American Prisoner of War Camps in Northern California

by Kathy Kirkpatrick

Overview

American Prisoner of War Camps in Northern California explores POW camps, care, locations, and historical impact.

American Prisoner of War Camps in Northern California describes the impact of the large number of prisoners of war on the population of Northern California, as well as the impact of the people of Northern California on those imprisoned there. Providing detail on the care and employment of prisoners of war according to the Geneva Convention of 1929, the lives of POWs in this region is illustrated, along with the details of camp locations in Northern California and the deaths and burials that occurred among them. Some prisoner names are included, as well as references to source materials at various repositories. Historical photographs serve to provide depth to the story.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781634990936
Publisher:	Fonthill Media
Publication date:	01/28/2019
Series:	America Through Time
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

KATHY KIRKPATRICK has a Bachelor of Arts in History from Humboldt State University in Arcata, California, and has authored Basic Genealogy, The Descendants of Timothy Meeker, Italian Prisoners of War in the Continental US on 31 March 1945, Prisoners of War in Utah During World War II, Sicily, American Prisoner of War Camps in Idaho and Utah, American Prisoner of War Camps in Arizona and Nevada, American Prisoner of War Camps in Southern California, and Prisoner of War Camps Across America. She has delivered lectures on “WWII POWs in America,” “WWII Enemy Aliens in America,” and “Proving the Jewish Heritage of a Catholic Sicilian Family,” and provided research for Italian Emigrants, Italian Emigrants by Tina Bochicchio Woetzel, Sinatra, The Life by Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan, and II Giuramento by Dino Maurizio Parri.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations 6

Introduction 7

Background 11

Preparing for War 14

Global Situation 15

Planning and Building the Camps 18

Managing the Camps 20

Life in the Camps 24

Italian Service Units 40

Death in the Camps 45

Returning Home (1945-46) 47

After the War 50

POW Camps by Location 55

Death Index 70

Burial Locations List 73

Appendix A POW labor 74

Appendix B Museums and Websites 86

Bibliography 87

Acknowledgments 93

Alphabetical Index 94