Lawson Sakai oral history interview, part 9 of 9, August 30, 2003

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Description

Teruya discusses returning home; getting discharged; and seeing his family again. He then talks about meeting his wife; discusses his children and grandchildren; and talks about receiving the Bronze Star. Next, Sakai discusses his post-war experiences including getting married; attending college; and his employment working for his father-in-law's farming business and opening a travel agency. Then, Teruya and Sakai discuss the legacy of Nisei veterans; and Sakai shows and describes photographs of his family, photographs taken during training at Camp Shelby, his Japanese style home, and at a 442nd reunion. Lastly, Sakai describes awards he received including a Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and Combat Infantryman Badge; and Teruya shows and describes photographs taken while he was in school, fishing, and others.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:22:09

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2003OH0374_09_Sakai

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/374-Sakai-Lawson-9.m4v

Date of Birth

1923 Oct 27

Location of Birth

Incarceration Facilities

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Sakai, Lawson: narrator, Horsting, Robert: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Lawson Sakai oral history interview, part 9 of 9, August 30, 2003,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1049787.