"Speak my name and I will live forever." - African proverb
JOHN EDWARD TESHIMA
OBITUARY - published in The Madison Eagle, Madison, NJ, in January 2006
John E. Teshima, Sr., 90, World War II Army Veteran, Decorated for Combat Service.
Services are private for John E. Teshima, Sr., of Madison, who died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006, at Morristown Memorial Hospital. He was 90.
Born in Madison, he lived in Bayonne before returning to Madison in 1946.
Mr. Teshima was a bookkeeper in the War Department from 1945 to 1946, and worked as comptroller for 35 years at the FMC Corporation, a phosphorus chemical manufacturer located in Carteret, NJ, until his retirement in 1982.
A World War II Army veteran and member of the 442nd Combat Infantry Regiment, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for distinguished meritorious service in ground combat in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre of Operations, as well as, the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Bronze Star.
He was an active member of the Old Guard of Madison and a member of the Presbyterian Church of Madison.
His wife, Shirley Anne Morris Teshima, died in March 1985.
He is survived by two sons, John E. Teshima, Jr. and his wife, Carol, of Michigan City, Indiana, and Peter J. Teshima and his wife, Kathie, of Madison, and April Teshima and her husband, John Melito, of Morris Plains, a brother, George Meekin of Sebring, Florida; seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Interment is private at the Graceland Memorial Park, Kenilworth, NJ. Arrangements are by the Burroughs, Kohr and Dangler Funeral Home, 106 Main St., Madison.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Madison Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 29 Prospect St., Madison, NJ 07940.
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The following tribute was written and posted on Facebook by Peter Teshima, John's son, on Veterans Day, November 11, 2017:
"Dad was a fighting member of the 442nd Regimental Infantry Combat Team in WWII, a team of Americans of Japanese descent ("Nisei"). The 442nd fought in Italy and France and were the single, most highly decorated unit in the U.S. Army in WWII. You've heard the term, "Go for Broke." The 442nd coined the term. They were so fierce, the Germans feared them. They fought their way through Italy and France, doing the dirty work for the U.S. Army under General Mark Clark. Their story is amazing. All they wanted to do was to fight for their country and prove they were Americans. Dad was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for distinguished meritorious service in ground combat in the European-African-Middle-Eastern Theater of Operations, as well as the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Bronze Star. My dad was the sweetest man you'd ever know; you would never know he was such a warrior."
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Additional Biography:
John E. Teshima was born on December 31, 1915, one of three sons of Sadataka and Grace (Meekin) Teshima. John's Japanese middle name is "Meiji." The family first lived in Convent Station, NJ, near the College of St. Elizabeth and, later, moved to Ferndale Ave in Madison.
John's maternal grandparents (Grace's parents), were James and Mary (Larkin) Meekin. James Meekin, born in the Bethnal Green section of London, England, emigrated to the United States in the early 1860s and settled in Upstate, NY. He was a veteran of the Civil War who served with the New York State Infantry and was wounded in 1864 in the Battle of Cold Harbor in Central Virginia, a sprawling, two week engagement that left more than 18,000 soldiers killed, wounded, or captured. Mary Larkin was from Schenectady, New York, where she met and married James Meekin. James is buried in a military cemetery in Hampton, VA.
Mary's brother, Will Larkin, fought in the Spanish-American War. Another Larkin relative (an uncle or cousin) was part of the 1916 Easter Uprising in Dublin, Ireland.
John Teshima and Shirley Anne Morris were married on March 9, 1946 in Washington, D.C. They settled in Madison, NJ, where they raised four children.
JOHN EDWARD TESHIMA
OBITUARY - published in The Madison Eagle, Madison, NJ, in January 2006
John E. Teshima, Sr., 90, World War II Army Veteran, Decorated for Combat Service.
Services are private for John E. Teshima, Sr., of Madison, who died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006, at Morristown Memorial Hospital. He was 90.
Born in Madison, he lived in Bayonne before returning to Madison in 1946.
Mr. Teshima was a bookkeeper in the War Department from 1945 to 1946, and worked as comptroller for 35 years at the FMC Corporation, a phosphorus chemical manufacturer located in Carteret, NJ, until his retirement in 1982.
A World War II Army veteran and member of the 442nd Combat Infantry Regiment, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for distinguished meritorious service in ground combat in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre of Operations, as well as, the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Bronze Star.
He was an active member of the Old Guard of Madison and a member of the Presbyterian Church of Madison.
His wife, Shirley Anne Morris Teshima, died in March 1985.
