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From the Archives
Branch Camps
Olivia, MN
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Number: 28
POW Housing: Tents near Rogers Brothers Factory
Open: Sept. 5th, 1943 - Oct. 25th, 1943 ;August 23rd 1945 - Nov. 13th 1945
Work: Farm Labor and Canning
Commanding Officers: Capt. G.B. Howell ;Lt. J. W. Kent
Number of POW: 46 men (as of Sept. 1945)
Unique Occurrences: Locals took special interest in Italian POWs and even served them a meal of spaghetti
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