Sam Terasaki oral history interview, part 2 of 6, June 7, 1999
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Terasaki talks about getting drafted and his enemy alien classification; working as a soda jerk; and getting reclassified as 1-A. He then talks about his attempts to volunteer for the Navy after induction; his experiences traveling to Camp Shelby; basic training; his feelings regarding his war experiences; and discusses his Army friendships and the camaraderie of the platoon. Next, Terasaki talks about his platoon leader at Camp Shelby; discusses his thoughts regarding incarceration camps; and talks about the relationship between mainland and Hawaiian soldiers at Camp Shelby. Lastly, Terasaki talks about getting assigned to a weapons platoon and joining the 100th Infantry Battalion; discusses his combat experiences; and talks about discrimination against African Americans.
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video/m4v
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0:28:32
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1999OH0051_02_Terasaki
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/051-Terasaki-Sam-2.m4v
Date of Birth
1924 Nov 06
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War or Conflict
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Terasaki, Sam: narrator, Sato, Christine: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Sam Terasaki oral history interview, part 2 of 6, June 7, 1999,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 20, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050109.