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POW camp at LSSC
Title
POW camp at LSSC.
Abstract / Description
A photograph of Prisoners of war taken at the former Camp Leesburg, now Lake-Sumter State College, Lake County, FL.
Date Issued
1942, 1945
Identifier
pows002
Format
Image (JPEG)
Memories of a Prisoner of War in Leesburg, Florida
Title
Memories of a Prisoner of War in Leesburg, Florida.
Abstract / Description
A narrative by former POW Haus Bruns about incidents that occurred at Camp Leesburg in October 1943 involving rule breaking.
Date Issued
1945
Identifier
memoriesofapow
Format
Document (PDF)
A day as a POW not as usual
Title
A day as a POW not as usual.
Abstract / Description
A narrative recollection by Herman Boettjer about Christmas Eve, 1943 picking oranges while a POW at Camp Leesburg, Florida.
Date Issued
1943
Identifier
adayasapownotasusual
Format
Document (PDF)
Field Service Report on Visit to Prisoner Of War Camp, Leesburg, Florida
Title
Field Service Report on Visit to Prisoner Of War Camp, Leesburg, Florida.
Abstract / Description
A field service report discussing the Prisoner of War camp at Silver Lake, Florida from 1945. The report was issued by the Army Service Forces Headquarters, Office of the Provost Marshal General and contains progress summaries and recommendations by Captain Robert L. Kunzig who made a visit to the camp.
Date Issued
1945-04-04
Identifier
fieldservicereport1945
Format
Document (PDF)