Dillon S. Myer

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Dillon S. Myer was an American government official best known for directing the U.S. War Relocation Authority, which administered the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American government official
human
citizenshipPolicyRole implementation of U.S. wartime relocation and internment policy
controversialFor role in Japanese American internment
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
describedBySource U.S. government records
histories of Japanese American internment
employer United States government
surface form: United States federal government
familyName Myer NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork public administration
wartime civilian relocation policy
fullName Dillon Seymour Myer NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Dillon NERFINISHED
hasEthicalDebate assessment of responsibility for civil liberties violations during World War II
hasRole federal agency director
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableEvent oversight of relocation centers for Japanese Americans
notableFor administration of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II
directing the U.S. War Relocation Authority
occupation civil servant
government administrator
partOf U.S. wartime bureaucracy
positionHeld Director of the War Relocation Authority NERFINISHED
responsibleFor management of Japanese American incarceration camps
sphereOfActivity U.S. domestic wartime policy
civil liberties and national security policy
subjectOf scholarly analysis of Japanese American incarceration
warInvolved World War II NERFINISHED
workPeriod World War II era

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