DP Camp Haid of first housing projects, Haid transformed into one of the largest construction sites in Austria. Step by step, the barracks were torn down and rows of apartment blocks were built up. DP Camp Haid The DP camp Haid, officially Wohnsiedlung 121 Haid, was a camp for displaced persons first under the American administration, then the Upper Austrian administration. It was located in the district of Haid, Ansfelden in Upper Austria. Displaced persons were civilians who were affected by the turmoil of World War II, first with unknown residence. After the Second World War Ansfelden belonged to the American occupation zone.
Hispanic Americans in World War II role in the first American undersea spy mission of the Cold War as commander of the submarine in what became known as the "Cochino Incident". Captain Charles Kenneth Ruiz, USN, was a crew member of the cruiser , during the Battle of Savo Island. After being rescued at sea and sent to Pearl Harbor, he was invited by Admiral Chester Nimitz to join the Submarine Service. He served with distinction aboard the submarine and participated in eight war patrols in the hostile waters of the Pacific during World War II and on. The Medal of Honor is the highest military