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From the Archives

 Branch Camps

Shenandoah, IA

Number: 20


POW Housing: CCC Camp west of Shenandoah

Open: 1943- July 1945 ;October 24, 1945 - November 1945


Work: Farm Labor and Plant Nursery

Commanding Officers: Capt. Jon B. Glary


Number of POW: 100 men (As of October 1943)

Unique Occurrences: The Original Italian POWs were deemed unsuitable for work and were replaced

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Camp Algona

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Dedicated to preserving the history of the Prisoner of War camp that existed in Algona, Iowa from 1943-1946.

Email:

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Phone:

515-395-2267

Address: 

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Box 174

Algona, IA 50511

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