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
GIMA, MISAO L * 21 * RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA
GIRAUD, HENRY F * 41 * MARICOPA, SHAFTER OR TEHACHAPI, CALIFORNIA
GIRAUD, TOSHIE * 19 * MARICOPA, SHAFTER OR TEHACHAPI, CALIFORNIA
GODA, AGNES Y * 33 * LA HABRA, SEAL BEACH, TUSTIN, SAN CLEMENTE OR
PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA
GODA, GRACE K * 29 * LA HABRA, SEAL BEACH, TUSTIN, SAN CLEMENTE OR
PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA
GODA, LILLY * 23 * LA HABRA, SEAL BEACH, TUSTIN, SAN CLEMENTE OR PLACENTIA,
CALIFORNIA
GODA, MIYOSHI * 97
GODA, NOBUYOSH * 88
GODA, OSAMU S * 26 * LA HABRA, SEAL BEACH, TUSTIN, SAN CLEMENTE OR
PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA
GODA, TSUTOMU B * 25 * LA HABRA, SEAL BEACH, TUSTIN, SAN CLEMENTE OR
PLACENTIA, CALIFORNIA
GOISHI, FRANK H * 34 * SANGER, SELMA OR REEDLEY CALIFORNIA
GOISHI, JAMES T * 32 * SANGER, SELMA OR REEDLEY CALIFORNIA
GOISHI, KAZUTO J * 11 * SANGER, SELMA OR REEDLEY CALIFORNIA
GOISHI, SHIZUKO * 14 * SANGER, SELMA OR REEDLEY CALIFORNIA
GOROMARU, KAMEGORO * 88
GOTA, ICHIRO * 79
GOTA, LEO * 33 * SALINAS OR MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
GOTA, TOSHIKO * 13
GOTA, YEIKO * 17 * SALINAS OR MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
GOTA, YONEO * 16 * SALINAS OR MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, AIMEKO * 20 * FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, ARDRENE K * 35 * WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, ASAJIRO * 85 * CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, CHIEKO * 09 * LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, DORIS M * 37 * WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, ELLEN T * 33 * WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, ESAMU * 21 * WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, FLORENCE N * 33 * SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, JENNETTE Y * 27 * WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, JIROKU * 83 * WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, JUJIRO * 75 * SANGER, SELMA OR REEDLEY CALIFORNIA
GOTO, JULIA A * 22 * FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, JYO * 95 * WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, KATSUJI * 76 * FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, KAZUTAKA * 01 * SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, KIMIYE M * 34 * WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, KIYOHEI * 02
GOTO, KIYOKO * 21 * SANGER, SELMA OR REEDLEY CALIFORNIA
GOTO, KIYOSHI * 22 * WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, KOSAYUKI * 89 * SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, LEONARD M * 27 * SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, MASAMI * 22 * WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, MITIE * 31 * LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, MOYO * 90 * SANGER, SELMA OR REEDLEY CALIFORNIA
GOTO, NORMA T * 42 * WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, PATRICIA S * 26 * SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, SATIKO * 33 * LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, SATSUKI M * 30 * SANGER, SELMA OR REEDLEY CALIFORNIA
GOTO, TAICHIRO H * 06
GOTO, TAKAE * 08 * SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, TAKI * 81 * FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, TOSHIO * 10 * WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, TSUMA * 77 * WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, TSURO * 60 * FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, UME F * 17
GOTO, YOSOKO M * 06 * WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA
GOTO, YUKIE * 13 * WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA
GOTORI, ALICE S * 23 * RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA
GOTORI, EDDIE O * 32 * RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA
GOTORI, FRANKIE S * 30 * RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA
GOTORI, FUMIKO * 16 * RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA
GOTORI, ISABEL H * 34 * RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA
GOTORI, KANJI A * 39 * RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA
GOTORI, KANYOMON * 87
GOTORI, KIE * 89 * RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA
GOTORI, TORU J * 25 * RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA
GOTORI, YONEKO * 27 * RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA
GOTORI, YUMI * 42 * RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA
GRAY, JANICE L * 41 * BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
GRAY, MAY * 16 * BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
GRIMMESEY, BARBARA * 31 * COLTON OR UPLAND, CALIFORNIA
GRIMMESEY, KAY * 33 * COLTON OR UPLAND, CALIFORNIA
GRIMMESEY, ROBERT L * 34 * COLTON OR UPLAND, CALIFORNIA
GRIMMESEY, SATOYE * 10 * COLTON OR UPLAND, CALIFORNIA
GRIMMESEY, THEODORA * 30 * COLTON OR UPLAND, CALIFORNIA
GYOTOKU, AKIMI * 29 * SALINAS OR MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
GYOTOKU, HIFUMI * 33 * SALINAS OR MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
GYOTOKU, MASAYOSH * 96
GYOTOKU, MIYONO * 02 * SALINAS OR MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
GYOTOKU, SACHIKO * 27 * SALINAS OR MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
GYOTOKU, SEITO * 39 * SALINAS OR MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
GYOTOKU, SETUKO * 38 * SALINAS OR MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
GYOTOKU, TAMOTSA * 28 * SALINAS OR MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
GYOTOKU, YOSHIKO * 36 * SALINAS OR MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
Extracted 10 Jul 2016 by Norma Hass from the National Archives