He is survived by two sons, John E. Teshima, Jr. and his wife, Carol, of Michigan City, Indiana, and Peter J. Teshima and his wife, Kathie, of Madison, and April Teshima and her husband, John Melito, of Morris Plains, a brother, George Meekin of Sebring, Florida; seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Interment is private at the Graceland Memorial Park, Kenilworth, NJ. Arrangements are by the Burroughs, Kohr and Dangler Funeral Home, 106 Main St., Madison.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Madison Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 29 Prospect St., Madison, NJ 07940.
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The following tribute was written and posted on Facebook by Peter Teshima, John's son, on Veterans Day, November 11, 2017:
"Dad was a fighting member of the 442nd Regimental Infantry Combat Team in WWII, a team of Americans of Japanese descent ("Nisei"). The 442nd fought in Italy and France and were the single, most highly decorated unit in the U.S. Army in WWII. You've heard the term, "Go for Broke." The 442nd coined the term. They were so fierce, the Germans feared them. They fought their way through Italy and France, doing the dirty work for the U.S. Army under General Mark Clark. Their story is amazing. All they wanted to do was to fight for their country and prove they were Americans. Dad was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for distinguished meritorious service in ground combat in the European-African-Middle-Eastern Theater of Operations, as well as the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Bronze Star. My dad was the sweetest man you'd ever know; you would never know he was such a warrior."
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Additional Biography:
John E. Teshima was born on December 31, 1915, one of three sons of Sadataka and Grace (Meekin) Teshima. John's Japanese middle name is "Meiji." The family first lived in Convent Station, NJ, near the College of St. Elizabeth and, later, moved to Ferndale Ave in Madison.
John's maternal grandparents (Grace's parents), were James and Mary (Larkin) Meekin. James Meekin, born in the Bethnal Green section of London, England, emigrated to the United States in the early 1860s and settled in Upstate, NY. He was a veteran of the Civil War who served with the New York State Infantry and was wounded in 1864 in the Battle of Cold Harbor in Central Virginia, a sprawling, two week engagement that left more than 18,000 soldiers killed, wounded, or captured. Mary Larkin was from Schenectady, New York, where she met and married James Meekin. James is buried in a military cemetery in Hampton, VA.
Mary's brother, Will Larkin, fought in the Spanish-American War. Another Larkin relative (an uncle or cousin) was part of the 1916 Easter Uprising in Dublin, Ireland.
John Teshima and Shirley Anne Morris were married on March 9, 1946 in Washington, D.C. They settled in Madison, NJ, where they raised four children.
"Speak my name and I will live forever." - African proverb
JOHN EDWARD TESHIMA
OBITUARY - published in The Madison Eagle, Madison, NJ, in January 2006
John E. Teshima, Sr., 90, World War II Army Veteran, Decorated for Combat Service.
Services are private for John E. Teshima, Sr., of Madison, who died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006, at Morristown Memorial Hospital. He was 90.
Born in Madison, he lived in Bayonne before returning to Madison in 1946.
Mr. Teshima was a bookkeeper in the War Department from 1945 to 1946, and worked as comptroller for 35 years at the FMC Corporation, a phosphorus chemical manufacturer located in Carteret, NJ, until his retirement in 1982.
A World War II Army veteran and member of the 442nd Combat Infantry Regiment, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for distinguished meritorious service in ground combat in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre of Operations, as well as, the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Bronze Star.
He was an active member of the Old Guard of Madison and a member of the Presbyterian Church of Madison.
His wife, Shirley Anne Morris Teshima, died in March 1985.
He is survived by two sons, John E. Teshima, Jr. and his wife, Carol, of Michigan City, Indiana, and Peter J. Teshima and his wife, Kathie, of Madison, and April Teshima and her husband, John Melito, of Morris Plains, a brother, George Meekin of Sebring, Florida; seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Interment is private at the Graceland Memorial Park, Kenilworth, NJ. Arrangements are by the Burroughs, Kohr and Dangler Funeral Home, 106 Main St., Madison.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Madison Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 29 Prospect St., Madison, NJ 07940.
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The following tribute was written and posted on Facebook by Peter Teshima, John's son, on Veterans Day, November 11, 2017:
"Dad was a fighting member of the 442nd Regimental Infantry Combat Team in WWII, a team of Americans of Japanese descent ("Nisei"). The 442nd fought in Italy and France and were the single, most highly decorated unit in the U.S. Army in WWII. You've heard the term, "Go for Broke." The 442nd coined the term. They were so fierce, the Germans feared them. They fought their way through Italy and France, doing the dirty work for the U.S. Army under General Mark Clark. Their story is amazing. All they wanted to do was to fight for their country and prove they were Americans. Dad was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for distinguished meritorious service in ground combat in the European-African-Middle-Eastern Theater of Operations, as well as the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Bronze Star. My dad was the sweetest man you'd ever know; you would never know he was such a warrior."
