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Diether Heycke

Diether Heycke was transported to America aboard a Liberty ship and sent to Camp Indianola. From there he was transferred to the Faribault, Minnesota Branch Camp of Camp Algona, where he worked picking and canning sweet corn. In the autumn of 1944, he was sent to Bena, Minnesota, where he worked felling lumber. Following the war, Heycke returned to Germany and found employment at the Magdeburg Machine Tool Factory, where he worked until his retirement in 1989. Create a free website.

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Ernst Koening was drafted into the German Army in 1944, and was captured by American Forces in Germany in March, 1945. He was then taken by truck and train to France, passing within 100 yards of his family home on the journey. He then boarded a Liberty ship bound for New York and then Boston. Then he was taken by train to Algona, arriving several days after the war with Germany ended. In his time as a prisoner, Koening worked harvesting peas, turnips, and corn, and canning vegetables.

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Ernst Kohleick

Ernst Kohleick was captured by Allied forces near Marburg, Germany on March 29, 1945. He was shipped to America on the USS Henry Middleton, a Liberty ship. He arrived in Algona in May, and remained there for the rest of the war. Kohleick returned to Germany to find his family home destroyed by Allied bombers, but his family was safe, and he was able to return to his studies. Create a free website. Start your own free website. A surprisingly easy drag and drop site creator. Learn more.

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German POWs in America

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Cpl. Harman

Corporal Eldred Harman recieved training as a Military Policeman, and then volunteered as a guard at Camp Algona. He spent much of the last half of 1944 and early 1945 in Algona as a guard. Part of his duty was to assist PWs in growing a garden on soil that had been severely compacted during construction of the camp. In 1945 he was transferred to Europe where he continued to serve as a guard of prisoners of war, returning to the United States in late 1946. Create a free website.

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Capt. Jenner

Captain Clifford Jenner was a young officer in World War I, serving on active duty until 1926. He was reactivated in World War II and served in the Camp Algona system for most of its existence. While on post, he was in charge of the Day Room, theater, and worked with the USO to get shows into Algona. His family lived in Algona and his twin sons, James and Jerry, went to the local grade school. Create a free website. Create your own free website. Start your own free website.

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Lt. Orf

Jake Orf knew how to work his way through the ranks, doing so three times. By 1940 he had already served two separate hitches in the Army, totaling five years and three months. By March, 1944, Lt. Orf was rotated stateside to Camp Algona. He was placed in charge of one of the three prisoner of war compounds there before being given command of the branch camp at Fairmont, Minnesota. In September, 1944, he was rotated from active duty, returning to the Kansas City Police Department. Create a free website.

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Pvt. Podzimek

Private Frank Podzimek was a native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He went through basic training and was placed in the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP). He was told he would be part of an 'elite' group that would be trained to be occupation officers in Europe after the War. Through the program he received training at several colleges including Stanford University. However, in mid-1944 the program was disbanded and the participants placed in combat units. Create a free website. Start your own free website.

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Sgt. Pratico

Sergeant Pasquale Pratico was assigned as Registrar of the Camp Algona hospital. The hospital could accommodate 150 patients. He also wrote regular articles in the POW/WOW, the American camp newspaper. In these articles he related news of the Medical Detachment as well as news about patients in the hospital complex. Create a free website. Create your own free website. Start your own free website. A surprisingly easy drag and drop site creator. Learn more.