Camp Beaver Dam
American World War II prisoner of war camp
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Camp Beaver Dam was an American World War II prisoner of war camp in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin during the summer of 1944. The camp held 300 German prisoners of war in a tent city encampment where the Wayland Academy field house now stands.[1]
TypePrisoner of war camp
InuseJune 17, 1944 – August 1944
Past
commanders
commanders
- Lt. John B. Price
- Lt. Lawrence J. Distel
Occupants300 German prisoners of war
| Camp Beaver Dam | |
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| Beaver Dam, Wisconsin in United States | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Prisoner of war camp |
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| Site history | |
| In use | June 17, 1944 – August 1944 |
| Garrison information | |
| Past commanders |
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| Occupants | 300 German prisoners of war |
