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Today in World War II History—March 21, 1942

Monday, March 21, 2022 by Sarah Sundin
US War Relocation Authority Center at Manzanar, CA, 3 July 1942 (Photographer: Dorothea Lange; US National Archives: 538128)

US War Relocation Authority Center at Manzanar, CA, 3 July 1942 (Photographer: Dorothea Lange; US National Archives: 538128)

Insignia of the US 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment

Insignia of the US 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment

80 Years Ago—Mar. 21, 1942: Manzanar Relocation Center opens to house interned Japanese-Americans.

First US paratroopers receive wings—in the 501st Parachute Battalion at Fort Benning, GA.

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