Executive Order 9102 created the
War Relocation AuthorityThe War Relocation Authority was the U.S. civilian agency responsible for the relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. President Franklin D...
(WRA) which was the U.S. civilian agency responsible for the relocation and penetration of Japanese-Americans during
World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. This executive order was signed by President Roosevelt on March 18, 1942 and officially expired on June 30, 1946.
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Executive Order 9102 created the
War Relocation AuthorityThe War Relocation Authority was the U.S. civilian agency responsible for the relocation and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. President Franklin D...
(WRA) which was the U.S. civilian agency responsible for the relocation and penetration of Japanese-Americans during
World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. This executive order was signed by President Roosevelt on March 18, 1942 and officially expired on June 30, 1946.
Milton S. EisenhowerMilton Stover Eisenhower, D.H.L. served as president of three major American universities: Kansas State University, the Pennsylvania State University, and the Johns Hopkins University. He was the younger brother of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Edgar N. Eisenhower, and Earl D...
, then an official of the Department of Agriculture, was chosen to head the WRA. Within nine months, the WRA had opened ten facilities in seven states, and transferred over 100,000 people from the WCCA facilities.