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The men were put to work by the Illinois Canning Company, Stokely Van Camp, Chanute Air Force Base, and by area farmers around Hoopeston, Rossville, Milford and other areas in Vermilion County. [ 2 ] German prisoners of war were used in the Hoopeston labor force for two years, from April to November 1944 and 1945.
World War II on the National Register of Historic Places (5 C, 80 P) Pages in category "United States during World War II by state" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Portions of the World War II-era camp are still used by the Edison Job Corps, including some of the original barracks, the chapel and post flag pole. The Edison Job Corps Center (Excess Land Sale Only) is on a High Value Asset List of fourteen properties that the United States Public Buildings Reform Board has recommended for disposal. [7]
The 1940 United States census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7.6 percent over the 1930 population of 122,775,046 people. The census date of record was April 1, 1940.
Camp Shanks served as a staging area for troops departing the New York Port of Embarkation for overseas service during World War II.Dubbed “Last Stop USA”, the camp housed about 50,000 troops spread over 2,040 acres (8.3 km 2) and was the largest World War II U.S. Army embarkation camp, processing 1.3 million service personnel. including 75% of those participating in the D-Day invasion.
Arizona's Camp Florence, on the Florence Military Reservation, was the first permanent alien enemy camp constructed during World War II. Construction began during 1942 to house 3000 internees, with room to expand to 6000. The initial construction budget was $4.8 million.