Arizona Prisoner of War Camps

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Alternate Place NamePOW CampsDescription

During World War II, Arizona was the destination for many German and Italian prisoners of war. The two main camps were at Florence and Papago Park, but many sub-stations were scattered in other places around the state. The camps had a similar design to military camps, with barracks and a central dining room, or mess hall. The Florence camp was built specifically as a POW camp for up to 6,000 prisoners, and was dismantled entirely soon after the war ended. The Papago Park camp, which had been built during World War I and housed nearly 1,500 men, remained in use for other purposes for several decades more. Today, next to nothing remains of the sites where so many prisoners were held.

StateArizonaCountryUnited States

Document

Annual report of the Arizona Historical Advisory Commission 1997

Bill of sale for building T-284 at the Florence Prisoner of War camp, May 26, 1948

Letter from Frank Banicevich to Harold H. Williams, March 2, 1948, re: sale of surplus buildings at the Florence Prisoner of War Camp

Letter from Harold H. Williams to Robert O. Kelly, re: sale of surplus buildings from the Florence Prisoner of War Camp

Letter from Lon E. Walters, Jr. to Robert O. Kelly, July 23, 1948, re: removal of building T-284 from the Florence Prisoner of War camp

Letter from Robert O. Kelly to Harold H. Williams, July 28, 1948, re: payment for performance bond

The United States military in Arizona, 1846-1945 : a component of the Arizona historic preservation plan

Waiver for Harold H. Williams, April 26, 1948

Periodical

Arizona Highways, 1988-07

Oral History

Martha Gayle

CollectionArizona Research TopicsEventWorld War II in ArizonaPlacePapago Park

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Arizona Prisoner of War Camps