Idaho, Jerome County Historical Society, Minidoka Japanese Relocation Center Military Records, 1942-1945
This collection is an index to military record index cards of those interred at the Minidoka Japanese Relocation Center (also known as Camp Hunt) located in Jerome County, Idaho from 1942-1945. The index cards reference the date and page of the Minidoka Irrigator, a weekly newspaper published in and for the camp, in which the records can be found. The military record index includes information pertaining to Japanese enlistments, draftees, volunteers, enlisted reservist reports, Hunt service men in armed forces, promotion, wounded in action, killed in action, missing in action, prisoner of war, liberated, medals, honor roll, and those called for final physical. The Minidoka Japanese Relocation Center (also known as Camp Hunt) in Jerome County, Idaho was opened August 10, 1942 and was in operation until October 28, 1945. It reached its’ maximum population of 9,397 in March 1943. Most of the internees came from the Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon areas with a few (200) also coming from Alaska.
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Idaho, Jerome County Historical Society, Minidoka Japanese Relocation Center Military Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection is a card index to the Minidoka Irrigator, a weekly newspaper, of those interned at the Minidoka Japanese Relocation Center, also known as Camp Hunt, located in Jerome County, Idaho from 1942-1945. Japanese internment camps were established during World War II by President Franklin Roosevelt through his Executive Order 9066. From 1942 to 1945, it was the policy of the U.S. government that people of Japanese descent would be interred in isolated camps.
The Minidoka Japanese Relocation Center was opened August 10, 1942 and was in operation until October 28, 1945. It reached its’ maximum population of 9,397 in March 1943. Most of the internees came from the Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon areas with a few coming from Alaska.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The index cards reference the date and page of the Minidoka Irrigator, a weekly newspaper published in and for the camp, in which the records can be found.
The following information may be found in these records:
Military
- Japanese enlistments
- Draftees
- Volunteers
- Enlisted reservist reports
- Hunt service men in armed forces
- Promotions
- Wounded in action
- Killed in action
- Missing in action
- Prisoner of war
- Liberated
- Medals
- Honor roll
- Those called for final physical
Collection Content
Sample Images
1944 Armed Forces Record
1943 Japanese Promotion
1944 Japanese Wounded In Action
Inventory
For the mixed vital records in this collection see Idaho, Jerome County Historical Society, Minidoka Japanese Relocation Center Mixed Vital Records, 1942-1945
| DGS | Drawer | Collection | Historical Records Collection |
|---|---|---|---|
| DGS 102198868 | Minidoka Internment Camp monument (newspaper clippings), 1942-1945 | ||
| Vital records card file index (mixed vitals) | |||
| DGS 102198846 | 22 | Hunt Servicemen, 1944 | Military Records |
| DGS 102198847 | 23 | Japanese Army Inducted, 1943-1944 | Military Records |
| DGS 102198848 | 23 | Japanese Army Enlistee, 1943-1944 | Military Records |
| DGS 102198849 | 23 | Japanese Army Volunteer, 1943-1944 | Military Records |
| DGS 102198850 | 23 | Japanese Army promotion, 1943-1944 | Military Records |
| DGS 102198851 | 23 | Japanese Army Draftees, 1943-1944 | Military Records |
| DGS 102198852 | 23 | Japanese Army Wounded in action, 1943-1944 | Military Records |
| DGS 102198853 | 23 | Japanese Army Killed in action, 1943-1944 | Military Records |
| DGS 102198854 | 23 | Japanese Army Missing in action, 1943-1945 | Military Records |
| DGS 102198855 | 23 | Japanese Army Prisoner of War/Good Conduct Medal/Liberated, 1943-1945 | Military Records |
| DGS 102198856 | 23 | Japanese Army Induction/Enlisted Reservist/Honor Roll/Final Physical Call, 1943-1945 | Military Records |
| DGS 102198857 | 24 | Japanese Engagement-Wedding, 1943-1945 | Mixed Vital Records |
| DGS 102198858 | 24 | Japanese Births, 1943-1945 | Mixed Vital Records |
| DGS 102198859 | 24 | Japanese Deaths, 1943-1945 | Mixed Vital Records |
Collection Details
Location of Original Records
Jerome County Historical Society, Idaho.
"Idaho, Jerome County Historical Society, Minidoka Japanese Relocation Center Military Records, 1942-1945." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 15 June 2024. Jerome County Historical Society, Idaho.
