List of World War II prisoner-of-war camps in the United States
During and after World War II , nearly 430,000 prisoners of war were housed in the United States . POW camps had been set up throughout the United States with the exception of Nevada , North Dakota , Washington, and Vermont .
A.
- Camp Adair - Benton County , Oregon
- Camp Albuquerque - Bernalillo County , New Mexico
- Camp Algoma - Bonner County , Idaho
- Camp Algona - Kossuth County , Iowa
- Camp Aliceville - Pickens County , Alabama
- Camp Allegan - Allegan County , Michigan
- Camp Allen - Norfolk , Virginia
- Camp Alva - Woods County , Oklahoma
- Camp Andrews - Boston Harbor , Massachusetts
- Camp Angel Island - San Francisco , California
- Camp Antigo - Langlade County , Wisconsin
- Camp Ashby - Alameda County , California
- Camp Ashford - West Virginia
- Camp Atlanta - Phelps County , Nebraska
- Camp Atterbury - Edinburgh , Indiana
- Camp AuTrain - Alger County , Michigan
B.
- Camp Barkeley - Taylor County , Texas
- Camp Barron - Barron County , Wisconsin
- Camp Bastrop - Bastrop County , Texas
- Camp Bayfield - Wisconsin
- Camp Beale - Yuba County , California
- Camp Beaver Dam - Dodge County , Wisconsin
- Camp Billy Mitchell - Milwaukee County , Wisconsin
- Camp Blanding - Clay County , Florida
- Fort Bliss - El Paso County , Texas
- Boston Port of Embarkation - Boston , Massachusetts
- Camp Bowie - Brown County , Texas
- Camp Bradley Field - Hartford County , Connecticut
- Camp Brady - McCulloch County , Texas
- Fort Bragg - North Carolina
- Camp Breckinridge - Union County , Kentucky
- Camp Briner - North Carolina
- Camp Bullis - Bexar County , Texas
- Camp Butner - Granville County , North Carolina
C.
- Camp Cambria - Columbia County , Wisconsin
- Camp Campbell - Christina County , Kentucky
- Camp Carson - El Paso County , Colorado
- Camp Chaffee - Sebastian County , Arkansas
- Camp Chickasha - Grady County , Oklahoma
- Camp Chilton - Calumet County , Wisconsin
- Camp Claiborne - Rapides Parish , Louisiana
- Camp Clarinda - Page County , Iowa
- Camp Clark - Vernon County , Missouri
- Camp Clinton - Hinds County , Mississippi
- Camp Cobb - Iowa County , Wisconsin
- Camp Columbus - Wisconsin
- Camp Como - Panola County , Mississippi
- Camp Concordia - Cloud County , Kansas
- Camp Cooke - California
- Camp Coronado - San Diego, California
- Naval Air Station Corpus Christi - Nueces County , Texas
- Camp Croft - Spartanburg County , South Carolina
- Camp Crossville - Cumberland County , Tennessee
- Camp Crowder - Newton County , Missouri
D.
- Camp David - Frederick County , Maryland
- Camp Dawson - Preston County , West Virginia
- Camp Deming - Luna County , New Mexico
- Camp Dermott - Chicot County , Arkansas
- Fort Dix - Burlington County , New Jersey
- Camp Douglas - Converse County , Wyoming
- Fort Drum - Jefferson County , New York
E.
- Camp Eau Claire - Eau Claire County , Wisconsin
- Camp Edwards - Barnstable County , Massachusetts
- Camp Ellis - Fulton County , Illinois
- Camp Eunice - Louisiana
- Camp Evelyn - Alger County , Michigan
F.
