Missoula in Missoula County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)
T-1 Post Headquarters
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 10, 2018
1. T-1 Post Headquarters Marker
Inscription.
T-1 Post Headquarters. . The old post chapel once occupied this site where, in 1940, officials located the forts administrative center. Built for $15,300, the tall stucco-covered frame building housed the commanding officer and his staff. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the U.S. government detained thousands of Japanese and German American citizens, as well as Italian nationals. During this dark period, Fort Missoula was one of the nations largest internment camps. The camp was not a relocation center. It housed more than one thousand internees of Japanese descent and as many Italian nationals during the course of World War II. Government officials took Japanese American citizens from their communities, often separating them from family. They were interned at camps like Fort Missoula, far from home. Although they were not necessarily mistreated, according to the son of one Fort Missoula internee, the pain and shame of this experience can never be forgotten. Administrative staff processed internees records and questioned them, compiled rosters and duty schedules, dispensed military justice, and managed fort business until 1962.
The old post chapel once occupied this site where, in 1940, officials located the forts administrative center. Built for $15,300, the tall stucco-covered frame building housed the commanding officer and his staff. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the U.S. government detained thousands of Japanese and German American citizens, as well as Italian nationals. During this dark period, Fort Missoula was one of the nations largest internment camps. The camp was not a relocation center. It housed more than one thousand internees of Japanese descent and as many Italian nationals during the course of World War II. Government officials took Japanese American citizens from their communities, often separating them from family. They were interned at camps like Fort Missoula, far from home. Although they were not necessarily mistreated, according to the son of one Fort Missoula internee, the pain and shame of this experience can never be forgotten. Administrative staff processed internees records and questioned them, compiled rosters and duty schedules, dispensed military justice, and managed fort business until 1962.
Erected by Montana Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans
Location. 46° 50.515′ N, 114° 3.54′ W. Marker is in Missoula, Montana, in Missoula County. It is on C Road (Fort Missoula Road) near D Road (Moe Place), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: !0 Fort Missoula Road, Missoula MT 59804, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Western Montana and in Glacier Country. It is also in the American Mountain West and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 263 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 15, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
