Peter Fukasawa oral history interview, part 5 of 5, August 25, 2001

Fukasawa discusses moving to to Oelwein, Iowa because his wife has a teaching job there. He gets a job at John Deere and saves enough money to buy a house. Later he joins the National Guard in 1947 until 1952.

Fukasawa is sent to Korea and says the feeling is different from the European Theater because there is not advancement of the front line. In Korea you have to hold the line and the moral is not a high spirited.

Fukasawa returns back home after the war when he accumulates enough points. After Korea, Fukasawa and his wife live in Los Angeles. He gets a job at the Naval Center until 1954 when he works for Ventura County Junior College. Fukasawa works his way up to head Gardener and then retires. He has three daughters, grandchild and great grandchildren. Fukasawa also leaves a advice for future generations.

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