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For those who think that Islamist POW camps have no historical precedent in America.
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"The McLean Permanent Alien Internment Camp, also known as the 1871st Service Command Unit, was authorized on September 9, 1942 and closed July 1, 1945.
The camp was a standard 3,000 prisoner layout with facilities for American Officers and guard personnel. The first prisoners were German troops captured in North Africa, the second group were Germans captured in the Homeland.
The camp provided many jobs for local citizens. A work program using prisoners helped out the labor shortage caused by WWII...
At the end of WWII there were 175 Branch Camps serving 511 Area Camps containing over 425,000 prisoners of war. The camps were located all over the U S but were mostly in the South because of the expense of heating the barracks. More information is available in the book, "Nazi Prisoners Of War In America" by Arnold Krammer or by contacting the U S Military History Institute in Carlisle, Penn.
A book entitled "The McLean P.O.W. Camp" by Delbert Trew, is available by clicking on Museum Mercantile.
The 8 x 11 inch paperback contains 44 pages of history text and 71 original photographs and illustrations about the camp, as well as Red Cross records and personal interviews from camp personnel and prisoners. The author may be contacted by e-mail at [email protected]."
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