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- Western_Defense_Command abstract "Western Defense Command (WDC) was established on 17 March 1941 as the command formation of the U.S. Army responsible for coordinating the defense of the Pacific Coast region of the United States. A second major responsibility was the training of soldiers prior to their deployment overseas. The first Commanding General of WDC was Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt, who continued on in command of the Fourth U.S. Army. WDC headquarters were co-located at the existing Fourth Army headquarters at the Presidio of San Francisco. WDC's operational region covered the states of Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Arizona. Until 1 November 1943, Alaska Defense Command was controlled through WDC. On 14 February 1942, Western Defense Command sent a memorandum to Secretary of WarHenry Stimson recommending that "Japanese and other subversive elements" be removedfrom the West Coast region. This led President Franklin D. Roosevelt to issueExecutive Order 9066 on 19 February, which gave U.S. military commanders the authority to designate"military areas" and to then exclude any or all people from them. On 2 March 1942General DeWitt issued a proclamation that designated the western halves of Washington, Oregon and California,and the southern third of Arizona to be military areas from which Americans of Japanese ancestry would be excluded. Americans of German andItalian ancestry were also affected by restrictions and in some cases internment.From June 1942 to August 1943, WDC was heavily involved in the planningand execution of the Aleutian Islands Campaign, which succeeded in expelling Japanese forces from their toehold in North America on the islands of Attu and Kiska.The operation to re-capture Kiska Island, Operation Cottage, involved both U.S. troopsand a brigade of Canadian troops from Pacific Command.Western Defense Command was disbanded on 6 March 1946.".
- Western_Defense_Command activeYearsEndYear "1946".
- Western_Defense_Command activeYearsStartYear "1941".
- Western_Defense_Command battle Aleutian_Islands_Campaign.
- Western_Defense_Command commander John_L._DeWitt.
- Western_Defense_Command garrison Presidio_of_San_Francisco.
- Western_Defense_Command role "Home Defense & Training".
- Western_Defense_Command secondCommander Delos_Carleton_Emmons.
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- Western_Defense_Command battles Aleutian_Islands_Campaign.
- Western_Defense_Command branch "Army".
- Western_Defense_Command caption "Emblem of the Western Defense Command".
- Western_Defense_Command commander Delos_Carleton_Emmons.
- Western_Defense_Command commander John_L._DeWitt.
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- Western_Defense_Command country "United States of America".
- Western_Defense_Command dates "1941".
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- Western_Defense_Command role "Home Defense & Training".
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- Western_Defense_Command comment "Western Defense Command (WDC) was established on 17 March 1941 as the command formation of the U.S. Army responsible for coordinating the defense of the Pacific Coast region of the United States. A second major responsibility was the training of soldiers prior to their deployment overseas. The first Commanding General of WDC was Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt, who continued on in command of the Fourth U.S. Army.".
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- Western_Defense_Command name "Western Defense Command".