Bob Emmett Fletcher
Farmer who helped the interned during WWII / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Emmett Fletcher Jr. (July 26, 1911 – May 23, 2013) was an American agricultural inspector who quit his job to care for the fruit farms of Japanese families during World War II, after many Japanese Americans were forcibly sent to internment camps as a result of Executive Order 9066.[1]
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Bob Emmett Fletcher | |
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Born | Robert Emmett Fletcher (1911-07-26)July 26, 1911 |
Died | May 23, 2013(2013-05-23) (aged 101) |
Other names | Bob Fletcher |
Alma mater | University of California, Davis |
Occupation | Farmer |
Years active | 1942–1945 |
Notable work | Assisted interned Japanese during World War II |
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