MountainStateTiger

Waiting to confirm update that is on his Facebook. When I have more info I will update. Seems like it was quick and sorry for posting, but he was in a frenzy and I knew this place had the possibility of helping.

This is not my link, but I’m sharing for a friend and I’ve also okayed it with him.

I know some crazy things have happened on this board before, but I also know it’s usually closer to the BTR area, but I figured it is worth a shot.

His mother is missing from the Hot Springs area. Has not been heard from since the 8th of this month and he has not heard from her since the third. Her name is Sonja Draper and his shareable posts are links below. Thanks for any help. Doing this from phone now, but when I can get to a computer I’ll try to organize a little better and add more info and photos. Thanks for all help in advance.

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Second/most current post

After seeing the POW camp thread in Ruston, it reminded me of the one at Camp Livingston in Ball, LA.

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Camp Livingston, located about 12 miles north of Alexandria, Louisiana, was created in 1940. First known as Camp Tioga, it was renamed Camp Livingston in honor of Chancellor Robert R. Livingston, negotiator of the Louisiana Purchase. The camp formed part of a larger complex of military bases in Central Louisiana that included Camps Claiborne, Polk and Beauregard, as well as Esler Field.

Construction began September 15, 1940. The first soldiers arrived in early 1941, and by summer there were 27,500 soldiers based on approximately 900 buildings on the camp grounds, with 7,850 tents. In mid-1941, the camp was a site of the Louisiana Maneuvers, a 400,000-man training exercise involving two imaginary countries fighting each other.

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Following the outbreak of the Pacific War on December 7, 1941, the United States Army Provost Marshal General ordered Camp Livingston transformed to house enemy aliens and prisoners of war who were interned by the U.S. Justice Department. The internment facilities were designed to hold up to 5,000 German, Italian and Japanese aliens and POWs.

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Get some activated charcoal bags. They work wonders. That and silica together in small sacks is what I use and it will get any foot stench out.