Albert Moreman interviewed by David W. Benavitch

Creator:

Moreman, Albert, 1924-1995 and Benavitch, David W.

Scope and content:

Records the recollections of Albert Moreman, American enlisted POW guard at Camp 8, Lyndhurst/Sherando Lake, Virginia at the end of World War II (1944-end of '45). Recalls experiences during the war: drafted as an infantryman; and injury leading to training and assignment as a military guard in the States. Describes in particular his experiences as a guard at Camp 8, then being used as a POW stockade for German prisoners. Describes the Camp, makeup of the guard units; the German enlisted men; and general life at the Camp: transportation of prisoners; their work at camp and local farms (cutting pulpwood and working at local orchards); punishment; and entertainment (German burlesque shows). Recalls particular incidents: prisoners hiding food in stove pipes, the food strike, and giving them food; and altercation with an apple orchard owner who was cheating the government. Recalls a couple of prisoners whom he knew on a personal basis; the camp officers and their wives. In general, remembers World War II experiences as a military guard in the States and in particular at the Lyndhurst/Sherando Lake Camp.

Other descriptive data:

Recorded in Stuarts Draft, Virginia.

Names:

Moreman, Albert, 1924-1995
Benavitch, David W.

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