People executed by the United States military by hanging

Japanese general and war criminal (1885–1946)

Japanese general (1889–1946)

British Army officer during the American Revolutionary War

Kintpuash (c. 1837 – October 3, 1873), also known as Kientpoos, Keintpoos, or by his English name Captain Jack, was a prominent Modoc leader from present-day northern California and southern Oregon. His name in the Modoc language translates to "strikes the water brashly." Kintpuash is best known for leading his people in resisting forced relocation during the Modoc War of 1872–1873. Using the rugged terrain of the Lava Beds in California, his small band of warriors held off vastly superior US Army forces for several months. He remains the only Native American leader to be charged with war crim

Japanese army general (1890-1946)

Japanese admiral (1892-1947)

American soldier and rapist (1935-1961)

American soldier and serial killer (1917–1942)

admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and the Japanese garrison commander on Wake Island during World War II

first person executed for sedition by revolutionary Army of the United Colonies