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Buttonwillow Prisoner of War Branch Camp

 

Prisoner of War Camp located at Buttonwillow, California, reported a branch camp of Camp Cooke, Calif. - per Report on Prisoners of War, Office of The Provost Marshal General, 1 November 1945. It was not found on list of Prisoner of War Camps (Discontinued) - per Report on Prisoners of War, Office of The Provost Marshal General, as of 15 January 1946.


Source: Army Center of Military History

Posted 3 January 2009

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