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<h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000080;">Dr. James Van Keuren</span></h2>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #800000;">WWII POW Camps in Ohio </span></h1>
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<p><strong>ABOUT THIS EPISODE</strong></p>
<p>On episode 43 of Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast, we talk with James Van Keuren about his book, <a href="https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781467141666">World War II POW Camps in Ohio</a>. Drawing on first-person accounts from soldiers, former POWs and residents, as well as archival research, Dr. Van Keuren delves into the neglected history of Ohio’s POW camps.</p>
<p>During the 1940s, more than six thousand prisoners of war resided at nine camps in Ohio. The Italian POWs arrived first, charming “the locals with their affable, easygoing natures, while their German successors often put on a serious, intractable front.”</p>
<p>Some local residents fondly recall working alongside the prisoners and reuniting with them later in life. Others held the prisoners in disdain, feeling that they were coddled while natives struggled with day-to-day needs.</p>
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<p><em>This podcast episode was recorded March 24, 2020 in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. Host: Kevin Farkas. Guest: James Van Keuren. Audiography: Kevin Farkas/The Social Voice Project. Music (available on SoundCloud.com): Raccoon Uniforms (“Silver Linings”), Amoebacrew (“Light Indie Rock”), Gianpiero Lupoli (“Rebirth”). Addition audio (available on YouTube.com): Texas Historical Commission (“Nazi POW Camp in Texas”), TheTigerNextDoor (“Italian prisoners of war in the USA – documentary film Prisoners in Paradise”), OTIS! (“WHY YOU’RE STUPID TO NOT STUDY HISTORY”). ©Veteran Voices: The Oral History Podcast/The Social Voice Project. All rights reserved.</em></p>
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<h3 class="bk-title">World War II POW Camps in Ohio</h3>
<div class="detail-author">By Dr. James Van Keuren</div>
<p>During World War II, more than six thousand prisoners of war resided at Camp Perry near Port Clinton and its branch camps at Columbus, Rossford, Cambridge, Celina, Bowling Green, Defiance, Marion, Parma and Wilmington. From the start, the camps were a study in contradictions. The Italian prisoners who arrived first charmed locals with their affable, easygoing natures, while their German successors often put on a serious, intractable front. Some local residents fondly recall working alongside the prisoners and reuniting with them later in life. Others held the prisoners in disdain, feeling that they were coddled while natives struggled with day-to-day needs. Drawing on first-person accounts from soldiers, former POWs and residents, as well as archival research, Dr. Jim Van Keuren delves into the neglected history of Ohio’s POW camps.</p>
<p>Dr. James Van Keuren is a retired professor of educational administration and dean of the Dwight Schar College of Education at Ashland University, as well as a former high school teacher, principal and superintendent. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, and his most recent book, A Tribute to the 109th Evacuation Hospital (SM), traces his father-in-law’s service during World War II. Van Keuren has been married to his wife, Pat, for forty-nine years, and they have two daughters, Michelle (Drew) Scott and Christie (Dale) Murdoch, in addition to grandchildren Hailey Scott, Weston Murdoch and Cooper Murdoch.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781467141666">Buy the Book</a></p>
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<h3>More Resources</h3>
<p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qci2L_XScPs&feature=youtu.be"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignleft" src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/qci2L_XScPs/maxresdefault.jpg" alt="Nazi POW Camp in Texas - YouTube" width="359" height="202" />Nazi POW Camp in Texas by Texas Historical Commission</span></a></strong></p>
<p>A former U.S. military prison guard and a former Nazi prisoner of war both describe their experiences at Camp Hearne during World War II. This video was produced for our heritage travel app, Texas Time Travel Tours. The mobile app features statewide thematic tours focusing on a variety of time periods and cultures in Texas history</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.prisonersinparadise.com/"><strong><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignright" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/518r4ZrnkeL._AC_.jpg" width="232" height="428" /></strong></a></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.prisonersinparadise.com/"><strong>Prisoners in Paradise by Camilla Calamandrei</strong></a></p>
<p>During World War II more than 51,000 Italian soldiers were brought to the United States as Prisoners of War. “Prisoners in Paradise,” traces the previously untold story of these young men, their romances and friendships with American women, and their significant — but unrecognized — contribution to the Allied war effort.</p>
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