28 Apr 1942
United States
United States
- The first Japanese-American internees arrived at the Puyallup Assembly Center in Washington, United States. ww2dbase [Internment of Japanese-Americans and Japanese-Canadians | Puyallup Assembly Center | Puyallup, Washington | CPC]
12 Aug 1942
United States
United States
- Internees of the Puyallup Assembly Center in Washington, United States began to be transported out by train, to the Minidoka War Relocation Center in Jerome, Idaho, United States. ww2dbase [Internment of Japanese-Americans and Japanese-Canadians | Puyallup Assembly Center | Puyallup, Washington | CPC]
12 Sep 1942
United States
United States
- The last of the internees of the Puyallup Assembly Center in Washington, United States boarded a train destined for the Minidoka War Relocation Center in Jerome, Idaho, United States. ww2dbase [Internment of Japanese-Americans and Japanese-Canadians | Puyallup Assembly Center | Puyallup, Washington | CPC]
30 Sep 1942
United States
United States
- The Puyallup Assembly Center in Washington, United States was handed over to the Fort Lewis Ninth Service Command to be converted into a military training facility. ww2dbase [Puyallup Assembly Center | Puyallup, Washington | CPC]
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