- Camp Fannin - Smith County , Texas
- Camp Faribault - Minnesota
- Camp Florence - Pinal County , Arizona
- Camp Fond du Lac - Fond du Lac , Wisconsin
- Camp Forrest - Tennessee
- Camp Fox Lake - Dodge County , Wisconsin
- Camp Fredonia - Ozaukee County , Wisconsin
- Camp Freeland - Michigan
G
- Camp Galesville - Trempealeau County , Wisconsin
- Camp Gene Autry - Carter County , Oklahoma
- Camp Genesee - Sauk County , Wisconsin
- Camp Germfask - Michigan
- Camp Grant - Winnebago County , Illinois
- Camp Greeley - Weld County , Colorado
- Camp Green Lake - Green Lake County , Wisconsin
- Camp Gruber - Muskogee County , Oklahoma
- Camp Gueydan - Vermilion Parish , Louisiana
- Glennan General Hospital - Okmulgee , Oklahoma
H
- Camp Hale - Lake County , Colorado
- Camp Hartford - Wisconsin
- Camp Hearne - Robertson County , Texas
- Camp Hereford - Deaf Smith County , Texas
- Camp Hobart - Kiowa County , Oklahoma
- Camp Hoffman - Maryland
- Camp Hood - Texas
- Camp Horseshoe Ranch - Murray County , Oklahoma
- Camp Hortonville - Outagamie County , Wisconsin
- Camp Houlton - Aroostook County , Maine
- Camp Howze - Cooke County , Texas
- Camp Hulen - Matagorda County , Texas
- Camp Huntsdale - Pennsylvania
- Camp Huntsville - Walker County , Texas
I.
- Camp Indianola - Red Willow County , Nebraska
J
- Camp Janesville - Rock County , Wisconsin
- Camp Jefferson - Jefferson County , Wisconsin
- Camp Jerome - Drew County , Arkansas
K
- Camp Kaplan - Vermilion Parish , Louisiana
- Fort Kearnny - Rhode Island
- Fort Knox - Kentucky
L.
- Camp Lake Keesus - Waukesha County , Wisconsin
- Camp Las Cruces - Doña Ana County , New Mexico
- Fort Lawton - King County , Washington (State)
- Camp Lee - Prince George County , Virginia
- Camp Livingston - Grant Parish , Louisiana
- Camp Lockett - San Diego County , California
- Camp Lodi - Columbia County , Wisconsin
- Camp Lordsburg - Hidalgo County , New Mexico
M.
- Camp Mackall - Richmond County , North Carolina
- Camp Markesan - Green Lake County , Wisconsin
- Camp Marshfield - Wisconsin
- Camp McAlester - Pittsburg County , Oklahoma
- Camp McCain - Elliott County , Mississippi
- Camp McCoy - Monroe County , Wisconsin
- Camp McKay - Massachusetts
- Camp McLean - Gray County , Texas
- Camp Mackan - North Carolina
- Camp Maxey - Lamar County , Texas
- Camp Mexia - Limestone County , Texas
- Camp Michaux - Cumberland County , Pennsylvania
- Camp Milltown - Polk County , Wisconsin
- Camp Myles Standish - Bristol County , Massachusetts
- Camp Montgomery - Minnesota
- Camp Monticello - Le Sueur County , Minnesota
N
- Camp Natural Bridge - Orange County , New York
- PWTE 314 in Neu-Ulm, see Wiley (Neu-Ulm) #History and development
- Camp New Ulm - Minnesota
- Camp New Cumberland - Pennsylvania
- New Orleans Port of Embarkation - Louisiana
O
- Camp Oakfield - Fond du Lac County , Wisconsin
- Camp Ogden - Weber County , Utah
- Camp Oklahoma City - Oklahoma County , Oklahoma
- Olmstead Field - Dauphin County , Pennsylvania
- Camp Ono - San Bernardino , California
- Camp Opelika - Lee County , Alabama
- Camp Owosso - Shiawassee County , Michigan
- Camp Owatonna - Steele County , Minnesota
P
- Camp Patrick Henry - Warwick County , Virginia
- Camp Papago Park - Maricopa County , Arizona
- Camp Pauls Valley - Garvin County , Oklahoma
- Camp Peary - York County , Virginia
- Camp Perry - Ottawa County , Ohio
- Camp Philips - Saline County , Kansas
- Camp Pickett - Nottoway County , Virginia
- Camp Pima - Maricopa County , Arizona
- Pine Bluff Arsenal - Jefferson County , Arkansas
- Camp Plymouth - Sheboygan County , Wisconsin
- Camp Polk - Vernon Parish , Louisiana
- Camp Pomona - Los Angeles County , California
- Camp Popolopen - Orange County, New York
- Camp Pori - Upper Peninsula , Michigan
- Camp Pryor - Mayes County , Oklahoma
R.
