Biography
Henry E. Fritsch was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in the camp roster observed at 6:00 a.m. on May 1, 1942. The roster documents actual wartime administrative confinement; it does not establish a criminal conviction or a complete custody duration.
Henry E. Fritsch was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in the camp roster observed at 6:00 a.m. on May 1, 1942. The roster documents actual wartime administrative confinement; it does not establish a criminal conviction or a complete custody duration. The roster labels the administrative internment classification “Permanently”; this is not a life sentence or a measurement of time served. May 1, 1942 is the roster observation, not an admission date. Initial admission, actual physical release, and final custody duration are unstated. No ethnicity, ideology, criminal offense or present custody status is inferred. A footnote orders release effective May 2, 1942 for repatriation to Germany. This prospective instruction is not proof of actual release or completed repatriation; no release endpoint is assigned.
Camp McCoy civilian enemy-alien roster, May 1, 1942, PDF page 35.
The April 1942 Aliens Division letter calls this internee Dr. Henry Edward Fritsch in discussing possible repatriation with Carl Zanzinger. It describes a conditional future process, not a completed transfer, freedom from custody or an actual repatriation. The supported middle name is recorded without changing the canonical display name.