Gila River War Relocation Center
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The Gila River War Relocation Center was a World War II-era internment camp in Arizona where thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly confined by the U.S. government.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese American incarceration camp
ⓘ
War Relocation Authority camp ⓘ World War II internment camp ⓘ |
| administeredBy | U.S. federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Japanese-American internment camps in Arizona
ⓘ
World War II sites in Arizona ⓘ |
| closed | November 1945 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentStatus | largely demolished ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1945 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupImprisoned | Japanese Americans ⓘ |
| guardedBy | military police ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Gila River incarceration camp memorial near Sacaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Butte Camp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canal Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfFacility |
barracks-style housing
ⓘ
guarded perimeter ⓘ mess halls ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| inception | 1942 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pinal County, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sacaton, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Gila River Indian Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumInmatePopulation | over 13,000 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gila River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the largest Japanese American incarceration camps ⓘ |
| opened | July 1942 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | War Relocation Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japanese American incarceration during World War II in the United States
ⓘ
system of War Relocation Authority camps ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | site of civil liberties violations ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
forced confinement of U.S. citizens of Japanese ancestry
ⓘ
postwar closure and dismantling of camp structures ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Japanese American redress movement
ⓘ
educational exhibits on World War II home front ⓘ historical research on Japanese American incarceration ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor | forced relocation of Japanese Americans ⓘ |
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