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? asked in Education & ReferenceTrivia · 10 years ago

What was the name of the old WWII POW camp in San Francisco?

In the travel channels OFF LIMITS Don in San Francisco, goes to a old hotel used in WWII as a POW camp. It was rented by the US Government and converted to becoming a POW camp and very well executed surveillance on those caught.

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  • 10 years ago
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    In the recent San Francisco episode, one of the spots visited by Don Wildman was the secret WWII POW CAMP TRACY. It served as a WWII heavy surveillance operation/POW camp used to interogate Japanese prisoners of war. In its heyday, it was the BYRON HOT SPRINGS HOTEL.

    For verification and additional information, please see:

    http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Off_Limits/E...

    http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Off_Limits/E...

    http://www.amazon.com/History-Camp-Tracy-Strategic...

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    no longer really. The Germans dealt with Allied POW's (except for those pesky Russians) decently. on the different hand the eastern were no longer understand for being merciful. They idea that anybody that would want to renounce lost all comprehend and had no rights. (A simplistic answer yet serviceable.) i wager you'll evaluate the way the Germans dealt with the Russians with the way the eastern dealt with all POW's

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