Marshall,
This ain't SE Iowa; but I am 99% positive there was a camp in Clarinda, Iowa.
gary
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From: Marshall Thayer
There was a point in the original post which puzzled me:
>> The government declined the railroad's offer, based on guidelines in place
>> at the time for locating internment camps that said facilities to house POWs
>> should not be located in areas with a
mean annual temperature of less than 56 degress Fahrenheit, citing savings in
construction and heating costs gained by placing camps in more moderate
climates. (DRURY) <<
This regulation must have been changed, because I grew up in SE Iowa with the
knowledge that there had been a substantial POW camp somewhere in Iowa, and
recall having met a couple of ex-POWs who opted to stay after the war . . .
I can't recall off-hand where the camp was located, however.
Marshall Thayer
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