Sam Terasaki oral history interview, part 6 of 6, June 7, 1999
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Terasaki discusses returning to the United States and landing in New York. He then talks about a welcome celebration for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team which included attending a baseball game and a dance. He also talks about Earl Finch, who was in attendance of the welcome celebration, and discusses a parade in Washington D.C. for the 442nd. Terasaki then describes a 442nd Regimental flag and the meaning behind the ribbons on the flag; and talks about getting discharged and returning home. Lastly, Terasaki talks about his post-war life including discussing attending college; becoming a pharmacist; meeting his wife; discussing his son and granddaughter; and provides some thoughts regarding a Go for Broke monument and taking a trip to Bronson to attend a 442nd tribute.
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video/m4v
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0:29:46
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Spatial Coverage
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1999OH0051_06_Terasaki
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/051-Terasaki-Sam-6.m4v
Date of Birth
1924 Nov 06
Location of Birth
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 6 of 6, June 7, 1999,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed April 23, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050113.