Volume 5 , Issue 16

Nazilager 1942-1945

"My name is steve DeFrange and I live in McAlester Oklahoma. I discovered the site pertaining to the WWII POW camp at Alva.

I am interested in researching the camp at McAlester. Could you direct me to any resources on this subject that might help? Is anything available from U,S. military or government records? I am not aware of a photo of the camp here and would like to find one. A small yard castle (built by German POW's in 1943 and donated by VFW Post 1098 -- See Plaque) has survived and is displayed at the McAlester Building Foundation Museum (the old High School from which I graduated in 1966). The administration building which was later the VFW hall is now a gym at which I worked out this morning. I went up to the museum and got a few pics of the castle today.

There were several smaller castles around the barracks originally in addition to this one that was in front of the building that became the VFW hall after the war. This one is about 4-1/2' X 3' X 2-1/2' high. This is the largest one and it has been vandalized once since relocating to the museum and has been repaired. I have seen it many times, both in it's original location and in the present location. It is still a moving experience for me to visit it.

My dad served with 36th Field Artillery in No. Africa, Sicilia, Italy, France, and Germany throughout the war. Thank you very much." -- Steve - Email: sdefrange@cox.net   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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