World War II Honoree

Robert R. Harrison

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Canton, Ohio

Honored By

Samuel J. Harrison

Relationship

Son

INTERPRETER AND TRANSLATOR, MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE. ASSIGNED TO THE ARMY SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, WHERE HE STUDIED THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE, HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, CULTURE AND RELIGION. ONE OF ONLY EIGHT SELECTED FROM HIS CLASS TO CONTINUE AN ADVANCED, STRICT, REGIMENTED STUDY OF BOTH ORAL AND WRITTEN JAPANESE AT THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR. THIS HIGHLY SPECIALIZED MILITARY INTELLIGENCE UNIT WAS TRAINED AND COMMISSIONED AS OFFICERS TO INTERROGATE PRISONERS OF WAR, TRANSLATE CAPTURED ENEMY DOCUMENTS AND LEAD NISEI (SECOND-GENERATION JAPANESE AMERICANS) SOLDIERS INTO BATTLE.