Theodore Yenari oral history interview, part 6 of 7, November 15, 2004
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Theodore "Ted" Yenari discusses the war ending when he is in Okinawa as a paratrooper. He explains the warfare and the use of the war weapons. During the occupation in Japan, Yenari recalls his assignments with the bomb disposal group and traveling around Japan.
Yenari earns money by selling candy and earns the name "sour ball boy". Before coming back to the United States , Yenari goes on furlough for three weeks to see the different prefectures of Japan. When Yenari returns home, he goes to school and opens an Optometrist practice.
Yenari earns money by selling candy and earns the name "sour ball boy". Before coming back to the United States , Yenari goes on furlough for three weeks to see the different prefectures of Japan. When Yenari returns home, he goes to school and opens an Optometrist practice.
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0:30:35
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2004OH0513_06_Yenari
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http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/513-Yenari-Ted-6.m4v
Date of Birth
1919 Sep 29
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War or Conflict
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Entrance into Service
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Yes
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Yenari, Theodore: narrator et al., “Theodore Yenari oral history interview, part 6 of 7, November 15, 2004,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 22, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1050978.