GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — In the final days of World War II, the Grand Rapids Press published an editorial on the nation’s POW camps and how the American military’s decision to treat its prisoners ...

Six men in red T-shirts were digging holes on the side of the highway in order to erect a plaque commemorating a German prisoner of war Camp in Yountville on Saturday morning. The men are members of ...

During the Second World War, hundreds of thousands of German (and Italian) PoWs were shipped to the United Kingdom and even the United States to be detained and await their trial. In March 1945, one ...

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, ...

Jun 13, 2025 Jun 13, 2025 Updated Jun 17, 2025 In the flurry of January 1942, weeks after the U.S. declared war on Japan, the first building went up on what was then called Camp Carson, just south of ...

A small, wooden keepsake box adorned with carvings and the inscription, “Gefangenschaft Amerika 1944,” was donated in late January to the Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office for inclusion in the Fort ...

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 area ...

Like most other local residents, Tricia Torrez didn't know that the Sahuarita area had a German prisoner of war camp during World War II. Until a couple of years ago, that is, when she overheard her ...

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 and ...

On the night of May 27, 1944, Normal resident Robert S. Hall found himself in a perilous situation. A second pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force, he was returning from his first bombing mission over ...

Also, awards presented for individual honors at meeting of the Daughters, Children of the American Revolution groups.

Editor’s note: This is the third part of a five-part series on the history of World War II POW camps in Michigan. Part 1 is available here. Part 2 is here. A new story will be published every Sunday.