Vice Admiral Oka Takasumi, defendant, International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Born 11 February 1890, died 4 December 1973. Graduated Naval Academy (July 1911); Ensign (December 1912); Lieutenant Junior Grade (December 1914); Lieutenant (December 1917); Lieutenant Commander (December 1923); Instructor, Naval Staff College (November 1927); Commander (December 1928); Captain (November 1933); Captain, H.I.J.N.S . Zingei (December 1936); Rear Admiral (November 1939); Chief, Naval Affairs Bureau (15 October 1940 — 1 August 1944); Vice Admiral (November 1942); Vice Navy Minister (18 July 1944 — 5 August 1944). Arrested 7 April 1946; appeared as defense witness at IMTFE. Charged on thirty-nine counts (reduced to seven), found guilty on five counts; sentenced to life imprisonment, paroled in 1954 due to ill health, unconditionally released in 1958.