Napa P.O.W. Camp Historical

Napa P.O.W. Camp Historical (HM1UKZ)

Location: , UT Piute County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 26.365', W 112° 21.053'

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Napa P.O.W. Camp

At the request of Great Britain, over 700 POW camps were built within the USA to help alleviate the overcrowding of British camps. On August 14, 1945, three months after Germany surrendered and the day before Japan surrendered, 250 prisoners were received at Camp Napa located on the Silverado Trail just north of Yountville. This was a branch facility of Camp Beale. Prisoners performed labor on surrounding farms and were paid $.80 per day. Local citizens often attended social activities in camp. At war's end, most prisoners repatriated to Germany. Many returned to the USA to renew acquaintances with their former "employers", start families, launch new careers, and become citizens.
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HM NumberHM1UKZ
Series This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series
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Year Placed2016
Placed BySam Brannan Chapter #1004 E Clampus Vitus
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, September 23rd, 2016 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12S E 382104 N 4255435
Decimal Degrees38.43941667, -112.35088333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 26.365', W 112° 21.053'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 26' 21.9" N, 112° 21' 3.18" W
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