San Pedro, California - embarkation

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Evacuees of Japanese ancestry waiting for the train which will take them to an assembly center from where they will later be transferred to a War Relocation Authority center to spend the duration.

Lieutentant James Glatt, (left), and Lieutenant Cal Ferris, (right), complete last minute evacuation details as the last 300 residents of Japanese ancestry leave their Redondo Beach homes for an assembly center near Arcadia, California.

A caravan of 74 cars plus many military vehicles, at West Seventh and South Pacific Streets, as evacuees of Japanese ancestry leave for assembly center at Arcadia, California. Evacuees will be housed at War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.



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