[Lieutenant John Charles Van Nooten seated in witness box]

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Identifier2020-03-04_image_056SourceThe Robert F. Hardin World War II Japanese War Trials Photograph Collection (2020-03-04), Folder 1CreatorUnited States. Army. Signal CorpsDescriptionPhotograph of Lieutenant John Charles Van Nooten, a former prisoner of war, seated in the witness box during the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, War Ministry Building, Tokyo, Japan, December 30, 1946.

Caption on verso: "WPA-46-69894. 30 Dec. 46. Former POW testifies at IMTFE in Tokyo: Lt. John Charles Van Nooten, former POW, testifies for the prosecution in the Netherlands East Indies phase of the IMTFE, at the war crimes trials of the 27 accused Japanese war criminals in the War Ministry Bldg., Tokyo, Japan. Lt. Van Nooten, was captured at Ambonia, Molucca Islands, Feb 3, 1942, while a member of the 2/21st Australian infantry Bn., and was liberated from the same island on Sept. 10, 1945. Photographer - Meacham."Creation Date1946-12-30SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945War crimes trialsInternational Military Tribunal for the Far EastInternational courtsTokyo Trial, Tokyo, Japan, 1946-1948Van Nooten, John CharlesPlaceTokyo (Japan)JapanOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Robert F. Hardin World War II Japanese War Trials Photograph Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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