Hereford, TX, United States
Prisoner of War Camp Chapel. Near this site during World War II the Hereford Military Reservation and Reception Center, a prisoner of war camp, was established. During nearly three years of operation, approximately 7000 Italian soldiers were imprisoned. Through their work on area farms and such proj
ects as the painting of religious murals in St. Mary's Catholic Church at Umbarger (25 miles northeast), many of the soldiers made lasting friendships with local residents and with American troops at
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