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Volume 17, Issue 3 - Feature #7532
POW Camp In Alva, Woods, Oklahoma
I grew up in Alva as a child of an American Father and A German Mother (war bride). My Mother's brother,Jacob Steinbach, was in the Africa Corps and after capture was a prisoner in Camp Hearn Texas. He worked on a Farm near there and the people treated him like a son. When he would come to Alva to visit my mother he would travel to that farm to visit the people who were kind to him. War is stupid
Dave Woodson - 2022-01-02 13:57:05
Do any of you remember Curtis Bush? He was my grandpa by marriage...just wondering. He was from Alva area
scott - 2019-02-06 15:40:21
Does anyone know where I can learn more about the German POW's experience (their day-to-day life) inside Camp Alva?
Nancy - 2018-10-10 16:12:34
When I was a boy about 8 years old, my grandpa took me to the camp. He lived in Alva. This would have been about 1973 or 1974. I remember thinking how scary it was and I had a hard time wrapping my head around it. I always thought it was strange that I never heard anything about it since until now. I wish I knew more. I always wondered if they building I saw were still there. Back then they were white, if I recall...I may be wrong. It was a long time ago.
Scott - 2017-03-07 23:23:16
Enjoyed reading this. Col. Ralph Hall was commander of this camp from opening until about mid, 1944. See Krammer book on pp 178-184. Anyone have a roster of guards from 1944-end of 1945??
Mike G - 2017-01-26 14:44:38
Yes, the building is still there and, another one is located at Jim's Auto Salvage on HWY 270 east out of Woodward. Both were the top of the guard towers to the camp.
Karl Duggin - 2016-12-30 02:51:18
In Woodward on west Main Street where it curves to meet Oklahoma Avenue on the west side of the street was a small octoganol building that came from the top of the Alva POW camp. At one time it was Carl's Barber Shop. It may still be there.
Dr. B. D. VanDorn - 2015-12-30 15:48:28
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