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re: WW2 German POW Camp Ruston LA
Posted on 11/3/23 at 8:52 am to Darth_Vader
Posted on 11/3/23 at 8:52 am to Darth_Vader
there was one near Glacier Bay not far from here. Some escaped, and some of the native villages around here have a few blue eyed people.
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Posted on 11/3/23 at 8:53 am to RogerTheShrubber
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some of the native villages around here have a few blue eyed people.
those Nazi war criminals that fled to SA made some beautiful babies with the locals
Posted on 11/3/23 at 8:55 am to uaslick
I didn't know that uaslick. Thanks for the link
Posted on 11/3/23 at 8:57 am to TheArrogantCorndog
That was very interesting. How did they get it to Chicago though?
Posted on 11/3/23 at 8:58 am to Bison
La Tech owns an old pow camp west of town, it abuts I20 between Grambling and Simsboro. The beef unit ran cows on the tract late 90s.
Posted on 11/3/23 at 9:02 am to fr33manator
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That was very interesting. How did they get it to Chicago though?
up the Mississippi to St. Louis, then Chicago River
Posted on 11/3/23 at 9:15 am to Bison
Dude, those krauts were scattered all over the country. The only Japanese prisoners were American citizens, thanks to democrats.
Posted on 11/3/23 at 9:17 am to CHGAR
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The only Japanese prisoners were American citizens
and it was justified at the time, can't apply today's rules to the past
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thanks to democrats.
were more like today's republicans back then
Posted on 11/3/23 at 9:19 am to geauxtigers87
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There was a pow camp around where the rouses is at the end of Franklin Ave on the lakefront in New Orleans
No shite! I drive past there every day and was at the Subway right there yesterday. Where exactly was the camp?
This post was edited on 11/3/23 at 9:20 am
Posted on 11/3/23 at 9:20 am to lsudave1
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No shite! I drive past there every day where exactly was the camp?
it's a German deli now, think it's called Der Weinerschnitzel
Posted on 11/3/23 at 10:10 am to Bison
The last escaped German POW surrendered to Bryant Gumbel on Good Morning America. It was sometime in the 1980's.
Posted on 11/3/23 at 10:29 am to Bison
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Posted on 11/3/23 at 10:31 am to Bison
One of my history professors said he was on a train in Germany and this old German guy was speaking English to someone, but he sounded like a straight redneck. He asked him where in the world he learned to speak English. He learned in Ruston as a POW
Posted on 11/3/23 at 10:53 am to Bison
quote:there were lots of POW camps scattered across central TX and NM due to the rule of keeping them in a climate close to the one they were captured in- most of those were captured in N Africa. That's how names like Schulenburg TX appeared.
Stubbled across this Doc: German POWs in Louisiana. Some germans came from a captured UBoat where Enimga was recovered ( the fact that enigma was found had to be kept a secret).
That one in Ruston was a special case as you noted because of the Enigma. It did house more than just those prisoners however.
quote:It's basically in Grambling, pretty much on campus (or on the fringes).
No shite! I drive past there every day and was at the Subway right there yesterday. Where exactly was the camp?
Click Draw Map
This post was edited on 11/3/23 at 11:00 am
Posted on 11/3/23 at 11:15 am to fr33manator
St. Lawrence Seaway. Same way we get cargo to/from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic today.
Posted on 11/3/23 at 11:23 am to Bison
There was a big one just south of. Clinton, ms. One of the prisoners found a way to escape and got a job in a bakery in Jackson. Came and went from the camp to work and then return for roll call. I think he finally married a Jackson girl after the war,
The Clinton camp was made up of officers.
I toured the u-boat at the museum of science and industry in Chicago. Fascinating how cramped they were on the inside. Seems it was transported down the St Lawrence Seaway into the Great Lakes, into Lake Michigan and then lifted, using a big crane, onto the location where it is today
The Clinton camp was made up of officers.
I toured the u-boat at the museum of science and industry in Chicago. Fascinating how cramped they were on the inside. Seems it was transported down the St Lawrence Seaway into the Great Lakes, into Lake Michigan and then lifted, using a big crane, onto the location where it is today
This post was edited on 11/3/23 at 11:36 am
Posted on 11/3/23 at 11:24 am to TheGasMan
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up the Mississippi to St. Louis, then Chicago River
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St. Lawrence Seaway. Same way we get cargo to/from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic today.
Okay...now one is pulling my chain. I'm gonna say it's 777
Posted on 11/3/23 at 11:25 am to fr33manator
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now one is pulling my chain. I'm gonna say it's 777
come on baw
Posted on 11/3/23 at 11:26 am to Kafka
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Camp Clinton also housed several dozen German generals and admirals,
Some research by BingChat about Camp Clinton.
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German prisoners of war at Camp Clinton, especially the high-ranking officers, were treated relatively well by the U.S. authorities. They enjoyed spacious quarters, adequate food, recreational activities, and even some privileges. Some of the facts from the results are:
The German generals and admirals, who numbered 43 in total, were housed in private bungalows in a separate facility at Camp Clinton1.
They were allowed to have aides, mostly enlisted men, to tend to them. They also had access to books, newspapers, radios, and even a piano1.
They were paid $3 a day, which was more than the average American soldier at the time. They could use the money to buy items from the camp canteen or order from catalogs1.
They were allowed to wear their uniforms and insignia, and to maintain their military discipline and hierarchy.
They were also allowed to communicate with their families and the International Red Cross1.
They were not required to work, unlike the enlisted prisoners, who provided labor for the Mississippi River Basin Model, a large-scale hydraulic project that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers used for planning flood control projects23.
They were allowed to play sports, such as soccer, volleyball, and baseball. They even formed a baseball team called the "Mississippi Tigers" and played against local teams1.
They were allowed to attend worship services and to have visits from local clergymen. Some of them converted to Christianity during their captivity1.
The U.S. government followed the Geneva Convention rules for the treatment of prisoners of war, and tried to avoid any mistreatment or abuse of the German captives.
The U.S. authorities also hoped to influence the German officers to adopt a more democratic and peaceful outlook after the war1
Posted on 11/3/23 at 11:27 am to Bison
There's a new book out written by two LSU librarians, "Beneath Heavy Pines in World War II Louisiana", that details the internment of Japanese Americans at Camp Livingston. Evidently there were over 1,000 men of Japanese ancestry held there.
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