Bombardment of Ellwood
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The Bombardment of Ellwood during World War II was a naval attack by a Japanese submarine against United States coastal targets near Santa Barbara, California in February 1942. Though the damage was m
The Ellwood Oil Field and the location of the Japanese attack.
During World War II, about 120,000 people of Japanese descent were forcibly relocated and incarcerated in ten concentration camps in the United States, operated by the War Relocation Authority, mostly
Bombardment of Ellwood
…California in February 1942. Though the damage was minimal, the event was key in triggering the West Coast invasion scare and influenced the decision to intern Japanese-Americans. The event also marked the first shelling of the North American mainland during the conflict. Following the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii…
Woodland, California. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry are boarding a special train for Merced Assembl... NARA 537818
Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. A general all over view of a section of the emergency... NARA 539071
Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Making camouflage nets for the War Department. T... NARA 538118
Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. Evacuee farmers harvesting spinach at this relocatio... NARA 538585