Military Intelligence Service

The first Japanese Americans to serve in the military during World War II were linguists involved in the Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS). The MISLS was charged with training soldiers in the Japanese language for intelligence purposes. Japanese Americans served as both instructors and students at the school, which opened on November 1, 1941. The Language School began recruiting instructors and later students directly from concentration camps as early as July 1942. MISLS graduates were assigned in small teams to units fighting in the Pacific and to intelligence centers throughout the Allied command. They translated captured documents, interrogated prisoners of war, wrote propaganda, encouraged Japanese soldiers and civilians to surrender, and monitored radio broadcasts. After the war, they acted as interpreters at the war crime trials and for the occupation government in Japan.

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doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-235)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he comforts Yuri on her misbehaving typewriter by sharing a Reader's Digest story, and his own typewriter's faults. He continues by discussing Yuri's sister's (Wakako Domoto) relocation to Denver, his recent skiing trip, the rash of promotions at Camp Savage, a prank by the mailroom staff, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-235/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-239)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he lets Yuri know that he's enjoyed corresponding with her, that he hopes she likes a gift he mailed her and that he is currently translating a seaman's diary.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-239/

doc Yoshito Shibata Autobiography (ddr-densho-356-267)

Autobiography of Yoshito Shibata, details his time in the U.S. Army between 1941 and 1946. In 1941 he was part of the Finance office, in 1942 he attended the Language School at Camp Savage, in 1943 he was deployed to the Pacific Theatre and was stationed there until 1946.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-267/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-224)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he describes in detail his furlough trip in New York City.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-224/

doc Note on train menu (ddr-densho-356-215)

Train menu from Great Northern Railway's Empire Builder route. On the back of the menu is a message to Yuri Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata. In the message Yoshito informs Yuriko that the train is crossing into Idaho and he is headed to Fort Snelling in Minnesota and that he will write her again once he …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-215/

doc Birthday card to Yuri from Yoshito (ddr-densho-356-240)

Birthday card to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata. Associated with the card were a receipt for curtains and a shipping label.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-240/

doc Returned letter to Yoshito Shibata from Yuri Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-265)

A returned letter addressed to Yoshito Shibata from Yuriko Domoto Tsukada, in the letter Yuri apologizes for the delay in sending her wedding announcement and describes her wedding, finding an apartment in Boston, her husband Richard "Dick" Tsukada, work, and taking Masters courses at Simmons College.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-265/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-223)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he recalls a month long recruitment trip to some of the WRA camps for qualified Niseis to join MIS. His writing includes a mention for being present to an incident at Poston (possibly the Poston Strike or the incidences that lead to the strike). He talks …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-223/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-227)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he thanks Yuri for sending him a gift and recalls his birthday trip up the Empire State Building.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-227/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-220)

Envelope and letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he tells Yuriko about his transfer to Camp Savage to study Japanese and the general schedule of the language school. He inquires about her family's adjustment to life in the Assembly center and provides her with his new address.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-220/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-249)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he describes a recent visit to a military hospital at which he had a meaningful encounter with an amputee

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-249/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-233)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata that includes a menu from Camp Savage's Christmas dinner. In the letter Yoshito writes about his happiness that the Christmas celebrations Yuri described in her last letter were joyful. He also writes about the gifts he mailed her, the gifts soldiers at Camp Savage received, wanting to carbon …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-233/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-237)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata informing Yuri that he's mailed her a model Jeep made by another member of his unit.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-237/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-256)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he thanks her for sending a news clipping along, discusses pests native to the area he is in and how they affected building construction, visiting a local home for tea, detailed answer about his mother writing in Japanese to him, his family's relocation to Chicago, weather …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-256/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-241)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he informs Yuri he's on furlough staying in a Hotel in Minneapolis. Additionally, he answers her question about New York and asks about a possible job. He also discusses visits from mutual friends like Tak Negi, and a future trip out to a local nursery to …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-241/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-260)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he describes his office, a sermon he heard earlier that day on poor language, his own family, and memories of college.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-260/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-221)

Envelope and letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he discusses the ease in which all the solider took to studying and wonders if its in part because many of the soldiers are college graduates. He then discusses in detail the ways Nisei soldiers interact with locals and the widespread dating that is …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-221/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-247)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he informs her that a backlog of letters were delivered to his unit causing him awe at the importance of communication while in the army, he also talks about visiting his hometown and offers to stop by the Domoto's nursery to check in on things for …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-247/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-242)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he informs Yuri of his new mailing address.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-242/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-255)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he tells high tales about the mosquitos in his area.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-255/

doc Letter to Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-212)

Two drafts of a letter to Yoshito Shibata from presumably Yuriko Domoto Tsukada in which she asks to talk in person about a photo she received from him.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-212/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-251)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he inquires about the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps being opening to Nisei and if Yuri or their mutual friend Tak were thinking about joining. Hints at his interesting work, but notes that he can not share it due to the censor.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-251/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-248)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he talks about his first week in the Pacific Theater at an undisclosed location.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-248/

doc Letter from Yoshito Shibata to Yuri Domoto (ddr-densho-356-216)

Envelope and letter addressed to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata. In the letter Yoshito writes about his memories of Easter and the possibility of how he will celebrate this year, inquires about Yuri's plans, his visits to Minneapolis and St. Paul, where he and other soldiers are asked if they are Japanese or Chinese, and if …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-216/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-226)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he tells about the USO building he is writing this letter from, his urgent need to return to Camp Savage to write up his report on his recent recruitment tour of WRA camps, and of a good Japanese restaurant he visited while on furlough.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-226/