Denis Teraoka oral history interview, part 2 of 5, September 28, 2003

Files

Dublin Core

Description

Teraoka talks about how his parents met, what it was like moving to Honolulu to attend high school, and discusses the boat trip from Hilo to Honolulu. Next, Teraoka talks about his participation in ROTC, attending the University of Hawaii, and his post-graduation employment working at a plantation. Lastly, Teraoka talks about attending dental school in Kansas City, discusses the attack on Pearl Harbor, discusses getting drafted, and talks about his assignments with both the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and 100th Infantry Battalion.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:28:46

Language

Spatial Coverage

Identifier

2003OH0388_02_Teraoka

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/388-Teraoka-Dennis-2.m4v

Date of Birth

1917 May 28

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Teraoka, Denis: narrator et al., “Denis Teraoka oral history interview, part 2 of 5, September 28, 2003,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed November 23, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1049917.