POW Camp Today Canal Border.PNG
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This file appears in: Thousands of German POWs in Acadiana During WWII: German POWs Helped with Severe Labor Shortages During WWII
Thousands of German POWs in Acadiana During WWII: German POWs Helped with Severe Labor Shortages During WWII
Many of us are unaware that during WWII the US was housing over 425,000 enemy POWs (mostly Germans) in over 500 camps spread over 46 states. Over 2,000 of them were here in Acadiana, in side camps…