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Additional Biography:
John E. Teshima was born on December 31, 1915, one of three sons of Sadataka and Grace (Meekin) Teshima. John's Japanese middle name is "Meiji." The family first lived in Convent Station, NJ, near the College of St. Elizabeth and, later, moved to Ferndale Ave in Madison.
John's maternal grandparents (Grace's parents), were James and Mary (Larkin) Meekin. James Meekin, born in the Bethnal Green section of London, England, emigrated to the United States in the early 1860s and settled in Upstate, NY. He was a veteran of the Civil War who served with the New York State Infantry and was wounded in 1864 in the Battle of Cold Harbor in Central Virginia, a sprawling, two week engagement that left more than 18,000 soldiers killed, wounded, or captured. Mary Larkin was from Schenectady, New York, where she met and married James Meekin. James is buried in a military cemetery in Hampton, VA.
Mary's brother, Will Larkin, fought in the Spanish-American War. Another Larkin relative (an uncle or cousin) was part of the 1916 Easter Uprising in Dublin, Ireland.
John Teshima and Shirley Anne Morris were married on March 9, 1946 in Washington, D.C. They settled in Madison, NJ, where they raised four children.
JOHN EDWARD TESHIMA
OBITUARY - published in The Madison Eagle, Madison, NJ, in January 2006
John E. Teshima, Sr., 90, World War II Army Veteran, Decorated for Combat Service.
Services are private for John E. Teshima, Sr., of Madison, who died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006, at Morristown Memorial Hospital. He was 90.
Born in Madison, he lived in Bayonne before returning to Madison in 1946.
Mr. Teshima was a bookkeeper in the War Department from 1945 to 1946, and worked as comptroller for 35 years at the FMC Corporation, a phosphorus chemical manufacturer located in Carteret, NJ, until his retirement in 1982.
A World War II Army veteran and member of the 442nd Combat Infantry Regiment, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for distinguished meritorious service in ground combat in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre of Operations, as well as, the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Bronze Star.
He was an active member of the Old Guard of Madison and a member of the Presbyterian Church of Madison.
His wife, Shirley Anne Morris Teshima, died in March 1985.
He is survived by two sons, John E. Teshima, Jr. and his wife, Carol, of Michigan City, Indiana, and Peter J. Teshima and his wife, Kathie, of Madison, and April Teshima and her husband, John Melito, of Morris Plains, a brother, George Meekin of Sebring, Florida; seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
Interment is private at the Graceland Memorial Park, Kenilworth, NJ. Arrangements are by the Burroughs, Kohr and Dangler Funeral Home, 106 Main St., Madison.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Madison Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 29 Prospect St., Madison, NJ 07940.
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The following tribute was written and posted on Facebook by Peter Teshima, John's son, on Veterans Day, November 11, 2017:
"Dad was a fighting member of the 442nd Regimental Infantry Combat Team in WWII, a team of Americans of Japanese descent ("Nisei"). The 442nd fought in Italy and France and were the single, most highly decorated unit in the U.S. Army in WWII. You've heard the term, "Go for Broke." The 442nd coined the term. They were so fierce, the Germans feared them. They fought their way through Italy and France, doing the dirty work for the U.S. Army under General Mark Clark. Their story is amazing. All they wanted to do was to fight for their country and prove they were Americans. Dad was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for distinguished meritorious service in ground combat in the European-African-Middle-Eastern Theater of Operations, as well as the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Bronze Star. My dad was the sweetest man you'd ever know; you would never know he was such a warrior."
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Additional Biography:
John E. Teshima was born on December 31, 1915, one of three sons of Sadataka and Grace (Meekin) Teshima. John's Japanese middle name is "Meiji." The family first lived in Convent Station, NJ, near the College of St. Elizabeth and, later, moved to Ferndale Ave in Madison.
John's maternal grandparents (Grace's parents), were James and Mary (Larkin) Meekin. James Meekin, born in the Bethnal Green section of London, England, emigrated to the United States in the early 1860s and settled in Upstate, NY. He was a veteran of the Civil War who served with the New York State Infantry and was wounded in 1864 in the Battle of Cold Harbor in Central Virginia, a sprawling, two week engagement that left more than 18,000 soldiers killed, wounded, or captured. Mary Larkin was from Schenectady, New York, where she met and married James Meekin. James is buried in a military cemetery in Hampton, VA.
Mary's brother, Will Larkin, fought in the Spanish-American War. Another Larkin relative (an uncle or cousin) was part of the 1916 Easter Uprising in Dublin, Ireland.
John Teshima and Shirley Anne Morris were married on March 9, 1946 in Washington, D.C. They settled in Madison, NJ, where they raised four children.
