World War II P.O.W. Camp
Camp Fannin was also the site of an internment camp, with the first prisoners of war (POWs) from Germany's Afrika Korps arriving in Oct. 1943. BY early 1944, the military designated the site a POW base camp that administered a number of smaller branch camps in East Texas. As a result of a home front wartime manpower scarcity, upon the request of local representatives, the War Department allowed the use of POW labor in forestry and agriculture in East Texas. During its existence, the camp efficiently processed many thousands of POWs and held more than 1,000 at this location. After repatriating the POWs, the camp closed on May 10, 1946. Texas in WW II Property of the State of Texas| HM Number | HM1567 |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 14566 |
| Year Placed | 2008 |
| Placed By | Texas in WW II ,Property of the State of Texas |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, September 13th, 2014 at 9:37am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 293550 N 3590210 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 32.42990000, -95.19576667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 32° 25.794', W 95° 11.746' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 32° 25' 47.64" N, 95° 11' 44.76" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 903 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 12699 County Rd 3177, Tyler TX 75708, US |
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