More Japanese Get Evacuation Orders in New DeWitt Action

Title

More Japanese Get Evacuation Orders in New DeWitt Action

Subject

King County Pierce County Kitsap County DeWitt, Lt. Gen. John L. Fort Lewis McChord Field Steilacoom Tacoma Des Moines Puget Sound Navy Yard Bremerton Vashon Island Olympic Peninsula Exclusion Order 67, 68 Poulsbo

Description

The last remaining areas of the Puget Sound corridor still having Japanese residents were soon to be emptied of them as new exclusion orders were put into effect. Japanese residents of southwestern King County, western Pierce County and Kitsap County were ordered to register for eventual evacuation.

Creator

Bermann, R.B.

Publisher

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Date

5/13/1942

Identifier

1900.6053

Collection