Bob Fletcher, Who Saved Farms of Japanese-Americans During World War II -- RIP

Bob Fletcher
(photo: Randall Benton/Sacramento Bee)

Bob Fletcher, who passed away recently in California at age 101, performed heroics during World War II that should make all people proud. His guts did not take place on a battlefield, but in the Golden State's agricultural fields. According to Fletcher's obituary in the Sacramento Bee, he quit his position as a state agricultural inspector to save farms of Japanese-Americans who were forced into internment camps. He maintained ninety acres on behalf of three imprisoned families until the end of the war. Fletcher returned the farms to their rightful owners, a fate not always shared by other Japanese-Americans.

Fletcher is survived by his wife of 67 years, a son, and a collection of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.