A World War II story from Red Rock is being given a contemporary treatment, with help from Parks Canada. The Red Rock Historical Society is digitizing part of their local history focusing on Camp R – ...
Like most other local residents, Tricia Torrez didn't know that the Sahuarita area had a German prisoner of war camp during World War II. Until a couple of years ago, that is, when she overheard her ...
In December 1944, 25 Nazi prisoners of war escaped from Camp Papago Park in Arizona by digging a 178-foot tunnel. Some tried to reach Mexico. Some hid in the hills. All were recaptured within a ...
Japanese prisoners of war arrived at Camp Clarinda in Iowa in early 1945, meeting a tense and hostile reception. Unlike German POWs who were integrated into some communities, Japanese prisoners faced ...
BLACKFOOT, Idaho — As the town enters a new year, celebrating 125 years since its founding, EastIdahoNews.com thought it would be both fun and informative to revisit some of Blackfoot's most ...
During World War II, Iowa housed over 25,000 German prisoners of war to address farm labor shortages. Initial fear and skepticism from Iowans gave way to community and trust as they worked alongside ...
Jim Collins, the author of Good to Great, interviewed Admiral Jim Stockdale, the highest-ranking officer in the Hanoi Hilton prisoner of war camp during the height of the Vietnam War. Regarding the ...
In early 1945, as World War II ground toward its final months, residents of southwest Iowa learned that a new group of prisoners would soon arrive. Japanese soldiers, captured overseas, were being ...
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