Editing Executive Order 9066 (section)

==World War II camps under the Order==
Secretary of War [[Henry L. Stimson]] was responsible for assisting relocated people with transport, food, shelter, and other accommodations and delegated Colonel [[Karl Bendetsen]] to administer the removal of West Coast Japanese.<ref name="EO 9066"/> Over the spring of 1942, General [[John L. DeWitt]] issued [[Western Defense Command]] orders for Japanese Americans to present themselves for removal. The "evacuees" were taken first to temporary [[Internment of Japanese Americans#WCCA Civilian Assembly Centers|assembly centers]], requisitioned fairgrounds and horse racing tracks where living quarters were often converted livestock stalls. As construction on the more permanent and isolated War Relocation Authority camps was completed, the population was transferred by truck or train. These accommodations consisted of tar paper-walled frame buildings in parts of the country with bitter winters and often hot summers. The camps were guarded by armed soldiers and fenced with barbed wire (security measures not shown in published photographs of the camps). Camps held up to 18,000 people, and were small cities, with medical care, food, and education provided by the government. Adults were offered "camp jobs" with wages of $12 to $19 per month, and many camp services such as medical care and education were provided by the camp inmates themselves.<ref name="Calisphere"/>

Not only was there limited room for living but, "Living in cramped barracks with minimal privacy and inadequate facilities. The camp's location in Utah's desert meant extreme temperatures and harsh weather, making daily life even more challenging." Based on the evidence listed, it is proven that these camps held poor living conditions for those relocated. On top of that children had to undergo education in these barracks as well as buildings for religion, all of these conditions add to the unpleasant way of life.<ref>{{Cite web |last=South |first=Mailing Address: 1414 Harbour Way |last2=Richmond |first2=Suite 3000 |last3=Us |first3=CA 94804 Phone: 510 232-5050 Contact |title=Incarceration of Japanese Americans - Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/rori/learn/historyculture/incarceration-of-japanese-americans.htm |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref>