Camp Lamont

Camp Lamont also called Lamont Prisoner of War Base Camp was a World War II German Prisoners of War camp in the City of Lamont, California, 12 miles southwest from Bakersfield in Kern County.

Built at the camp were housing, a mess hall, fencing, guard towers and flood lights.

[5] A German POW committed suicide in camp in early February, 1945.

The land is now private property, with only a few foundations marking the spot of the former camp.

Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co. Barba, Ruth Leon; Durham, Mary Louise.