Camp Lamont
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camp-lamont-169-15202889
title:
Camp Lamont
text:
Camp Lamont also called Lamont Prisoner of War Base Camp was a World War II German Prisoners of War camp in the City of Lamont, California, 12 miles southwest from Bakersfield in Kern County. It was formed on December 2, 1944 by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) transferring 16 acres of land to the US War Department for the US Army. Built at the camp were housing, a mess hall, fencing, guard towers and flood lights. In 1944, Japanese and German prisoners came to Camp Lamont from Camp Cooke
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Former World War II prisoner of war camp.
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Lamont
date created:
2020-12-24T01:49:42Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T16:58:25Z
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13
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