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Dillon S. Myer
Director of the War Relocation Authority who administered Japanese American internment camps during WWII
Government Official
Overview
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Controversies & Concerns
Administered the forcible internment of over 120,000 Japanese Americans during WWII
Related Investigations (1)
Known Associates & Connections
John L. DeWitt
Military commander who ordered internment Myer then administered
Karl Bendetsen
Fellow Japanese internment architect
Richard Henry Pratt
Myer later applied internment approach to BIA Native American policy
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Personal Information
Education
Key Timeline
1942
Appointed Director of War Relocation Authority, oversaw Japanese American internment camps