Provost Marshal General Enemy Prisoners of War Held in the US during World War II 2023 Sept 13

The Records of the Provost Marshal General and Enemy Prisoners of War Held in the United States during World War II by Rachael Salyer

Rachael Salyer is a Subject Matter Expert in Modern Military Records and an Archivist from the National Archives at College Park, MD

⇒ Presentation Slides: https://www.archives.gov/files/calendar/know-your-records/handouts-presentations/2023-09-13-salyer-presentation.pdf
⇒ Handout: https://www.archives.gov/files/calendar/know-your-records/handouts-presentations/2023-09-13-salyer-handout.pdf
⇒ Transcript: Request from KYR@nara.gov
⇒ Event Evaluation Form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KYREventEval
⇒ Know Your Records web page: https://www.archives.gov/calendar/know-your-records

During World War II, the United States established hundreds of prisoner of war (POW or PW) camps, which held an estimated 425,000 German, Italian, and Japanese prisoners. Archivist Rachael Salyer will discuss the records of these camps created by the Office of the Provost Marshal General (OPMG). She will provide an overview of their establishment and construction, and then will focus on how and where to locate records related to specific camps. Finally, she will also provide suggestions for how to begin researching individual prisoners, as well as camp staff and assigned units.

00:00 - Welcome
01:04 - Introduction and presenter biography
02:28 - Presentation overview to Records of the Provost Marshal General
03:12 - WWI: History of the Provost Marshal General in other wars / POWs in WWI
07:24 - WWII: Establishment of the Office of the Provost Marshal General in WWII
09:30 - Organizational chart of the Office of the Provost Marshal General, April 1944
15:13 - Post WWII: Office of the Provost Marshal General Post-WWII
15:57 - Record Group 389: Records of the Office of the Provost Marshal General - what is and is not available
16:50 - Record Group 389 - using the National Archives Catalog to research
17:40 - “Creating Organization Authority Records” in the National Archives Catalog
19:13 - Finding records related to specific camps
22:43 - Records on the Corps of Military Police during WWII
23:07 - Other records in Record Group 389
23:35 - Sample records from Record Group 389
34:05 - Related records and other resources
36:44 - Contact us
36:55 - Closing, Event Survey, Other Resources
37:29 - Questions and Answers in the chat

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