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ORGANIZATION & FUNCTIONAL CHART
Wartime Civilian Control Administration
Western Defense Command and Fourth Army
Office of Ass't Chief of Staff, Civil Affairs

COMMANDING GENERAL

March 12, 1942
WESTERN DEFENSE
COMMAND
AID
FOURTH A B U

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PUBLIC RELATIONS
Captain Sinnot

FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY

1. Provide services to Reception
Centers Division.
2. Facilitates Activities of other
divisions through coordinated
services of constituent agencies.

WAR RELOCATION AUTHORITY

CIVILIAN STAFF

OFFICE OF
DEFENSE HEALTH & 1ELPARE SERVICES

Guages public sentiment, keeps civil
affairs division advised. Undertakes
en active press, radio release and
•public relations program.

1. Assumes responsibility for encouragement and accomplishment of voluntary
evacuation.
2. Establishes branch offices in all localities necessary to accomplish this program.
S. Furnishes transportation to persons who
have a definite destination but lack means.
4. Coordinate* with Property Protection
Branch W.C.C.A.

EXECUTIVE

ADMINISTRATION OFFICE - Leo F. Oentner
Establishes administration, file, mail and
recordsj supply) personnel; finance; establishes all office administrative services;
assigns offioe space.
Sole liaison with OEM. Division of Central
Administrative Services.

Wallaoe Howland
Planning, polioy, liaison with and coordinator of oivilian organisation.

STATISTICAL DIVISICIf

OPERATIONS DIVISIO1
Lt. Col. Haas

Ralph R. Thomni
1. Provides: space, office furniture, equipment,
supplies, standard forms, duplicating service,
printing, telephones, teletype, mail and mesenger service.
2. Assists in location and referral of applicants
for positions, in classification of jobs.

RBCBPTIOH CEHTER DIVISION

Dr. Dedrick
1. Anticipate factual requirements of prog-am
2. Secure facts requested by any other division, utilizing any and all sources available.
3. Prepare tabulations and reports.
4. Consolidate information and operate tabulating unit.
5. Advise Assistant Chief of Staff for Civilian Affairs on all matters involving facts
and figures.
6. Prepare forms for use in any required regii

"generally for resettlement,
relocation, community planning, as soon i
prepared to do so, takes over Reception
Centers.

- Captain Moffitt

Effects directives and policies of A.C. of S.
for civil affairs; routes and assigns all
directive and incoming mail; provides for
daily progress reportsj keeps A.C. of S. and
Deputy informed and acts in their absence;
coordinates general organisation.

CHIEF OF CIVILIAN COORDINATION
Tom Clark

Milton Eisenhower

EZClFilOIl& AKP T,1CEH3IK3 DIVISION
Provost Marshall
me L 4th Army

R. L. NICHOLSON, W. P. A.
for:
;ion of mechanics of evacuation,
b. Execut:.on of evacuation schedules, design
establ:
ent and staffing of induction
centei

. In oonsultation with the U.S. Ai-my Division
and District Engineers, is responsible for
location, planning, construction, equipping,
staffing and operation of reception centers..
2. Consults with Federal Security
Agency—Office of Defense Health
Welfai-e Services.

1. Responsible for the establishment of an
appropriate, decentralized system for handling the (a) granting of exceptions from exexclusicn orders,

agencies and branches of WTCCA.
CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT SECTION

SHE SELECTION AND PROJECT PLANNMO SECTION

BTJSDgSS. R E S n g W I A L AND IMTANQIBIX PBOPBBTIBS

1 . Through t h e appropriate U.S. Army D W i s i o n and D i s t r i c t Engineers, i s respon-

1 . Responsible f o r l o c a t i o n and s e l e c t i o n of
Provides liquidation sad management service to
evacuees respecting all properties, Including
Agricultural properties where not otherwise pro
sided.
Provides warehousing f a c i l i t i e s where necessary

1. Provides management for f a n properties.
2. Establishes necessary crop loans for protection of growing crops.
3. Advises operations division re effect of.
evacuation on agricultural production!
schedules designed to minimise loss.

suitable reception center sites in close coll*
Duration with War Relocation Authority.
2. Plans projects and obtains sites in coopera
tion with other agencies.

Supply U n i t
1. Provides for system
of supply for each projeot.
2. Establishes accounting system.

INDUCTION CENTERS SECTION
Designs, locates and provides for the procure
ment and establishment of Induction Centers.




NOTIFICATION SECTION

MEDICAL SECTION

PROJECT MANAGEMENT SECTION
Medical * Hospital &
Educational Unit
"IT Provides supervisory
1. Provides doctors and
clerical and administranurses, hospital equipment
tive personnel for each
for project hospital.
project.
2. Responsible for establishment of fully organised hos2. Organises each projpital at each project in adect. Undertakes general
vance of reception.
oommunity planning.
$. Establishing & supervising educational system.
Supervising Unit

REGISTRATION SECTION
WELFARE SECTION

Responsible Tor dissemination or
notices to groups required to evacuate,
showing when-where-how-etc.
Advice as to kind of property and
amount allowed.

1. Provides medical examination for each
evacuee at Induction Center.
2. Innoculation & Vaccination
3. First Aid
A. Hospitilization
5. Procure all necessary personnel to perform these functions.

1. Devises the mechanics of Registration preserves family units - avoids Evangelines
provides interpreters - segregates & assigns
procures and trains registration teams for
operation of Induction Centers.

sible for construction of sufficient centers. Undertakes Construction directly,
when authorised by express order of CO.
I:Dprovides all necessary equipment.

Secures services of the Red Cross and other
public relief agencies and directs their
aeUvltlss to provide food at Induction
Cettter mad aid en route to Reception Center*.

TRANSPORTATION SECTION
1. Collects scattered evacuees and transports
to Induction Centers.
2. Responsible for liaison and coordination
with 4fch A m y Quartermaster regarding transportation from Induction Center to Reception
Center.
3. Transports impedimenta belonging to evacuees;
sorting—tag£infc—recording.