June 3 To See All Japs Out Of 14 Counties

Title

June 3 To See All Japs Out Of 14 Counties

Subject

Evacuation Washington Oregon Pacific County Wahkiakum County Cowlitz County Clark County Skamania County Lewis County Mason county Grays Harbor County Thurston County Clallam County Jefferson County King County Whatcom County Skagit County Snohomish County Island County San Juan County

Description

Fourteen counties in Washington and 24 counties in Oregon were to be emptied of all Japanese residents by June 3, the deadline for the total evacuation. Control stations were set up in centers of Japanese population to register the reamining Japanese in Washington state.

Publisher

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Date

05/00/42

Identifier

1900.609

Collection