 Following screening for war crimes, physical labor or security duty for thousands more, and war crimes trials for approximately 1,038 individuals, they were sent back to Japan aboard remaining Japanese vessels.Approximately 1,000 Japanese soldiers deserted from their units (then under allied command) and assimilated themselves into local communities.Many of these soldiers joined the TNI or other Indonesian military organizations, and a number of these former Japanese soldiers died during the Indonesian National Revolution, including Abdul Rachman (Ichiki Tatsuo).