The History

The first Prisoner of War camps in the United states had opened in 1943.  Thousands of Axis POWs were held in the U.S. in accordance with the Geneva Convention.  One of these camps was at Camp Knight near Oakland, California.

One love story that came out of the POWs held at Camp Knight was highlighted by the East Bay Times in 2008.  It can be found at https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2008/09/18/pows-found-paradise-in-east-bay-camps/

The Letter