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
BABA, CHOSUKE * 86
BABA, HARRY * 27 * LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
BABA, KINJIRO * 77 * MARICOPA, SHAFTER OR TEHACHAPI, CALIFORNIA
BABA, SHIMO * 04 * LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
BABA, YAYEKO * 25 * LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
BABA, YEIKO * 28 * LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
BABAOKA, MASAO * 95 * WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA
BARLOW, DOUGLAS G * 38 * BREA, LAGUNA BEACH, NEWPORT BEACH, OR HUNTINGTON
BEACH, CALIFORNIA
BARLOW, MECHIO P * 19 * BREA, LAGUNA BEACH, NEWPORT BEACH, OR HUNTINGTON
BEACH, CALIFORNIA
BARLOW, PAUL C * 40 * BREA, LAGUNA BEACH, NEWPORT BEACH, OR HUNTINGTON
BEACH, CALIFORNIA
BINGO, GEORGE R * 22 * LA HABRA, SEAL BEACH, TUSTIN, SAN CLEMENTE OR
PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA
BINGO, GRACE M * 33 * LA HABRA, SEAL BEACH, TUSTIN, SAN CLEMENTE OR
PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA
BINGO, KIKUE * 93 * LA HABRA, SEAL BEACH, TUSTIN, SAN CLEMENTE OR PLACENTIA,
CALIFORNIA
BUNYA, HISANO * 96 * SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
BUNYA, MARY * 23 * SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
Extracted 10 Jul 2016 by Norma Hass from the National Archives
