Our ship arrived near Halifax, but stayed off the coast for a day before heading south to Boston. Hoping to see Canada, our British guards greeted the news with a great deal of disappointment. Awaiting us at the Boston harbor was the usual disinfection process, haircuts, and political screening. We then boarded a train and for the next five days traveled to Florence, Arizona. We passed through New York, Cleveland, Chicago, Topeka, Santa Fe, El Paso, and Tucson. No significant events occurred during the train ride, but all of us were impressed by the size and beauty of America.
Our train consisted of ten cars filled with five-hundred POWs as well as one car for the guards, and two kitchen cars in the middle. It looked like a typical express
Our train consisted of ten cars filled with five-hundred POWs as well as one car for the guards, and two kitchen cars in the middle. It looked like a typical express