- Camp Raco - Upper Peninsula , Michigan
- Camp Reedsburg - Sauk County , Wisconsin
- Camp Reynolds - Mercer County , Pennsylvania
- Camp Rhinelander - Oneida County , Wisconsin
- Richmond ASF Depot - Chesterfield County , Virginia
- Camp Ripon - Wisconsin
- Camp Robinson - Pulaski County , Arkansas
- Camp Rockfield - Wisconsin
- Camp Roswell - Chaves County , New Mexico
- Rose Hill - Adams County , Colorado
- Camp Rucker - Dale County , Alabama
- Camp Rupert - Minidoka County , Idaho
- Camp Ruston - Lincoln Parish , Louisiana
S.
- Camp Santa Fe - Santa Fe County , New Mexico
- Camp Thomas A. Scott - Allen County , Indiana
- Camp Scottsbluff - Scotts Bluff County , Nebraska
- Camp Shanks - Rockland County , New York
- Camp Sharpe - Adams County , Pennsylvania
- Camp Sheboygan - Sheboygan County , Wisconsin
- Camp Shelby - Forrest County , Mississippi
- Camp Sibert - Mobile County , Alabama
- Camp Sidnaw - Upper Peninsula , Michigan
- Camp Somerset - Somerset County , Maryland
- Camp Stark - Coös County , New Hampshire
- Camp Stewart - Georgia
- Camp Stockton - San Joaquin County , California
- Camp Stringtown - Atoka County , Oklahoma
- Camp Sturgeon Bay - Door County , Wisconsin
- Camp Sturtevant - Racine County , Wisconsin
- Camp Sutton - Union County , North Carolina
- Camp Swift - Bastrop County , Texas
T
- Camp Thornton - Cook County , Illinois
- Camp Tipton - Tillman County , Oklahoma
- Camp Tishomingo - Johnston County , Oklahoma
- Tobyhanna Military Reservation - Monroe County , Pennsylvania
- Camp Tokawa - Kay County , Oklahoma
- Camp Tooele - Tooele County , Utah
- Camp Trinidad - Las Animas County , Colorado
V
- Camp Van Dorn - Mississippi
W.
- Camp Wallace - Galveston County , Texas
- Camp Warner - Tooele County , Utah
- Camp Washington - Tazewell County , Illinois
- Camp Waterloo - Jefferson County , Wisconsin
- Camp Waterloo - Michigan
- Camp Waupun - Wisconsin
- Camp Waynoka - Woods County , Oklahoma
- Camp Weeping Water - Cass County , Nebraska
- Camp Weingarten - Genevieve County , Missouri
- Camp Wells - Minnesota
- Westover Field - Massachusetts
- Camp Wharton - Wharton County , Texas
- Camp Wheeler - Bibb County , Georgia
- Camp White - Jackson County , Oregon
- Camp White Rock - Dallas County , Texas
- Camp Wisconsin Rapids - Wood County , Wisconsin
- Camp Wolters - Palo Pinto County , Texas
Interrogation centers
- US Army Interrogation Center , 1142 (US Interrogation Center ) , Eleven FortyTwo. This was the official address of the secret camp (detention and interrogation center), a few miles south of Washington DC: PO Box 1142, Postfach 1142. Bastian Berbner gives an insight into the secret service work there in a detailed article on Zeit-Online .
literature
- Anita Buck: Behind barbed wire. German prisoner of war camps in Minnesota .
- Ruth B. Cook: Guests behind the barbes wire. German POWs in America. a true story of hope and friendship . Crane Hill Press, Birmingham, Ala. 2007, ISBN 978-1-57587-260-5 .
- Gerhard G. Hennes: The barbed wire. POW in the USA . Hillsboro Press, Franklin, Tenn. 2004, ISBN 1-57736-327-2 .
- Dean S. Simmons: Swords into plowshares. Minnesota's POW camps during World War II . Cathedral Hill Books, St. Paul 2000.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bastian Berbner: Imagine that you are a Jew. And you have to make friends with a Nazi. , Zeit Online, No. 50, 2016.