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From the Archives
Branch Camps
Owatonna, MN
Number: 5
POW Housing: The Home of Former State Senator T. Cashman
Open: March 23rd, 1944 - 21st Dec. 1945
Work: Farm Labor, Canning, Plant Nursery
Commanding Officers: 1st Lt. Basil W. Poytner Jr.
Number of POW: 277 men (As of Sept. 1945)
Unique Occurrences: POWs resided in the House of a former Senator until it burned down, leading to the closing of the camp
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