Great article on POWs in Kansas City

An article by davefiedler

Dan Kelly of the Kansas City Star recently had a great article on the POWs who were in Kansas City, housed at the Riverside Racetrack and elsewhere. Check it out here! I was happy to add my own little bit of expertise and information to it.

Here’s how it starts:

It might surprise even some longtime Kansas Citians to learn that the area once boasted a booming potato-farming industry. Perhaps even more shocking is that those potato farms were briefly invaded by Nazis.

Don’t worry: The Jackson County farmers invited the Nazis onto their property.

Read more here. And thanks, Dan for a great piece!