California, Airplane Passenger Lists from Honolulu, Hawaii - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains Passenger Lists of Airplanes Departing from Honolulu, Hawaii, and Arriving at San Pedro and Los Angeles, California, compiled 7 March 1946 to 30 June 1948. The passenger lists are arranged chronologically by date of arrival. They primarily consist of Pan American Airways Passenger Manifest and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) forms. Most of the passengers were U.S. citizens, but there are also Japanese citizens and people from other nations. This collection corresponds with NARA publication A3374 and is part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
 * Roll 1: March 7, 1946-December 23, 1947
 * Roll 2: December 23, 1947-June 24, 1948
 * Roll 2: June 23, 1948-June 30, 1948

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The following information may be found in these records:


 * Name
 * Age
 * Nationality
 * Significant remarks
 * Name of vessel


 * Port of departure
 * Date of departure
 * Port of arrival
 * Date of arrival

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 * Passenger lists of airplanes departing from Honolulu, Hawaii, and arriving at San Pedro/Los Angeles, California, March 1946-June 1948. A3374

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