George and Gertrude Wilder left the Japanese internment camp at Weihsien on Sept. 14, 1943 in an exchange of prisoners.  They boarded the Japanese ship Teia Maru in Shanghai for Goa, India.  There they were transferred to the neutral Swedish ship, Gripsholm, which took them to New York City.  Click on the links below for more details.

- For Gertrude Wilder's paintings of the journey from China to New York:   Map   -  To download George Wilder's journal of the voyage:  Wilder Journal   -  To download Howard Galt's description of the journey:  Galt Journal   -  For Weihsien concentration camp paintings and documents:  Weihsien