World War II POW Camp

World War II POW Camp (HMOB7)

Location: Aiken, SC 29801 Aiken County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 34.581', W 81° 43.222'

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German prisoners of war were held in a camp on this site from November 1943 to May 1946. This camp, one of 21 in S.C., was at first a sub-camp of the POW camp at Camp Gordon (now Fort Gordon), in Augusta, Ga. It was later a sub-camp of Fort Jackson, in Columbia. 250 prisoners captured in North Africa were the first held here. Men captured in Italy and France in 1943-44 increased the total to 620 prisoners by January 1945.

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German POWS lived in tents with wooden floors, up to five men in each. Their mess hall was a large frame barracks. They worked 8-10 hours a day, harvesting peanuts or peaches, cutting pulpwood or lumber, planting trees, or working in a fertilizer factory. POWs were paid 80 cents a day in credit at the camp store. When not working prisoners often played soccer, put on plays and concerts, and took night classes.
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HM NumberHMOB7
Series This marker is part of the South Carolina: Aiken County Historical Society series
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Marker Number2-41
Year Placed2008
Placed ByAiken County Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 5th, 2014 at 11:36am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 433146 N 3715416
Decimal Degrees33.57635000, -81.72036667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 34.581', W 81° 43.222'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 34' 34.86" N, 81° 43' 13.32" W
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Area Code(s)803
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 800-830 Laurens St NW, Aiken SC 29801, US
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