January 1, 1945: The number of evacuees at relocation centers is about 80,000. January 1945 and following: Evacuees returning to the Pacific Coast area are often received with intimidation and acts of violence. On May 14, 1945, the Secretary of the Interior publicly denounced the people responsible for this behavior.

July

July 13, 1945: The director of the WRA announces that all relocation centers, except the one at Tule Lake, California, will be closed on scheduled dates between October 15 and December 15, 1945.

August

August 1, 1945: The number of evacuees at relocation centers is about 58,000.

August 14, 1945: Japan surrenders. Japan signed the formal instrument of surrender on September 2, 1945.

September

September 4, 1945: The Western Defense Command issues a proclamation revoking all exclusion orders and military restrictions against persons of Japanese descent.

October/November

October and November, 1945: Eight of the remaining nine relocation centers close.

December

December 1, 1945: The number of evacuees at the Tule Lake segregation center, the last of the WRA centers to remain in operation, is about 12,500.