Letter from First Lieutenant Joseph E. Vincent, intelligence officer at the prisoner of war camp in Aliceville, Alabama, to Carl Griffin, executive secretary of the Alabama State Defense Council in Montgomery, Alabama.
In the letter Vincent discusses air raid warning signals and blackout drills ("prisoner of war camps are not allowed to participate in practice blackouts"), and he briefly describes the camp's plan for dealing with escaped prisoners. Because of limited communication systems and a lack...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/3915 |
| Summary: | In the letter Vincent discusses air raid warning signals and blackout drills ("prisoner of war camps are not allowed to participate in practice blackouts"), and he briefly describes the camp's plan for dealing with escaped prisoners. Because of limited communication systems and a lack of support from local authorities, he asks the Alabama State Defense Council for assistance in creating adequate road blocks during escape attempts. Also included are the detailed, confidential "Instructions to Police and Civilian Defense Officers Cooperating in the Aliceville Prisoner of War Road Block." |
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