Nash Tahara oral history interview, part 6 of 6, February 29, 2004

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Description

Tahara talks about the end of the war, as they were marching through Europe, a plane flew overhead and threw leaflets out to them. He would return to Hawaii, seeing his mother and hearing about the death of his father. He also talks about seeing his brothers overseas, as they were also in the 442nd. After this, he would be discharged from the Army, join the National Guard and then begin careers as a mechanic and then a baker in Hilo for King's Hawaiian Bakery. Next, he discusses his marriage and the rest of his family. After this, he speaks about the telling his kin about his war time experiences and the legacy of being a 100th Infantry Battalion veteran.

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video/m4v

Extent

0:23:16

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Identifier

2004OH0409_06_Tahara

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/409-Tahara-Nash-6.m4v

Date of Birth

1922 Mar 05

Location of Birth

War or Conflict

Branch of Service

Entrance into Service

Location of Basic Training

Index

Yes

Citation

Tahara, Nash: narrator, Kunitomi, Darrell: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Nash Tahara oral history interview, part 6 of 6, February 29, 2004,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed November 21, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050142.