Branch Camp: Owatonna, MN
Number: 5 POW Housing: The Home of Former State Senator T. Cashman Open: March 23rd, 1944 - 21st Dec. 1945 Work: Farm Labor, Canning, Plant Nursery Commanding Officers: 1st Lt. Basil W. Poytner Jr. Number of POW: 277 men (As of Sept. 1945) Unique Occurrences: POWs resided in the House of a former Senator until it burned down, leading to the closing of the camp |