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In the United States at the end of World War II, there were prisoner-of-war camps, including 175 Branch Camps serving 511 Area Camps containing over 425,000 prisoners of war (mostly German). The camps were located all over the US, but were mostly in the South, due to the higher expense of heating the barracks in colder areas.
The POW Camps in Alaska during World War II included: Excursion Inlet, Haines Borough, AK (base camp, earlier a branch camp under Lawton, WA) contained Italian POWs Enemy alien internment camp: Richardson (Fort), Anchorage city-borough, AK (Japanese) Cemeteries:
This resource guide begins with a map of important World War II sites and a summary of Alaska’s World War II experience. Included also is information about National Historic Landmarks related to World War II in Alaska. The selected bibliography that follows is divided into twelve parts to aid student researchers in selecting topics:
12 mar 2015 · This is a map of POW camps within the United States during WWII Web Map by cadgirl01
The interactive map below shows the location of many important detention/internment facilities operated by the U.S. Government during World War II, which held persons of German ancestry from the US and Latin America.
A map of important World War II sites, followed by a summary of Alaska’s World War II experience is included. Information about National Historic Landmarks and Monuments related to World War II in Alaska is also included.
The Ward Lake CCC camp – a federal work camp north of Ketchikan – became the wartime home for Aleuts from Akutan, Biorka, Kashega, Makushin, and Nikolski. Ketchikan is the southernmost town in southeast Alaska, in the heart of Alaska’s temperate rain forest.
