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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.
Who was involved in the Hanoi Hilton prison camps?
The Hanoi Hilton prison camps were primarily used to detain American prisoners of war (POWs) during the Vietnam War. The prisoners were predominantly American military personnel, including pilots and soldiers, who were captured by the North Vietnamese forces. Some prisoners from other countries, such as South Vietnam, South Korea, and Australia, were also held in these camps.
What did Americans do with Viet Cong they captured during the war?
Handed them over to US intelligence and the ARVN; ultimately to POW camps located thru-out the Republic of South Vietnam.
What were some American POW camps?
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.
When was John McCain a POW in Vietnam?
McCain was a POW during the Vietnam war.
How long was John McCain in the hospital after he crashed in Vietnam?
John McCain spent 6 weeks in a POW camp hospital. Overall, he spent 6 years in Vietnamese POW camps.
Was visiting prohibited in POW camps?
yes. most of the time visiting was prohibited in POW camps.
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.
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.
What was it like in a vietnamese prison camp during the Vietnam war?
North Vietnam's prison for US POW's? Or South Vietnam prisons for communist POWs?
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
