Terry Kaoru Nishida, (Poston 318-2-AB) was born in Dinuba, California on February 11, 1927 to Japanese immigrants, Joe and Yasuye Nishida.
Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the signing of Executive Order 9066, Terry Nishida, his parents, and siblings, Fred, Kenneth, John, Thomas, James and Agnes Nishida were evacuated from their home in Reedley, California. They were sent to the wartime living quarters in the Arizona desert at the Poston, Arizona internment camp. The Nishida family arrived at Poston block 318-2-AB on August, 6, 1942. In camp, Terry attended the Poston 3 High School. Terry received an invitation for employment in Detroit, and left Poston on July 25, 1944.
Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the signing of Executive Order 9066, Terry Nishida, his parents, and siblings, Fred, Kenneth, John, Thomas, James and Agnes Nishida were evacuated from their home in Reedley, California. They were sent to the wartime living quarters in the Arizona desert at the Poston, Arizona internment camp. The Nishida family arrived at Poston block 318-2-AB on August, 6, 1942. In camp, Terry attended the Poston 3 High School. Terry received an invitation for employment in Detroit, and left Poston on July 25, 1944.
After World War II, Terry married Sachiko Urata. They raised their family in San Diego and Terry was an aeronautical engineer for General Dynamics. He served in the Army.
Terry Nishida died on January 2, 2007. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe Nishida (1958) and Yasuye (1982); brothers, George (2001), Kenneth Kenji (1999), John Yoshiharu (1996), and James Shigeru Nishida (2003).
He is survived by his wife, Sachiko; daughters, Peggy Takehara of Pleasanton, Marsha Marty of Union City and Beverly Morisako and Suzanne Nishida of San Diego; brothers, Fred and Thomas Nishida; and sisters, Rosie Watanabe, and Agnes M. (Hide) Nakamura.
Source: http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070113/news_1m13obitkp.html
