Camp Savage and the Birth of US Military Language Intelligence: One Soldier’s Story at Sibley

May 16, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Sibley Historic Site. $20.

Dr. Karen Lucas gives a fascinating presentation about Minnesota’s key role in the early development of US Military Language Intelligence during WWII. Dr. Lucas will share the experiences of her father, Walter Tanaka, as part of the first class at Camp Savage, where 6,000 Japanese linguists were trained, many of whom were Americans of Japanese descent.

Learn more at mnhs.org/events/3278.