This list of Prisoner of War Camps, Italian Service Unit Camps, and Prisoner of War Hospitals is based on weekly reports located on NARA microfilm #66-538 (population lists June 1942-June 1946). Additional locations based on newspapers, interviews, and other NARA records (at College Park and Regional Archives).
The POW Camps in Kansas during World War II included:
Cawker City, Mitchell County, KS (branch camp under Atlanta, NE)
Concordia (Camp), Concordia, Cloud County, KS (base camp)
Council Grove, Morris County, KS (branch camp under Riley)
El Dorado, Butler County, KS (branch camp under Riley)
Elkhart, Morton County, KS (branch camp under Trinidad, CO)
Eskridge, Wabaunsee County, KS (branch camp under Riley)
Hays, Ellis County, KS (branch camp under Atlanta, NE)
Hutchinson, Reno County, KS (branch camp under Riley)
Lawrence, Douglas County, KS (branch camp under Riley)
Leavenworth (Fort) (US Disciplinary Barracks), Leavenworth County, KS, active military installation. (prison)
Neodesha, Wilson County, KS (branch camp under Riley)
Ottawa, Franklin County, KS (branch camp under Riley)
Peabody, Marion County, KS (branch camp under Riley)
Phillips (Camp), Salina, Saline County, KS (branch camp under Riley)
Riley (Fort), Geary and Riley Counties, KS (base camp)
Wadsworth, Leavenworth County, KS (branch camp under Riley)
Winter General Hospital, Topeka, Shawnee County, KS (branch camp under Weingarten, MO)
Enemy alien internment camp:
Leavenworth (Fort), Leavenworth County, KS (US Prison) (Japanese)
Cemeteries:
Fort Leavenworth (US Disciplinary Barracks), Ft Leavenworth, KS, active military installation.
Fort Riley Post Cemetery, Ft. Riley, KS, active military installation.
There were 2 base camps, 14 branch camps, 1 prison, 1 internment location, and 2 cemeteries in KS. More information in my latest book titled Prisoner of War Camps Across America and is available in Kindle format on Amazon and in Nook format on Barnes and Noble. The updated version of the book is available at https://www.gentracer.org/milpublications.html
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