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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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World Prisons. (2026). Camp Ruston. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/camp-ruston
"Camp Ruston." World Prisons. Accessed July 26, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/camp-ruston.
@misc{worldprisons-camp-ruston,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Camp Ruston},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/camp-ruston},
urldate = {2026-07-26}
}