30 Aug 1943
United States
United States
- Camp Tonkawa in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, United States began operations. ww2dbase [Camp Tonkawa | Tonkawa, Oklahoma | CPC]
4 Nov 1943
United States
United States
- Johannes Kunze, a prisoner at Camp Tonkawa in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, United States, was discovered by fellow prisoners to be a spy working for the American guards. Kunze was beaten to death. Prisoner Walter Beyer would later be found guilty for the murder and would be executed by hanging in Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. ww2dbase [Camp Tonkawa | Tonkawa, Oklahoma | CPC]
1 Sep 1945
United States
United States
- Camp Tonkawa in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, United States ceased operations. ww2dbase [Camp Tonkawa | Tonkawa, Oklahoma | CPC]
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