Prisoners of War in Iowa with Linda Bestinger McCann

Thursday, September 15, 2022 – 6:00PM

Iowa had about 25,000 German, Italian, and Japanese prisoners of war from 1942 to 1946. Algona and Clarinda were the main camps, with each housing about 3,000 POWs. There were 19 branch camps around the state where the prisoners worked in farm fields, canning factories, and seed corn companies. Linda was able to speak with people who knew or worked with the POWs and shares their memories with you.

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