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 documents 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. |
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Alabama documents Griffin, Carl; Vincent, Joseph E.; World War, 1939-1945--Home front; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons; World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects; World War, 1939-1945--War work; Aliceville (Ala.); Pickens County (Ala.) |
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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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Q0000034165 - Q0000034169Q34165 - Q34169Letter 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 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."1943 October 181943-10-181940-1949Griffin, Carl; Vincent, Joseph E.; World War, 1939-1945--Home front; World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons; World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects; World War, 1939-1945--War work; Aliceville (Ala.); Pickens County (Ala.)TextCorrespondenceAlabama. State Council of Defense (1941-1946)Alabama State Council of Defense (1941-1946) administrative filesSG019845v8988Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/3915 |
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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. |
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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. |
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