Internee Correspondence Selection #2: Letter of Thanks to Officer in Charge

Internee Correspondence Selection #2: Letter of Thanks to Officer in Charge

German Internment during World War II; Remarks after release

The following is another letter of thanks to the officer in charge of the camp. In it, the writer thanks the administrator for "the peaceful life [they] were able to live...under your efficient administration." They also say that they were "highly impressed by the decency with which [they] were treated," and will refer to him and his officers as kind administrators.

Karl Gerchsheimer

From the 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.

The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

January 1st, 1945

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Paper

English

Personal Correspondence

Crystal City Internment Camp, Crystal City, Texas