GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — During World War II, life was markedly different for American prisoners of war compared to their counterparts who were housed in the U.S. The American military made a ...
Elbert Wayne Scrivner was born near Russellville on June 30, 1917, and came up in an enterprising family that survived the Great Depression through thrift and learning to live within its limited means ...
CAMP SWIFT, Texas — A largely rural area, Bastrop and Elgin were known for their cotton farms and peanut crops when World War II began in 1941. Virtually overnight, Bastrop County became one of the ...
As World War II reshaped rural Iowa, German prisoners of war became an essential labor force, and, in some cases, unexpected ...
Editor’s note: This is the second part of a five-part series on the history of World War II POW camps in Michigan. Part 1 is available to read here. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — During World War II, ...
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