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Camp Ruston

Closed 1946Low
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Camp Ruston was one of the largest prisoner-of-war camps in the United States during World War II, with 4,315 prisoners at its peak in October 1943. Camp Ruston served as the "base camp" and had 8 smaller work branch camps associated to it. Camp Ruston included three large, separated compounds for POWs, a full, modern hospital compound, and a compound for the American personnel. One of the POW compounds, located in the far northwestern part of the camp, was designated for POW officers. The officer's compound's barracks were constructed to house a lesser number of POWs, affording more privacy and room for the officers.

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Closed 1946

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Camp Ruston. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/camp-ruston
Chicago
"Camp Ruston." World Prisons. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/camp-ruston.
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@misc{worldprisons-camp-ruston,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Camp Ruston},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/camp-ruston},
  urldate = {2026-10-22}
}