Shojiro Tom Taketa oral history interview, part 6 of 6, June 5, 2005
Files
Dublin Core
Creator
Description
Taketa continues to give an overview of how his unit attempted to stop the Axis powers in Burma. He describes his return to the United States and reconnecting with his family. He talks about his military language work at Fort Snelling. He explains why he moved to San Jose, California. He discusses his courtship of his future wife and his subsequent marriage. He describes his children. Taketa talks about his college studies and his science career. He shares his future hopes for his family. He reflects on the treatment of Japanese Americans during World War Two. He shares his general hopes for the future. He describes several photographs that are shown on camera.
Subject
Type
Format
video/m4v
Extent
0:29:18
Language
Date
Spatial Coverage
Identifier
2005OH0573_06_Taketa
Oral History Item Type Metadata
URL
http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/573-Taketa-Shojiro-6.m4v
Date of Birth
1921 Aug 06
Location of Birth
Incarceration Facilities
War or Conflict
Branch of Service
Entrance into Service
Nickname
Unit of Service
Index
Yes
Citation
Taketa, Shojiro: narrator, Horsting, Robert: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Shojiro Tom Taketa oral history interview, part 6 of 6, June 5, 2005,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed November 23, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051446.