Joe D. Rogers: Hereford POW camp saved lives, shortened WWII

  • GUARD TOWER—This is a view of one of the 12 guard towers at the Prisoner of War camp just outside of Hereford in Castro County that housed Italian POWs. The jeep beneath the building provides scale.
    GUARD TOWER—This is a view of one of the 12 guard towers at the Prisoner of War camp just outside of Hereford in Castro County that housed Italian POWs. The jeep beneath the building provides scale.
  • LOOKING WEST—This is a view to the west including an office building at the Hereford POW camp.
    LOOKING WEST—This is a view to the west including an office building at the Hereford POW camp.
  • NORTHWEST PERSPECTIVE—A view to the northwest including the hospital structure at the Hereford POW camp.
    NORTHWEST PERSPECTIVE—A view to the northwest including the hospital structure at the Hereford POW camp.
    Joe D. Rogers, speaking from years of study, made some penetrating observations about the POW camp outside of Hereford and just within Castro County that housed Italian Prisoners of War from 1942 to 1946 during World War II.“There are more than two sides to any story. The service that was rendered by the GI’s who operated that camp was a powerful example of ‘do unto others’ on th...

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