[1] The camp was in the Magic Valley, an irrigated agricultural area of the Snake River Plain, at an approximate elevation of 4,200 feet (1,280 m) above sea level.
[1] After the end of World War II in Europe in May 1945, work assignments became heavier, and logistical challenges meant that food rations were meager.
[1] Threats were made towards prisoners who failed to complete their assigned quotas, and non-labor activities were sharply limited.
[1] At some time, a branch camp in Wyoming went on strike due to poor transportation to fields and leaky barracks roofs.
[1] In part due to labor shortages in the United States, many POWs did not return to Europe until after the fall 1946 harvest.