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| '''Teruto "''Terry''" Tsubota''' was a second-generation ], or ], from ], who was credited with saving hundreds of ]ese lives while serving as a ] combat translator with the ] during the ] in 1945. | '''Teruto "''Terry''" Tsubota''' was a second-generation ], or ], from ], who was credited with saving hundreds of ]ese lives while serving as a ] combat translator with the ] during the ] in 1945. | ||
| Tsubota, who didn't fire a single shot during the battle, stayed on ] after the war. He married a local woman who survived the battle carnage in southern Okinawa. They raised three children; he retired from government service in 1993. | |||
| ⚫ | Tsubota remains a ] to the residents of |
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| ⚫ | Tsubota remains a ] to the residents of Okinawa as the man who prevented many of the ]s of scared ]s hiding in the ]s. In 2004 he was one of the honored guests at the 59th ] of the Battle of Okinawa held in the ] in ]. | ||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Teruto "Terry" Tsubota was a second-generation Japanese-American, or Nisei, from Hawaii, who was credited with saving hundreds of Japanese lives while serving as a Military Intelligence combat translator with the 6th Marine Division during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.
Tsubota, who didn't fire a single shot during the battle, stayed on Okinawa after the war. He married a local woman who survived the battle carnage in southern Okinawa. They raised three children; he retired from government service in 1993.
Tsubota remains a hero to the residents of Okinawa as the man who prevented many of the suicides of scared civilians hiding in the caves. In 2004 he was one of the honored guests at the 59th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa held in the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum in Itoman.
External links
- Thousands honor 59th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa, Stars and Stripes, June 25, 2004
- WWII interpreter saved civilians: The Hilo-born soldier was honored for his efforts on Okinawa, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, September 26, 2004
- Defiant soldier saved lives of hundreds of civilians during Okinawa battle, Stars and Stripes, April 1, 2005
- Book lauds unheralded Nisei translators, Stars and Stripes, June 23, 2007
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