Western Defense Command
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The Western Defense Command was a major U.S. Army command responsible for the defense and military administration of the American West Coast and surrounding regions during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Defense Command canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army major command
ⓘ
theater command ⓘ |
| areaOfResponsibility |
Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Coast of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Canada (in coordination with Canadian forces) NERFINISHED ⓘ interior western United States ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Fourth Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ninth Corps Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Sea Frontier (U.S. Navy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateFormed |
1941
ⓘ
March 1941 (approximate) ⓘ |
| dissolved |
1945
ⓘ
post–World War II demobilization period ⓘ |
| formedAs | Western Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Presidio of San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Presidio of San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| issued |
Civilian Exclusion Orders affecting Japanese Americans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Public Proclamation No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its geographic area of responsibility in the western United States ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Lieutenant General Delos C. Emmons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant General Robert L. Eichelberger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | administration of Japanese American exclusion and internment policies ⓘ |
| oversaw |
antiaircraft artillery units on the West Coast
ⓘ
blackout and civil defense coordination with civilian authorities ⓘ coastal artillery units on the West Coast ⓘ regional air defense warning systems ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Army ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
coastal defense in its area
ⓘ
continental air defense in its area ⓘ defense of the U.S. West Coast ⓘ internal security in its area ⓘ military administration of the U.S. West Coast ⓘ |
| role |
coordination of coastal and antiaircraft defenses
ⓘ
coordination with U.S. Navy coastal defense commands ⓘ implementation of internal security measures ⓘ operational control of army forces on the U.S. West Coast ⓘ planning for potential Japanese attacks on the U.S. mainland ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Army Ground Forces (for certain functions)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | American home front ⓘ |
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