John Douglas Cook papers 1942/1943

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John Douglas Cook papers 1942/1943

Reports, memoranda, interrogation transcripts, letters, and photographs, relating to the internment of Japanese Americans at Tule Lake during World War II. Includes a history by J. D. Cook of activities of the United States 316th Engineer Regiment in France and Belgium during World War I.

1 manuscript box.; (0.4 linear feet)

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6650505

Hoover Institution Archives

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Tule Lake Relocation Center

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World War II and its subsequent effects on the American nation permeated every aspect of the lives of the country's people. Although virtually everyone was touched in some respect by the war, perhaps no people, as a group, were affected more than the Japanese-Americans living in the far western states. Both aliens and American citizens of Japanese ancestry became the victims of the distrust and fear generated by both civilians and military personnel along the Pacific Coast. Viewed a...

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Regiment, 316th.

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United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces

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Historical Note American Expeditionary Force The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) was the U.S. military force in Europe during World War I. Although a division commanded by General John J. Pershing was sent to France in June 1917, most of the AEF was manned as a result of passage of the Selective Service Act (40 Stat. 76) by the U.S. Congress on 18 May 1917, creating the Selective Service System. The Act gave the president the p...

Tule Lake Relocation Center (Calif.)

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