War Relocation Authority - End of The Camps

End of The Camps

On 13 July 1945 the director of the WRA announced that all of the camps, except for Tule Lake, were to be closed between 15 October and 15 December of that year. On 20 March 1946 Tule Lake closed. Executive Order 9742, signed by President Harry S. Truman on 26 June 1946, officially terminated the WRA’s mission.

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