

An edition of First class (2008)
Nisei linguists in World War II : origins of the Military Intelligence Service Language Program
By Swift, David W.
Publish Date
2008
Publisher
National Japanese American Historical Society
Language
eng
Pages
320
Description:
"Through oral histories, memoirs and rare photographs, David W. Swift Jr. (whose Caucasian father was among these men) documents the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) First Class. One month before the attack on Pearl Harbor, these men, mostly Japanese American enlisted soldiers, were secretly recruited and trained at the Presidio of San Francisco. They made vital contributions to America's war effort, helping to shorten the war in the Pacific. Their personal accounts detail their classified exploits as translators, interrogators and interpreters in every major battlefield in the Pacific."--
subjects: Japanese Americans, Japanese American soldiers, Japanese American Participation, United States, Translating services, World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924, Military Intelligence Service Language School (U.S.), World War, 1939-1945, United States. War Department. Military Intelligence Service, Personal narratives, Military intelligence, Biography, History
Places: United States
Times: 20th century