[Captain George C. Williams at podium]

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Title

[Captain George C. Williams at podium]

Description

Photograph of Captain George C. Williams at a podium during the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, War Ministry Building, Tokyo, Japan, January 29, 1947.

Caption on verso: "FEC-47-70683. 29 Jan 47. Defense attorney at IMTFE in Tokyo: Capt. George C. Williams, defense attorney representing Naoki Hoshino at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, proposes a dismissal of the case against his defendant for lack of evidence, during the war crimes trials of the 26 alleged Japanese war criminals in the War Ministry Bldg., Tokyo, Japan. Capt. Williams, whose home is in Brookneal, VA., attended John Hopkins U., AB 1940; U. of VA., LLB 1942, and is associated with Copenhaver & Walker Law Firm. After entering the Army in Dec. 1942, Capt. Williams served at Biggs Field, Tex. and 21st Bomber Comm. In Colo.; Headquarters 20th Air Force, Guam, Dec. 1944 - Feb. 1946; Pacific Air Command Manila, Feb. - March 1946, and with Headquarters 5th Air Force in Tokyo from March to May 1946. Photographer Einhorn."

Stamped on verso: "Photograph by Signal Corps U.S. Army."

Date

1947-01-29

Coverage

Bibliographic Citation

The Robert F. Hardin World War II Japanese War Trials Photograph Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

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