kˈɜːnəl ɹˈuːfəs sˈʌmtɚ bɹˈæʔn̩ sɛptˈɛmbɚ fˈaɪv, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt wʌz tʃˈiːf ʌvðə fˈɑːɹ ˈiːstɚn sˈɛkʃən ʌvðɪ ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns bɹˈæntʃ ʌvðə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns dᵻvˈɪʒən dʒˈiː tˈuː ɪnðə wˈɔːɹ dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn, wˌɛn ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ˈɛntɚd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː.
Colonel Rufus Sumter Bratton (September 5, 1892 – March 19, 1958) was Chief of the Far Eastern Section of the Intelligence Branch of the Military Intelligence Division (G-2) in the War Department in December 1941, when the United States entered World War II.