Library of Congress POWs in Europe Site


	Library of Congress POWs in Europe Site

DeirdreMc

4-2-2008 12:59 PM

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DeirdreMc says:

As part of an effort to digitize over 25 collections relating to veterans experiences in war and personal memorabilia of vets LOC has striven to make these valuable photos, first-hand accounts available on one of their many subsites. Sibling sites are also available for wars after 1945 including Korea, Persian Gulf et al.

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          attempts, there were meager rations and drafty bunkhouses, and there
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