"They are our human secret weapons": the military intelligence service and the role of Japanese-Americans in the pacific war and in the occupation of Japan (1).(Report)

From: The Historian | Date: March 22, 2008| Author: Nakamura, Kelli Y. | Copyright information

UNDER A SHROUD OF SECRECY and with the backing of the U.S. War Department, the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) trained and graduated nearly 6,000 linguists--of whom the majority were Japanese-Americans. They ultimately played a decisive role in the victory of American forces over Japan in the Pacific. According to Major General Charles Willoughby, G2 Intelligence chief for General Douglas MacArthur, these Nisei, or second-generation Japanese-Americans, "shortened the Pacific wa...

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