How were the MIS soldiers involved in the Korean War?
Many MIS linguists were assigned to frontline units to conduct intelligence work. Some worked as interpreters (many Koreans spoke fluent Japanese but little English) and translators while others interrogated prisoners of war. Language detachments to which MIS linguists were assigned became known as Interrogation of POW Teams, or IPOWs. As stated, MIS linguists were vital ast here were few English speaking Korean translators. This meant that in some cases, MIS linguits asked questions in Japanese and the interpretor (Korean-Japanese) questioned the prisoner in Korean and vice versa. The MIS linguist made the written report in English.
