Photographs offer new insights into Houlton POW Camp
Jul 29, 2018 · HOULTON, Maine — In 1944, the Army established a prisoner-of-war camp in Houlton to house some 2,000 German soldiers captured during World War II. Not all prisoners were allowed to leave the camp for security reasons, but some were paid $1 per day to work on local farms or in the woods.
POW historian visits Houlton's historic camp sites - The County
May 28, 2008 · Historians look back at World War II history. HOULTON, Maine — Houlton’s historic prisoner of war camps continue to gain visitors from around the world. Some have been former prisoners, politicians and historians. Among them is Dr. Anthony Hellen of England.
Camp Houlton - Wikipedia
Camp Houlton was a United States prisoner-of-war camp that operated from October 1944 to May 1946 at the former Houlton Army Air Base in Houlton, Maine. [1][2] The camp was used to house more than 1,100 German prisoners-of-war during World War II. Some of the prisoners were allowed to work on local farms.
Maine POW Collection | Special Collections | The ... - University of Maine
During World War II, nearly 4,000 German Prisoners of War were held at camps in Maine. While the largest camp was in Houlton, other branch camps were located in Augusta, Bangor, Presque Isle, Seboomook, and Spencer Lake.
POW Camps in Maine - GenTracer
The POW Camps in Maine during World War II included: •Houlton (Camp), Houlton, Aroostook County, ME (base camp) There were 1 base camp and 8 branch camps in ME.
Camp Houlton POW area, Houlton, ca. 1945 - Maine Memory …
German Prisoners of War, or POWs, were housed at Camp Houlton during World War II. Many of the POWs were put to work laboring locally on potato farms and in the woods, since most local young men had gone to war.
Maine’s World War II POW Camps – Houlton, Maine and …
During World War II, nearly 4,000 German prisoners of war were held at camps in Maine. While the largest camp was in Houlton, other branch camps were located in Augusta, Bangor, Presque Isle, Seboomook, and Spencer Lake.
Passing the Time: Artwork by World War II German POWs
Many artworks created inside World War II POW, internment, and concentration camps detailed the horrors of war. Surviving paintings made by the POWs in Houlton largely memorialized their American experiences, reinforced a nostalgic German identity, and may have eased trauma and homesickness as they painted vistas of Europe.
Houlton - Maine: An Encyclopedia
Wreckage of the Exchange Hotel, consumed by fire on May 2, 1942, was cleared by World War II prisoners of war and soldiers from a POW camp in Houlton, one of several in Maine including Princeton, Seboomook and Spencer Lake.
U.S. Army Airfield Main Gate, Houlton, ca. 1943 - Maine Memory …
U.S. Army Airfield Main Gate, Houlton, 1941-1944. This was also the main gate to the World War II German POW camp, Camp Houlton, 1944-1946. View/Add Comments