Harry Hiroyuki Shibata (Poston 30-9-B) was born on May 22, 1926 in Los Angeles to Tanio and Shizuyo Shibata. Harry grew up in the Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles.
On May 27, 1942, the Shibata family were evacuated to the relocation camp at Poston, Arizona (block 30-9-B). Harry left Poston in January 1944 to attend college near Rolla, Missouri. After the war, he earned a B.S. degree in Engineering from the University of Minnesota and an M.S. degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Cal Tech.
On May 27, 1942, the Shibata family were evacuated to the relocation camp at Poston, Arizona (block 30-9-B). Harry left Poston in January 1944 to attend college near Rolla, Missouri. After the war, he earned a B.S. degree in Engineering from the University of Minnesota and an M.S. degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Cal Tech.
In 1963, Harry married Masako Takano. Harry was an engineer at Lockheed Aerospace for over twenty five years. Upon retirement, he returned to school and earned an airplane mechanics certificate and worked for United Airlines Harry and Masaki lived in Southern California and in the Bay Area until her death in 1993.
In 1995, Harry married Yuriko Sakurai Moriwaki, and they traveled around the world, attending Elder Hostel programs. Harry died on November 4, 2010 in San Francisco.
He is preceded in death by his parents Tanio Harry (1971) and Shizuyo (1978) Shibata, and brother, Alvin K Shibata (1998).
Harry is survived by his wife, Yuri of San Francisco, his sister, Midori of Redwood City.
Primary source: http://www.nichibei.org/2010/12/obituary-shibata-harry-hiroyuki/
