They settled here many marrying local girls or fetching their Italian girlfriends ro start a new life here. My mother was brought here after the war to join my dad who was a POw at this camp.

(WBRC) - A major part of American history came alive in Pickens County. Organizers reenacted the POW camp during World War ll ...

About 130 POW camps were built in Japan during the war, and POWs were forced to toil in coal mines, factories and elsewhere. Many died of disease, starvation and violence.

A new documentary film investigates what triggered the doomed attempted escape of more than 1,000 Japanese prisoners of war from a POW camp in Cowra, Australia, during the Pacific War. Almost all ...

After surviving the harrowing 65-mile Bataan Death March, he was held at Cabanatuan POW Camp #1, where records show he died on Nov. 1, 1942, at the age of 20. He was buried with other prisoners in ...

The nursing identification badge was handmade and worn by my father's sister in a Japanese POW camp in Java (former Dutch East Indies) during the Second World War. As a Dutch national she ...

In his book, With God in a POW Camp, survivor Ralph Gaither said he and another prisoner recited the 23rd Psalm the final 100 yards back to the stadium. Almost all the men sustained head and ...

For geothermal scientists, steaming hot springs scattered throughout Idaho are more than just a popular relaxation destination. They’re an indicator of the state’s potential for clean energy.

Get ready for an exciting weekend of Native American dancing, drums, flute demonstrations, plus craft vendors, food and more. The Southeastern Kentucky Association of Native People (SKANP) will host ...

(AP) — The remains of a World War II service member who died in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in the Philippines ... The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency says Powers was captured in the ...

MOSCOW, Idaho — If there was any question whether ... Just over a week into fall camp, Coach Eck is pleased with where his team is at. "I thought it was a good go today, I thought it was a ...

A concrete roadbed and brick foundation unearthed at the remains of Fukuoka POW Camp No. 14 are pictured in this photo taken by the Nagasaki Municipal Government on April 8, 2022, and provided by ...