Stark Brothers needed workers as so many of the men they had were in the military. Co-owner Lloyd C. Stark had been Missouri governor from 1937 to 1941. Manual labor was needed and the Germans provided it.
Around 425,000 German, Italian and even some Japanese were held in 660 POW camps around the United States.
The camp closed March 31, 1946 when the remaining prisoners were sent to Fort Leonard Wood before being processed and sent home.
The Louisiana prison was classified as a branch camp of Fort Leonard Wood and sometimes referred to as the Louisiana Stark Nursery.
Most People Today Don't Know of These Prisons. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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