Sam Terasaki oral history interview, part 4 of 6, June 7, 1999
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Terasaki talks about his combat experiences, his experiences meeting up with a supply train, and discusses the end of the war. He then talks about a memorial service that was held for soldiers who were killed in action, his postwar experiences porcessing German POWs, and talks about what it was like staying in a foxhole. Next, Terasaki talks about the weather in Italy, Army food, a barter system the soldiers had with Italian civilians, and discusses some nontraditional uses for a helmet including cooking and bathing. Lastly, Terasaki talks about the Gothic Line, and his unit receiving a Presidential Unit Citation.
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video/m4v
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0:26:59
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Spatial Coverage
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1999OH0051_04_Terasaki
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/051-Terasaki-Sam-4.m4v
Date of Birth
1924 Nov 06
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War or Conflict
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Entrance into Service
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Yes
Citation
Terasaki, Sam: narrator, Sato, Christine: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Sam Terasaki oral history interview, part 4 of 6, June 7, 1999,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 20, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050111.