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They apparently were rounded up from two prisons near Bingen and placed on a northbound train for eventual transfer to a POW camp ... who also served in World War II, is buried.

To reckon with this injustice, the Irei Project: National Monument for the WWII Japanese American Incarceration ... wartime internment and concentration camps. Taking the project name “irei ...

One of the most incredible stories to come out of World War II is the sole veteran to emerge from the war with medals from ...

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And New Year's Eve and New Year's Day are busy times for pizza. But is Michigan the pizza capital of the U.S.? Or possibly the world? A recently released study, "Michigan: The Unlikely Pizza ...

received at the hands of the Indian Army while they were imprisoned for nearly three years in POW camps spread over India, well away from the border with Pakistan. The POW camps were located across ...

At the end of WWII, the camp was dismantled and buildings were moved from the site. The land was given to soldiers needing farmland after they returned from the war.

The museum's pictures tell the story of the last American internment camp during World War II. "These people were basically incarcerated, but it was sort of like a city within a city," Salazar said.

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Jennifer Crumbley, sentenced to 10-15 years for involuntary manslaughter related to her son's high school shooting, is seeking bond while appealing her conviction. She argues she poses no threat ...