San Joaquin Valley Branch Camp Summary

About 9,000 of them resided in Kentucky’s camps such as Fort Knox, Campbell, and Breckinridge. These prisoners of war interaction proved a profitable experience for all. The Geneva Convention, ratified by the U.S. in 1932, required that captured enemy troops be supplied with food, clothing and shelter equivalent to the nation’s own personnel. U.S. ships carrying supplies and personnel to Europe often returned with POWs. Kentucky’s first prisoners arrived in the early summer of 1943.

Religion was another device used to reach the social consciousness of the prisoners. But religion was not on the minds of most prisoners, as Maurice Perret of the Swiss Legation discovered after visiting Camp Cooke in September 1944. In fact, the prisoners had turned down an offer from American Army chaplains to conduct religious services in the camp. Since religion (Christianity) under National Socialism was subjugated to state control, dedicated Nazis resented its practice outside party-sanctioned gatherings. Some stayed away because they feared participation would invite reprisals from Nazi stalwarts in the camp.

The lack of medical supplies provided by the Japanese and poor hygiene conditions saw many thousands of men suffering from life-threatening diseases such as malaria and cholera. Sickness and disease ran riot, and malnutrition was a way of life. Dunlop, neglecting his own health, as Former Governor-General Sir Zelman Cowen put it: “worked ceaselessly to save men who were…suffering” (Cowen, 2004). Honoured war general and original ANZAC soldier Sir Vernon Ashton Hobart Sturdee corroborates the views of Cowen, stating that Dunlop constantly worked long hours, at the detriment of his own health, resulting in the saving of many lives (Sturdee, 1946). Furthermore, Dunlop’s profound altruism extended far beyond the simple duty of a medical officer.

Coccidioidomycosis known as Valley Fever is an infection in your lungs, causing respiratory difficulties. It is a non-contagious infection. Valley Fever lives in soil, it can be spread into the air, most commonly found in people who are surrounded in construction or farming. It is found in part of the United States, California, Mexico and dry areas of the South and Central America. It is defined into two parts, parasitic life cycle when pre-existing fungal enlarge and transform into a sphere, then begin developing into endospores, and saprobic life cycle produces fungal infections, found in the environment.

Dr. Albigence Waldo, a Connecticut surgeon who helped care for sick soldiers, wrote frequently in his diary in 1777. In his diary, he wrote about the daily lives of the soldiers while camping out in Valley Forge. On December 14, 1777, he wrote, “I am Sick - discontented - and out of humour. Poor food - hard lodging - cold Weather - fatigue - Nasty Cloaths - nasty Cookery - Vomit half my time - smoak’d out my senses… Why are we sent here to starve and Freeze… There comes a Soldier, his bare feet are seen thro’ his worn out Shoes, his legs nearly naked from the tatter’d remains of an only pair of stockings…” Life at Valley Forge was not easy; the soldiers were constantly sick and without food, while freezing with barely any clothes.

Camp X, the first united spy school helping undercover agents. Camp X was a huge success to outcome of WW2 without Camp X we wouldn 't even had a famous and major battle, D-day. Camp X is a training camp where British, American , and Canadian spies work together gathering information. Because while Hitler’s army was dominating battles in Western Europe, the Allies knew that standard warfare would not win them a victory against the Nazis. They needed people who could sneak into enemy territory, gather information in a small amount of time, organize the resistance, and cause chaos for the enemies.

I’m standing in the center of our camp at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The British are 20 miles away in Philadelphia. Men surround me, shivering, starving, and covered in their own vomit. I know I do not want to be a part of this madness. The winter of 1777-1778 has been rough enough already.

Camp-X, a WWII spy training facility located in Whitby, Ontario, was a key part of the allied forces efforts in the war. “In fact, it was a finely tuned machine turning highly qualified recruits into fully trained secret service agents of all ethnic backgrounds, readied and made available to the SOE (Special Operations Executive) on a moment’s notice.” Although it was a highly secretive undertaking during and after WWII information finally started to be made available over the last 20 years. This essay will outline the role Camp-X played in the war, how spies for many allied countries were trained, and why it was an important location for British and American forces. Camp-X was a paramilitary training installation run by Sir William Stephenson

I have a very large of dying from the sicknesses getting passed around. I overheard General George Washington say that around 3,989 soldiers have gotten sick by February (Busch 147). And that 2,500 deaths have come from sickness (Busch 147). Frostbite and Smallpox have played a big part here at Valley Forge. Frostbite has gotten many people’s limb taken off.

The wounded had to walk long treks as they were no stretchers and medical help. The track was dreadful and painful. The soldiers encountered many wild rat. The rats were wild and carried diseases that were passed on the soldiers and lead to death or, many were seriously

Cigarettes were hoarded even by nonsmokers because these would later become valuable bargaining chips in Germany. All of us were elated to be going home, but at the same time apprehensive of what we would find when we got there. On March 16, we left Camp Cooke by rail and five days later arrived at Camp Shanks, New York. During the ride the guards constantly reassured us that we were going to be shipped directly to Germany.

According to CDC (Centers of Disease Control and Prevention), “Valley Fever is not contagious. Valley Fever is caused by fungus that lives in the environment. Symptoms of Valley Fever are usually similar to the flu.” In the novel Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan, valley fever is a crucial event. Valley fever affected people in the 1930s, was used throughout the novel, and was depicted correctly by the author.

Escape from Camp 14 Escape from Camp 14 is a story of Shin Donghyuk who is the only known person to be born in and escape from a North Korean labor camp. The book's author, Blaine Harden, interviewed Shin many times and has also spoken with former camp guards and North Korean traders. His book details Shins life both inside and outside the camp as well as the political landscape in North Korea. As Shin grew up he had not known anything of the outside world and accepted the camp's rules and policies. He was raised as a hard worker and was trained to snitch on his family, classmates, and coworkers.

From the Serbian soldiers on the eastern front to the many American troops in the central and western front to the cilivilains in the numerous concentration camps, typhus fever was not absent. Having

In late October of 2012 I was leaving another 12-hour shift on Camp Taji, Iraq to walk approximately a mile to volunteer at the tactile care clinic. I had just submitted my application to medical school and I wanted to make sure I was gaining medical experience in preparation for my transition to civilian life. On the way to the clinic, I couldn’t help but question why our base had not been hit by an artillery attack in 13 days and whether my analysis was correct trying to predict the enemies next launch site. As an intelligence officer, it was my duty to assign areas of interest to an attack helicopter battalion providing overwatch in order to predict and prohibit the next attack. We averaged an attack approximately every 8 days and the