4720: Masao Terakita

Masao Terakita

He was born on 22 December 1897. He was a logging camp worker employed by Cameron Lake Logging Company, Pacific Building, Vancouver, BC. His family includes Ima Terakita [possibly Iwa Terakita] (mother; nee Ima Shibaike or Iwa Shibaike), Itoe Terakita (wife; nee Itoye Ura), Kazuyuki Terakita (son), Mitsuyuki Terakita (son), Yoshiyuki Terakita (son), Masaji Terakita (son), Tadashi Terakita [also known as Billy Tadasu Terakita] (son), Hiroko Terakita (daughter), and Momoyo Terakita (daughter). His home address is listed as Box 40, Coombs, BC. He was forcibly uprooted to Slocan, BC.

Sex	M
Date of Birth	22 December 1897
Nationality	Naturalized Canadian
Locations after uprooting	Slocan, BC

Reel	C-9347 (1061-1105)
Type	Person
Custodian Number	4720
Name	Masao Terakita

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4720: Masao Terakita

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Source: Library and Archives Canada, Office of the Custodian of Enemy Property Fonds, C-3 Business Records

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