The Spokesman Review Article
This file appears in: Prisoners of War Camps
prisoners of war were a very cost effective way to do manual labor which included farming, grounds keeping, gardening, etc. the prisoners would learn the ways to do this from the accompanying Mexican and Native American workers working these fields with them.
This file appears in: Prisoners of War Camps
Prisoners of War Camps
Prisoners of war camps were common in the Pacific Northwest. German and Italian prisoners captured in the European Theater of operations were often transported to the United States, many to our region. The most prominent local POW camp was in…