A POW Camp in Sycamore, Illinois, in 1945

From the April 29, 2020, MidWeek  "Looking Back."

1945, 75 Years Ago.

"At a special meeting of the city council held Monday night, the members by a vote of five to two to provide water and sewage facilities for a proposed prisoner of war camp such labor to be used  this year for the operation of the Sycamore Preserve Works.

"A six inch sewer from 150 feet south of the end of South Avenue, and a three inch  water main from the same point for a distance of about 400 feet to the camp site, which is the old DeGraff farm, was approved by the city."

Using Prisoners to Help With Labor Shortages on the Home Front.  --GreGen