
Lawyers
War crime trials
People Pictured
Brannon, John G. (John Gregory), 1913-1987
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U.S. Army Signal Corps

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Description
John Brannon, defense counsel for the accused Shigetaro Shimada, reads an affidavit in which Shimada claims to have no knowledge of Pearl Harbor plans and atrocities by naval personnel under his command. Shimada was one of the 26 alleged major Japanese war criminals on trial at the International Military Tribunal for Far East at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan. Others in the background are unidentified.
Date(s)
December 5, 1947