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Fort Missoula exhibit recounts Italian and Japanese detainees during World War II
Summary
Presenters at the Fort Missoula Historical Museum described the siteinternment of Italian and Japanese individuals in World War II and highlighted personal stories preserved in the museum collection.
At the Fort Missoula Historical Museum, a museum staff member said the site was used as an "alien detention center" during World War II that held Italian and Japanese detainees and preserves personal stories of those held there. "This was a place that holds a lot of hard memories for a lot of different communities," the museum staff member said.
Museum presenters said Fort Missoula held detainees from…
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