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Warren Michio Tsuneishi

Warren Tsuneishi, November 1944 War: World War II, 1939-1946 Branch: Army Unit: 306th Headquarters Intelligence Detachment, XXIV Corps Service Location: Camp Savage, Minnesota (8/1943-2/1944); Camp Blanding, Florida (3/1944-4/1944); Fort Snelling, Minnesota (5/1944); Fort Lewis, Washington; Schofields Barracks (5/1944-8/1944); Leyte Island (Philippines-10/1944-3/1945); Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands-4/1945-8/1945); Korea (9/1945-1/1946) Rank: Technical Sergeant Place of Birth: Monrovia, CA

Born on the Fourth of July in California, Warren Tsuneishi was the son of Japanese immigrants. After Japanese forces bombed Pearl Harbor and the U.S. entered World War II, his family was evacuated to Heart Mountain, a Japanese internment facility in Wyoming. But Tsuneishi craved freedom and the chance to serve his country, in spite of his family's confinement. He volunteered for the Military Intelligence Service Language School and served in the Pacific, translating captured documents that gave U.S. forces a big advantage in securing the Philippines and Okinawa.