War Relocation Authority

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The War Relocation Authority (WRA) was U.S. civilian agency responsible for the relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. The WRA was created by President Roosevelt on March 18, 1942 with Executive Order 9102 and officially ceased to exist June 30, 1946. Milton S. Eisenhower, brother of Dwight D. Eisenhower, was the first director of the WRA. The WRA was responsible for ten relocation centers, most located on the West Coast.

Relocation centers

• Manzanar War Relocation Center
• Tule Lake War Relocation Center
• Heart Mountain War Relocation Center
• Minidoka War Relocation Center
• Topaz War Relocation Center
• Poston War Relocation Center
• Gila River War Relocation Center
• Granada War Relocation Center
• Rohwer War Relocation Center
• Jerome War Relocation Center

See also

• Japanese American internment

External link

• Executive Order 9102Template:US-hist-stub