The captured service members were subjected to the 65-mile Bataan Death March, and then held at the Cabanatuan POW Camp No. 1, where more than 2,500 POWs perished during the war, Swartz among them ...

The remains of U.S. Army Air Corps Sgt. James Swartz, who died in a Japanese POW camp after surviving the Bataan Death March, were interred in Michigan. Swartz, a member of the 24th Pursuit Group ...

Kansas had three main facilities (Fort Riley in Geary and Riley counties, Concordia in ... 45 cents per hour per POW, and prisoners earned 80 cents a day — paid in camp scrip so they had no ...

A historical marker for Camp Concordia and old Fort Bliss returned to Lincoln Park. Trump Says He’s ‘Pissed Off’ At Putin, Threatens To Bomb Iran And Impose More Tariffs German space rocket ...

SAHUARITA, Ariz. (KGUN) — The Santa Cruz Valley Historical Society recently unveiled a new historical marker commemorating Camp Continental, a German prisoner-of-war (POW) camp that played a ...

The water tower was the last remaining structure from the Nazi POW camp on the Gaviota Coast. Windy weather in December 2024 destroyed the structure. Contributed photo This Christmas brought our ...

The water tower was the last remaining structure from the Nazi POW camp on the Gaviota Coast. Credit: Mark Sanchez photo / goletahistory.com This Christmas brought our area some incredible waves ...

(KSNW) – A 34-year-old Concordia woman was killed in a rollover ... just north of Union Road. The Kansas Highway Patrol said a Kia Sorento, driven by Caley R. Wilson, was heading north on ...

Two lawmakers allege that Kansas has tried and apparently failed in a secret attempt to lure the Kansas City Chiefs training camp to Washburn University in Topeka. The top Republican and top ...

I haven’t been able to find any information regarding this camp. Can you provide any background?” The Kansas City transient camp was indeed a product of the Great Depression. It was one of ...

Larry Kent Wagor (b. October 2, 1941, Concordia, KS), (d. October 1, 2024, Farmville, VA). Larry Wagor, 82, of Farmville, Virginia, passed away on October 1, 2024 ...

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 ...