Internee Correspondence Selections #3: Letter Officer in Charge About Return to Seattle

Internee Correspondence Selections #3: Letter Officer in Charge About Return to Seattle

Japanese Internment During World War II; Remarks after release; Plans for the future

The following are segments of a letter written by Mr. Geo. Shichitaro Fujii to James O'Rourke. In the first selection, he thanks Mr. O'Rourke for helping him and his family during his stay "there," the Crystal City Internment Camp, and for helping him recover his freedom. He describes his journey back to Seattle in detail, and expresses once more his gratitude for him and all of his officers, "for this perfect help on this trip." In the second selection, he ends the letter saying that he will visit O'Rourke one day to thank him in person and catch up once things return to normal.

Shichitaro Fujii

O'Rourke (James) Crystal City Internment Camp Papers, Box 2.325/B101b, 1937-1950, undated, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

Dolph Brisco Center for American History

March 19th, 1945

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Paper

English

Personal Correspondence

Crystal City Internment Camp, Crystal City, Texas