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There were 13 US named POW camps; all within the vicinity of Hanoi (Capital of N. Vietnam): Alcatraz, Briarpatch, Camp Faith, Plantation, Rockpile (not to be confused with the "Rockpile" battle area in South Vietnam), Skidrow, Zoo, Camp Hope, Dirty Bird, Dogpatch, Farnsworth, Mountain Camp, and the Hanoi Hilton.
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Where were the pow kept in World War 2?
The PoW (Prisoners of War) were kept either in PoW Camps or in some Concentration Camps such as Auschwitz.
List of American pows that survived the Japanese pow camps was the name vernon west on any of the lists?
Begin your research with websites concerning WW2 POW camps. Go to www.mansell.com Extensive lists and rosters for Japanese POW Camps
Was visiting prohibited in POW camps?
yes. most of the time visiting was prohibited in POW camps.
What POW camps did the US run in the Pacific?
POW camps for the Japanese, but NOT in the Pacific. In the United States itself were POW camps held. They were for the Japanese whom were deemed spies for the Japanese government.
Were the pow camps in the east bad?
pow? enough said
How many pow camps did New York have in ww2?
According to gentracer.org New York had 20 POW camps in WW2
What were POW camps in the Vietnam war?
POW camps for Communist (NVA/VC) Prisoners of War were operated by the South Vietnamese Government: See website: Prisoner-of-war Camps.
What were the internment camps in World War 2?
They were relocation camps for Japanese American citizens for security reasons after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 07 Dec 1941 They were not POW or concentration camps.
What are some movies about German POW camps?
The Great Escape
How many states had POW camps?
35
How many prisonors were kiled during world war 2?
4% of POW's in German camps about 5000 27% of POW's in Japanese camps about 125,000
Was there a World War 2 POW camp in South Dakota?
Yes, in Sioux Falls and Yankton. Edit: The Sioux Falls and Yankton camps were branch POW camps of the main POW camp in Algona Iowa. The POW camp in Algona had a total of 34 branch camps in IA, MN, SD and ND. There was also main POW camp in Igloo SD that administered six branch POW camps in western SD, including POW camps at Ft Meade (near Sturgis) and Belle Fourche. POW's did much of the stone work on the grounds of the Ft. Meade VA hospital and they were used for farm labor in the wheat and beet fields in the area.
