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- Six members of the American Help Committee at Rastatt pose for a photograph at the time of their release. Note the excellent condition of these men despite their incarceration in a German prison camps. They were responsible for distributing relief parcels and support camp conditions for needy American POWs.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- Seven members of the YMCA Committee at Rastatt pose for a photograph in a comfortable sitting room. They served as the officers of the Rastatt Association, to implement the YMCA program with the aid of an Association secretary, usually Conrad Hoffman, who made periodic visits to the camp to restore supplies and equipment and to address any problems with operations. The WPA Secretary helped organize Associations within each camp, recruiting POW's with YMCA experience or special talents to implement the program. These committees then served as help committees to promote the athletic, spiritual, educational, and social programs of the YMCA. Note the POW identification number on the upper arm of the prisoners.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- These four American sailors constituted the American Camp Help Committee at the prison camp at Brandenburg. This committee was responsible for the care of American prisoners in the facility and made sure that arriving prisoners received emergency funds and American Red Cross packets. Many prisoners, victims of torpedo attacks, arrived at Brandenburg without any personal belongings (the Germans assigned sailors and merchant mariners to this facility).
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- The members of the British Help Committee in the prison camp at Guestrow work in their well-stocked store room. The shelves of the room are full of packages for distribution to destitute British prisoners in the camp.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
- Notes:
- These ten members of the American Help Committee at Rastatt volunteered to stay behind after the Armistice to care for the American sick and wounded in German hospitals until they could travel to France and transportation to the U.S. Note the overlapping between the American Help Committee and the American YMCA Committee members.
- Date Created:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Western Michigan University. Libraries
