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AT SEA, TALAUD GROUP 1945-11-03. COLONEL SHIGERIE KOBA, JAPANESE COMMANDER IN THE TALAUD ISLANDS, ABOARD HMAS JUNEE. IT IS ALLEGED THAT HE RECEIVED AN ORDER FROM THE JAPANESE HEADQUARTERS IN MENADO TO DISPOSE OF FIVE CAPTURED ALLIED AIRMEN. HE SUBSEQUENTLY CONFESSED TO ORDERING THEIR EXECUTION AND WAS SENT TO MOROTAI PRISONER OF WAR COMPOUND TO AWAIT TRIAL FOR WAR CRIMES. (PHOTOGRAPHER SUB LT PIXLEY RANVR)
AT SEA, TALAUD GROUP 1945-11-03. LEFT TO RIGHT: FIRST LIEUTENANT (1ST LT) NOMURA, 1ST LT YABE, 1ST LT MISUMI, 1ST LT TANAKA, CAPTAIN IWASA AND 2ND LT ASOAKA ABOARD HMAS JUNEE EN ROUTE TO THE PRISONER
AT SEA, TALAUD GROUP. 1945-11-03. FIRST LIEUTENANT (1ST LT) TALESHI MATSUSAKI ABOARD HMAS JUNEE. UPON RECEIVING A VERBAL ORDER FROM COLONEL KOBA, JAPANESE COMMANDER IN THE TALAUD ISLANDS, THROUGH HIS
AT SEA, TALAUD GROUP 1945-11-03. LEFT TO RIGHT: SERGEANT UCHINO, SUPERIOR PRIVATE (SUP PTE) TANAKA, SUP PTE GATO, PTE SUZUKI AND PTE OISHI ABOARD HMAS JUNEE EN ROUTE TO THE PRISONER OF WAR COMPOUND AT
KARAKELLANG, TALAUD GROUP, 1945-10-30. COLONEL KOBA, JAPANESE COMMANDER IN THE TALAUD ISLANDS, AND HIS ADJUTANT IN CONFERENCE WITH OFFICERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN CONTACT TEAM ABOARD HMAS JUNEE. THE AUSTRA
MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1946-01-11. BARON TAKASAKI AND REAR ADMIRAL HAMANAKA LEAVING THE COURT WHERE THEY ARE ON TRIAL AS WAR CRIMINALS FOR THE ALLEGED ORDERING OF THE EXE
MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1946-01-11. BARON TAKASAKI, A COMMANDER IN THE JAPANESE NAVY TAKING A CHRISTIAN OATH (HE WAS EDUCATED AT CAMBRIDGE) BEFORE THE COURT, PRIOR TO BEIN
