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Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center. Learn about a school where the Army trained Japanese American soldiers as linguists in World War II. Region. Crissy Field Region. Type. Military & Historic Site, Museum. Top Amenities. Accessible Parking, Accessible Restrooms, Paid Parking, Shuttle-accessible, Muni Bus-accessible.
Nov 26, 2013 · The Center's purpose is to commemorate and honor the legacy of Japanese American Soldiers who were trained military intelligence linguists serving within combat units during WWII in the...
Nov 11, 2013 · The building of the 10,000 square-foot Center was initiated in 1993 by the National Japanese American Historical Society with support from the Military Intelligence Service Association of Northern ...
Building 640 was the original site of the language school for the Military Intelligence Service during World War II. ... historic center for ongoing exhibits and ...
Dec 7, 2023 · The first class of the Military Intelligence Service also studied Japanese at the Presidio starting on Nov. 1, 1941 — ahead of the outbreak of war. McNaughton detailed the MIS’ founding, from its recruitment of capable Nisei to serve as both instructors and military linguists once the war began, and the state of the U.S. military to ...
Fantastic experience: Building 640 was the original site of the language school for the Military Intelligence Service during World War II. The place now features exhibits on the crucial role played by Japanese American soldiers during the war, as well as the horrible treatment of civilian Americans of Japanese descent (who were basically interned in concentration camps around the US during the ...
Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center. Building 640, Presidio of San Francisco. OPEN on Weekends: Saturday & Sunday, 12 Noon to 5PM. Group & School Tours Available Monday through Friday by Appointment. Admission: $10. Free to veterans, children 12 & under, NJAHS members.
