tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17895318.post114433924258984880..comments2023-11-02T06:33:19.989-07:00Comments on The Best of World War II: POWs in NebraskaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17895318.post-1144447653467970722006-04-07T15:07:00.000-07:002006-04-07T15:07:00.000-07:00Thanks. I'm a little less knowledgeable about the...Thanks. I'm a little less knowledgeable about the European aspect of WWII. My father was there as were a lot of my uncles, but the only uncle who would share his stories about WWII was the one that fought in the Pacific - so I grew up more interested in that side.Bailey Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639029254352011915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17895318.post-1144432887654515212006-04-07T11:01:00.000-07:002006-04-07T11:01:00.000-07:00Eve - Yes, a lot of the POWs in Nebraska were used...Eve - Yes, a lot of the POWs in Nebraska were used for farm labor since so many men were out fighting. A lot of them came back to visit and I know a few of them even decided to live in Nebraska.<BR/><BR/>Texas did have more than one POW camp. There is a map of all the POW camps in the United States - if I can find it, I'll share it with you!Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17895318.post-1144420697646502032006-04-07T07:38:00.000-07:002006-04-07T07:38:00.000-07:00Yes, we had them here too - they've recently begun...Yes, we had them here too - they've recently begun work on trying to restore some of the buildings at one of the camps.<BR/><BR/>I like to think that it did have some impact - I do know that at one camp here (and I don't remember which one - because for some reason I'm thinking there were two in Texas), some of them were even allowed to go out and work in the town (under close guard of course). Friendships were made - and if my addled mind isn't completely gone, I believe that some even came back after the war for visits.Bailey Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639029254352011915noreply@blogger.com