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Letter requesting transfer of funds, Kenedy, Texas, 27 May 1942—John Deche Download: Camp Kenedy John Deche ltr
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Report on traveling conditions of group of German citizens from Costa Rica, 22 Feb 1943: from folder 383.7, Camp Crystal City, NARA (exact location is being investigated) — Mention is made of “Negro members of the ship’s personnel” on page 2; that description was not considered a racial slur at the time. (provided by Frances […]
1947 Immigration and Naturalization letter offering thirty day parole to internees who leave the U.S. on their own (provided by an internee)
Crystal City, Texas Internment Camp List of Births—courtesy Anita O’Brien, whose parents Johann and Hilda Schmeelk, had a daughter, Evelyn, while interned there. In addition, Dilys Neugebauer was born in the camp on March 5, 1946.
1945 Crystal City, Texas Camp Census (German American and Latin American prisoners) NARA RG 59, State Dep’t, Spec War Prob Div, E 1357, Subj Files, Box 123, Crystal City, 31 Dec 1945.