Poston - Colorado River Relocation Center
Approximately 17,000 people of Japanese ancestry, mostly U.S. citizens, were interned from May 1942 to November 1945. Located on 71,000 acres of the Colorado River Indian Tribes lands, Poston was the largest of 10 internment camps created by the U.S. War Department during World War II.
The National Archives maintains detailed records, and their website offers searching and viewing of individual records. Names have been extracted for display here at LaPaz AZGenWeb. Much more information about the people listed below can be found at the National Archives.
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Name * Year of Birth * Last Permanent Address
&K&DA, KIYOMI * 42 *
6UJIMOTO, WALTER M * 25
8IMAKA, MICHIO * 32 * SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
8ONDA, BEN * 25
8ONDA, MASAMI S * 17
K1NAI, KUME * 76 * LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
O0UG, VICTOR M * 41 * SALINAS OR MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
