Japanese prisoners of war (?Okinawa) following a muster to hear Emperor Hirohito's "surrender" broadcast, 1945.  Best regards, JR.

Shame and mourning.

He lost his hand and it was replaced with an iron  hook (those days' Captain the hook) He became an ace as he shot a Hellcat some hours before the war was ended. Moriokas left wrist was of iron. I think he was releaset if he had asked for it.

Eager to fly

Imperial Japan Navy W/O Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, top scorer of Japanese fighter aces with 87 kills (KIA 26.10.1944) in his Mitsubishi Zero A6M3a Model 22 (UI-105) from the 251st Kokutai, patrolling the skies of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. 7 May 1943.