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photograph
Copyright JANM
Copyright JANM

photograph

Subject/sitter
Date1945
Mediumpaper
DimensionsH: 4 in, W: 5 in
ClassificationsPhotographic Archives
Credit LineGift of Don S. Okubo
Object number95.85.36
Description1 photographic print: b&w; In center foreground 2 men, Warrant Officer Manako on left, kneeling on ground and hands on legs facing an American officer (Don S. Okubo) who is seated in chair on right, other men seated in background. Written on verso in black ink, "War criminal trial at Kwajalein Atoll Marshall Island. Nov 21, 1945. Warrant Officer Manako IJN explaining how the American prisoner set before him calmly prior to his actual beheading. Manako also explained vividly how he swung his sword. War Crimes Court #39-3 Tech. Sgt. Don S. Okubo"; Written on lower right corner, "#78".

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