Crossville Internment Camp (Tenn.) -- History.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Alfred Roessel/German POW Letter
Collection
Identifier: MS-2702
Abstract
This collection consists of a letter from Alfred Roessel, a German POW being held in Camp Crossville, Tenn., to his wife, Irmgard Roessel, in Leipzig, Germany. It discusses the weather in Crossville, the camp's scenery, and various of Roessel's activities. It also lets Irmgard know that her "lovely photograph" arrived safely, and conveys greetings to his family. The letter is written on aerogram stationary labelled in English, German, Italian, and Japanese and bears a U. S. Censor's...
Dates:
1944
Crossville POW Camp Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-2561
Abstract
The Crossville P. O. W Camp Collection, 1942-1981 consists primarily of newspaper clippings and copies of photographs. Also included in the collection is a history of the Camp property and correspondence and a memoir compiled by a former camp guard.
Dates:
1942-1981