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Paul Bannai Interview I Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-128-26)
vh Paul Bannai Interview I Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-128-26)
Attending Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS), Camp Savage, Minnesota, studying hard to catch up on Japanese language skills
Takashi Matsui Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-45-22)
vh Takashi Matsui Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-45-22)
Remaining an instructor at the Military Intelligence Service Language School, then deciding to serve in Japan
Kobayashi Collection (ddr-densho-173)
Collection Kobayashi Collection (ddr-densho-173)
This collection contains two documents from Densho narrator Thomas Kobayashi. He served with the Military Intelligence Service during World War II, and the documents are from the Military Intelligence Service Language School at Camp Savage, Minnesota.
Man speaking at podium (ddr-ajah-2-813)
img Man speaking at podium (ddr-ajah-2-813)
Caption: Speaking to the Nisei graduates from the Military Intelligence Service Language School at Camp Savage, Minnesota is Major General George Strongs, the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, G-2, June 18, 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-561 with additional notes
Man standing outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-807)
img Man standing outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-807)
Caption: The commandant of the Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS) at Camp Savage, Minnesota: Colonel Kai Rasmussen. Photo October 1942 to June 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-422 with additional notes
Group of men in uniform outside building with names on front (ddr-ajah-2-803)
img Group of men in uniform outside building with names on front (ddr-ajah-2-803)
Caption: Barracks 15, at Camp Savage, Minnesota. Military Intelligence Service Language School. Not pictured is this barracks' leader, Sgt. Lincoln Taira. October 1942-October 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-432 with additional notes
Military Intelligence Service political cartoon (ddr-densho-381-45)
img Military Intelligence Service political cartoon (ddr-densho-381-45)
Political cartoon; captions: THE SECRET WEAPON! -- Cover of the M.I.S. Calendar for 1982, commemorating the role of Nisei in the U.S. Military Intelligence, World War II. Cartoon by Jack Matsuoka, Pacifica, California. (picture on reverse side) COME, COME, NOW READ THIS! - Classroom scene at Camp Savage, Military Intelligence Language School, Minnesota, form the M.I.S. …
Inside of barracks with cots (ddr-ajah-2-802)
img Inside of barracks with cots (ddr-ajah-2-802)
Caption: Barracks 10, where some of the "Sensei" or instructors of Japanese language were housed at Camp Savage, Minnesota. They were there to teach Japanese American Niseis as part of the Military Intelligence Service Language School. October 1942-October 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-431 with additional notes.
50 years of excellence (ddr-csujad-1-189)
doc 50 years of excellence (ddr-csujad-1-189)
An event program for Military Intelligence Service Language School Reception and Defense Language Institute 50th Anniversary, held Monterey California, October 31-November 1, 1991. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_03_01_003
Men studying at tables (ddr-ajah-2-804)
img Men studying at tables (ddr-ajah-2-804)
Caption: Nisei soldiers of the "famous" C-3 class study while at Camp Savage, Minnesota. They were members of the Military Intelligence Service Language School during WWII. Photo October 1942 to June 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-428 with additional notes.
Holiday card from Kai Rasmussen to Joe Iwataki (ddr-ajah-2-829)
doc Holiday card from Kai Rasmussen to Joe Iwataki (ddr-ajah-2-829)
Caption: Holiday greeting card from kai Rasmussen to Joe Iwataki. 5.25" wide by 4" tall, when folded down the center of the paper. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA. Rasmussen was the Commandant of the Military Intelligence Service Language School at Ft. Snelling, Minnesota.
Group of men posing for photo outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-809)
img Group of men posing for photo outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-809)
Caption: MIS Military Intelligence Service language school / Camp Savage, Minnesota. Iwataki graduated for the MIS in December 1942 / Taro Yoshihashi / Grant Hirabayashi (served in Burma) / Joe Iwataki of Alameda, CA (served in Australia) / Yasuharu Koike of Alameda, CA. (served in CBI campaign)
George Koshi Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1008-1-10)
vh George Koshi Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1008-1-10)
Being a language instructor for the Military Intelligence Service Language School

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

Historical photographs and documents, from internment camps to Military Intelligence Service Language School [order form] (ddr-csujad-1-190)
doc Historical photographs and documents, from internment camps to Military Intelligence Service Language School [order form] (ddr-csujad-1-190)
A book order form. Books published by TecCom Productions include: Manzanar, Tule Lake, Rohwer, Heart Mountain, Assembly Center I (Santa Anita, Pomona, Fresno, Tulare, Pinedale, Salinas), Assembly Center II (Turlock, Tanforan, Stockton, Sacramento, Marysville, Portland, Puyallup). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_03_01_004
Henry Nakano Interview (ddr-manz-1-58)
vh Henry Nakano Interview (ddr-manz-1-58)
Nisei male. Born May 11, 1927, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, where father ran a grocery store and then a small farm. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Trained in the Military Intelligence Service Language School.
Classroom with men studying at desks and wooden burning stove (ddr-ajah-2-805)
img Classroom with men studying at desks and wooden burning stove (ddr-ajah-2-805)
Caption: Nisei soldiers study in a classroom at Camp Savage, Minnesota, where the Military Intelligence Service Language School was held during WWII. At far left is their "sensei" or instructor, Mr. Itami. October 1942 to June 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-429 with additional notes
Appeal to Americans of Japanese Ancestry (ddr-csujad-55-754)
doc Appeal to Americans of Japanese Ancestry (ddr-csujad-55-754)
Statement regarding recruitment of Nisei linguists for the Military Intelligence Language School at Camp Savage, Minnesota. Provides a background on the school and appeal to prospective students. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0756
Intitutional factors in Japanese nationalism (ddr-csujad-55-2572)
doc Intitutional factors in Japanese nationalism (ddr-csujad-55-2572)
Military syllabus entitled, "Institutional Factors In Japanese Nationalism" taught by Shigeya Kihara at the Military Intelligence Service Language School in Savage, Minnesota. This was restricted information for use of Military Personnel Only and not to be republished. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2736
Shigeya Kihara Interview (ddr-densho-1004-23)
vh Shigeya Kihara Interview (ddr-densho-1004-23)
Nisei male. Recruited to teach at the army's language school in fall of 1941. Helped to establish the Military Intelligence Service Language School in Presidio San Francisco and helped with the move to Minnesota. Postwar, established a career teaching with the Defense Language Institute.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the …

Narrator Shigeya Kihara

Nisei male. Recruited to teach at the army's language school in fall of 1941. Helped to establish the Military Intelligence Service Language School in Presidio San Francisco and helped with the move to Minnesota. Postwar, established a career teaching with the Defense Language Institute.
Mitsue Matsui Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1008-3-16)
vh Mitsue Matsui Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1008-3-16)
A growing respect and demand for Military Intelligence Service Language School graduates

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

Mitsue Matsui Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1008-3-8)
vh Mitsue Matsui Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1008-3-8)
Sent to the Military Intelligence Service Language School at Camp Savage, Minnesota

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

George S. Matsui Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1008-2-10)
vh George S. Matsui Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1008-2-10)
Memories of John Aiso, Director of the Military Intelligence Service Language School

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

Narrator Kenji Goto

Kibei male. Grew up in Kona, Hawaii. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, volunteered for the Military Intelligence and was an instructor at the language school in Camp Savage, heading the Oral Language Division.
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