Theodore Tsukahara oral history interview, part 1 of 5, March 25, 2001

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Description

Tsukahara discusses his family and childhood. He delivers newspapers to help the family. In high school he is in Reserve Training Officer Corps. After high school graduation he attend junior college for 2 years before moving to Los Angeles,California. Tsukahara describes how he meets his wife and bartending until the war breaks out.

Format

video/m4v

Extent

0:24:54

Language

eng

Spatial Coverage

Torrance, California

Identifier

2001OH0164_01_Tsukahara

Oral History Item Type Metadata

URL

http://www.goforbroke.org/oral_histories/mp4/164-Tsukahara-Ted-1.m4v

Date of Birth

1917 Sep 20

Location of Birth

Dallas, Texas

War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Branch of Service

Army

Entrance into Service

Volunteered

Nickname

Ted

Location of Basic Training

Camp Shelby, Mississippi

Index

Yes

Citation

Tsukahara, Ted: narrator, Tagami, Steve: interviewer, and Go For Broke National Education Center: publisher, “Theodore Tsukahara oral history interview, part 1 of 5, March 25, 2001,” Japanese American Military History Collective, accessed December 3, 2024, https://ndajams.omeka.net/items/show/1051799.