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From the Archives
Branch Camps
Yankton, SD
Number: 22
POW Housing: Yankton Airport
Open: April 2nd, 1945 - July 1945
Work: Missouri River Flood Control
Commanding Officers: 1st Lt. Donald P. Copper
Number of POW: 100 men (As of April of 1945)
Unique Occurrences: SS Troopers attempting to start a 'revolution' with Hitler slogans resulting in their removal from camp
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