United States. Army. Western Defense Command

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On 4 June 1942, the U.S. Army, Western Theater of Operations, was authorized to create a War Disaster Relief Plan for Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona. The War Disaster Relief Plan was "to provide the course of action to be taken by the Army in case of a total or partial failure of civilian and other governmental agencies to perform their respective War Disaster Relief functions," in the case of enemy invasion or sporadic raids including bombing raids. To achieve this goal, the Western Defense Command (4th U.S. Army) and the Ninth Service Command divided the Western Theater of Operations into four War Disaster Relief Administrative Areas. Each Administrative Area was responsible for writing War Disaster Relief Plans specific to their area of responsibility, to be completed by 1 November 1942. The Northern Administrative Area encompassed Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Utah, Northern Nevada, and Northern California were under the Central Administrative Area. Southern California, Southern Nevada and Arizona were under the Southern Administrative Area. The Southern Land Frontier Sector Administrative Area was responsible for the region bordering Mexico.

From the description of War disaster relief plans, Western Theater of Operations, 1942, 1942-1943. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 68692584

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referencedIn Oregon. State Defense Council. Publications 1941-1945. Oregon State Archives
creatorOf United States. Army. Western Defense Command. Civilian exclusion orders nos. 18-98 [manuscript], 1942. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Willard E. Schmidt Papers, 1942-1945, 1944 San José State University. Library
creatorOf United States. Army. Western Defense Command. Civilian exclusion order no. 46 [broadside], 1942. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf United States. Army. Western Defense Command. History of the Western Defense Command. U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
referencedIn Flaherty, John Melvin, Jr. Flaherty Collection of Japanese internment records 1921-1966 (bulk 1942). San Jose State University
creatorOf United States. Army. Western Defense Command. Civilian exclusion order no. 49 [broadside], 1942. Oregon Historical Society Research Library
creatorOf Cook, Lyle E. The Lyle E. Cook papers, 1938-1973, bulk 1938-1945. U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
referencedIn Flaherty Collection: Japanese Internment Records, 1921-1966, bulk 1942 San José State University. Library. Special Collections & Archives
creatorOf Civilian exclusion orders nos. 18-98, 1942 Oregon Historical Society Research Library
referencedIn Executive Order 9066 records, 1942-1945. California historical society
creatorOf United States. Army. Western Defense Command. War disaster relief plans, Western Theater of Operations, 1942, 1942-1943. U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center
creatorOf United States. Army. [Antiaircraft command western defense command shoulder-sleeve insignia] [realia]. Pritzker Military Museum & Library, Pritzker Military Library
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correspondedWith Cook, Lyle E. person
associatedWith Flaherty, John Melvin person
associatedWith Flaherty, John Melvin, Jr. person
associatedWith Fullerton, Colonel Hugh T. person
associatedWith Oregon. State Defense Council. corporateBody
associatedWith San José State College corporateBody
associatedWith Schmidt, Willard E. person
associatedWith United States. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Army. Western Defense Command and Fourth Army. corporateBody
associatedWith United States. War Relocation Authority corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Wartime Civil Control Administration corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Oregon
United States
Oregon
Europe
Oregon
Subject
Disaster relief
Emergency management
Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans
Japanese Americans
World War, 1938-1945
World War, 1938-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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Active 1942

Active 1943

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