Visit Report from War Department to Camp Ashburn (POW Camp)

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Visit Report from War Department to Camp Ashburn (POW Camp)

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Report 42 of Visit to Prisoner of War Camp, Ashburn, Georgia

April 25, 1945

Changes in U.S. Staff: Lt. Boylan was replaced by Lt. Hoiton, as compound officer.

Changes in buildings and grounds: Great improvement in the grounds, which have been landscaped; tents have small gardens around them. Furniture was built for most of them. A small day-room is now available. The chapel is started and will be finished within a month.

Current activities: Movies and gramo-concerts, in the open. The "cultural evenings", led by the German doctor, have now ceased, but may be resumed in a later part of the year.

Church services are still poorly attended; a new chaplain, German prisoner of war, was just installed, and may be a helpful element in camp.

Edouard Patte

Creator

War Department. Office of the Provost Marshal General. Special Projects Division. ca. 1943-ca. 1946

Source

Series: Decimal Files, 1943 - 1946
Record Group 389: Records of the Office of the Provost Marshal General, 1920 - 1975

Publisher

National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2)
National Archives at College Park
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone: 301-837-3510
Fax: 301-837-1752
Email: Archives2reference@nara.gov

Date

April 25, 1945

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Restricted - Possibly
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War Department. Office of the Provost Marshal General. Special Projects Division. ca. 1943-ca. 1946, “Visit Report from War Department to Camp Ashburn (POW Camp),” Turner County Project Digital Archive Repository, accessed November 21, 2024, https://turnercountyproject.com/archive/items/show/177.

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