Coffee Chat: Military Intelligence Service Language School

About This Event

Join us for a complimentary cup of coffee at this informal presentation and discussion, part of our "Coffee Chats" series covering many aspects of Fort history.

Learn how a group of Japanese Americans served at the site during World War II. Part of Minnesota’s Secret Language School, the work of these men and women is considered to have shortened the war by years.

During World War II, the US military recruited imprisoned Japanese Americans from west coast concentration camps to be a part of the Military Intelligence Service Language School. This initiative trained soldiers as Japanese linguists, with participants serving while their family members remained incarcerated in many instances.

This event will take place in the Plank Museum & Visitor Center, the same building that served as a barracks for some members of the Military Intelligence Service Language School. 

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