Brannon, John G. (John Gregory), 1913-1987

John Brannon stands next to a seated Japanese woman wearing a kimono. Brannon was a defense attorney for the Japanese war criminals at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. Originally enclosed by a red ribbon and bow.

John Brannon, right, stands next to an unknown man outside of a building. Brannon was a defense attorney for the Japanese war criminals at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. The back of the photo has Japanese writing.

John Brannon, right, sits with a Tokyo Shimbun newspaper reporter looking at a book. Brannon was a defense attorney for the Japanese war criminals.

John Brannon lays on a cot with an unknown Japanese woman seated behind him. He's at a rooftop club at a hotel. Brannon was a defense attorney for the Japanese war criminals during the War Crimes Trials in Japan.

John Brannon, who was a defense attorney during the War Crimes Trials in Japan, looks at the camera with a small unidentified Japanese boy.

John Brannon stands outside in a coat and military uniform. He was a defense attorney during the War Crimes Trials in Japan. Others are unidentified.

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.

John Brannon sits at a rooftop club at a hotel while in Tokyo, Japan. Brannon was a defense attorney during the War Crimes Trials in Japan.

The Navy defendants were interested in Nomura's story of the delayed Japanese notification of the Pearl Harbor attack. Reading around the table from left to right, Okuyama (Counsel for Kagans), Takahaski (Counsel for Shimada, Navy Minister), McDermoth (Counsel for Shimada), Admiral Nomura (Japanese Ambassador to the United States), John Brannon, Elaine Fischel, Yamaska (New York attorney), Colonel Warren (Council for Admiral Oka, one of the accused).

John Brannon, defense attorney for Japanese war criminals during the War Crimes Trials in Japan, sits in a chair with an unknown Japanese child on his lap.