About Bob Emmett Fletcher
Lived 1911 – 2013 (aged 101). Bob Emmett Fletcher was a farmer.
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 concentration camps as a result of Executive Order 9066.
Fletcher retired from the Florin Fire Department in 1974, as the paid chief.
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Who was Bob Emmett Fletcher?
farmer who helped the interned during WWII
When was Bob Emmett Fletcher born?
Bob Emmett Fletcher was born on 26 July 1911 in Sacramento, California.
When did Bob Emmett Fletcher die?
Bob Emmett Fletcher died on 23 May 2013 in Florin, California.
What was Bob Emmett Fletcher's occupation?
Bob Emmett Fletcher was a farmer.
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