Today in history: 1942, 150 Army soldiers arrive to police Jpanese assembly camp
On April 10, 1942, 150 U.S. Army soldiers, from a military police unit in San Luis Obispo, arrived in Marysville by train to take up quarters at the Japanese concentration camp under construction in the Arboga district.
'The vanguard of the organization arrived here last night with truck and military accoutrements, including transport trucks to take the military police from the railroad to the camp,' The Appeal-Democrat reported.
'Members of the troop said they were not informed as to when Japanese evacuees might be expected in the camp but remarked that 'when we are sent to a camp for service there is usually very little time lost in finding something for us to do.'
'Significance of that statement links up with rumor which has persisted here throughout the week that Japanese evacuees were expected to be entered at the camp this weekend,' the newspaper stated.
'The concentration, or assembly camp, for temporary use, is nearing completion, despite the wet weather. It consists of 119 buildings, mostly for living and sleeping quarter for families and single persons, so constructed that partitions can be changed to fit requirements. It is designed to accommodate 3,000 Japanese evacuated from their homes and farms in zone one until they can be located permanently in other places.
'The camp here is supposed to be occupied six months or less,. Time limit for completion is April 15.'
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