[Regulator]

I was in the American Consulate in Hamburg in the 70's on some business, and the German national I was working with there told me he was a POW at the Papago Park camp in Phoenix during the war (I didn't realize there had been one that close to a town).

I asked him why a former U.S. POW would end up working for the U.S. government when he went home.

He laughed and said, "I tried to stay when they released us at the end of the war. We rode horses, walked in the desert, worked in the park, even played tennis. They said no, you must go home now.".

'Bout fell out of the chair. He wanted to retire to Phoenix or Mesa, probably lives there now for all I know.

[SunkenCiv]

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[JimSEA]

Growing up in Superior, AZ, I remember this camp clearly. At one time, I believe it was used to house illegal aliens who had committed lesser crimes and were pending deportation at the end of their terms.

[SeminoleSoldier]

There’s a small cemetary in Camp Blanding, a NG training center for German POWs who died during confinement, from their wounds I guess, there’s only a handful of graves. I always wondered why the Germans didn’t take the bodies back.

[Maszaan]

Loved reading the info on the Florence Prisoner of War Camp.You said at the end of the story that nothing remains of the site.
However , Florence Public Works is using part of the original “system” for water or sewage. There is still an original chimney standing and you can still see on google earth part of the circular foundation for something .
I am going to investigate further with a gentleman I met that seemed to have information on the property and what was there . Perhaps i can link some pictures.