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From the Archives

 Branch Camps

Bena, MN

Number:  4 


POW Housing: CCC Camp near Lake Winnibigoshish

Open:  Jan. 31st, 1944 - June 1944 ;Oct. 1944 - October 1945


Work: Logging

Commanding Officers:                                        Lt. Neal A. Broyles
Capt. Kenneth F. McMlintic
Capt. Clifford M. Jenner

Number of POW:                                   40 men (As of Sept. 1945)

Unique Occurrences:                                     Escape of two POWs
6 trained dogs working under a sergeant

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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:

pwcampalgona@gmail.com

Phone:

515-395-2267

Address: 

114 S. Thorington St.

Box 174

Algona, IA 50511

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