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
RAI, CHIZUKO * 39 * ELSINORE, INDIO, BLYTHE, PERRIS OR SAN JACINTO,
CALIFORNIA
RAI, KIMIKO * 00 * ELSINORE, INDIO, BLYTHE, PERRIS OR SAN JACINTO,
CALIFORNIA
RAI, SETSUO * 22 * ELSINORE, INDIO, BLYTHE, PERRIS OR SAN JACINTO,
CALIFORNIA
RAI, TOSHIO * 35 * ELSINORE, INDIO, BLYTHE, PERRIS OR SAN JACINTO,
CALIFORNIA
RAI, YOSHIO * 31 * ELSINORE, INDIO, BLYTHE, PERRIS OR SAN JACINTO,
CALIFORNIA
RECORD, EUNICE L * 42 * SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
RECORD, GRACE U * 21 * SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
REQUILMAN, FLOSSIE K * 18 * SANGER, SELMA OR REEDLEY CALIFORNIA
RITCHIE, FREDERIC * 34 * LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
RITCHIE, JEAN S * 10 * LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
RITCHIE, JOHN M * 38 * LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
RITCHIE, LEWIS M * 31 * LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
RITCHIE, LOUIS M * 09 * LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
RITCHIE, PENELOPE M * 39 * LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
RITCHIE, RONALDO M * 42 *
RITCHIE, SHIRYL * 30 * LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
RIYOKIN, KAZUYUKI R * 00 * BRAWLEY, OR EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA
ROKUTANI, BARBARA C * 37 * SANGER, SELMA OR REEDLEY CALIFORNIA
ROKUTANI, GEORGE * 11 * SANGER, SELMA OR REEDLEY CALIFORNIA
ROKUTANI, MICHIYO R * 14 * SANGER, SELMA OR REEDLEY CALIFORNIA
ROKUTANI, SAM S * 17 * ALAMEDA, BERKELEY OR OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
ROKUTANI, TSURUNO * 90 * ALAMEDA, BERKELEY OR OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
ROMERO, ALICE * 18 * WINKELMAN, ARIZONA
ROMERO, ROBERT * 41 * WINKELMAN, ARIZONA
RYONO, KAZUYO * 22 * LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
RYONO, MICHIKO * 23 * LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
RYONO, MIYONO * 04 * LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
RYONO, TAKEICHI * 99 * LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
RYONO, TAKESHI * 27 * LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
RYONO, TOMIYO * 24 * SANGER, SELMA OR REEDLEY CALIFORNIA
RYONO, TSUTAYO * 22 * SANGER, SELMA OR REEDLEY CALIFORNIA
Extracted 10 Jul 2016 by Norma Hass from the National Archives