World War II on the Texas Homefront: Shoulder to Shoulder, On to Victory! Part Two: Sacrifice and Celebration Page: 13 of 17
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.TEXAS HIGHWAYS-WWII, 2of2-MALLORY
"My aunt had shopping privileges at Camp Hearne's prisoner of war commissary
near our hometown of Calvert. My cousin and I often accompanied her, and she
allowed us kids to spend time with the POWs working there. I recall their smiles
and happiness when I responded to them. It eased their homesickness for
families back in Germany. Language proved no barrier. It showed me how we are
all much alike in this world."
--Edith Tindall Towns, Temple
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"We lived across the street from the POW camp in San Augustine. My sister and I
enjoyed being around the guard soldiers, who were very protective and respectful
of us. People asked if we were afraid the prisoners would escape, and my father
would say, 'No. If they escape, they're certainly going farther than our home."
--Dorothy Mae Tannery Wilkerson, Beaumont
"My father was a surgeon at Camp Hearne (Robertson County). My mother often
took me and my brother, Danny, from our home in Calvert to have dinner with
Daddy. I remember the musical groups of German POWs who entertained at the
officers club. Danny and I spoke to the prisoners and couldn't understand why
they were considered bad people. They seemed just like us. Some of them were
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Mallory, Randy. World War II on the Texas Homefront: Shoulder to Shoulder, On to Victory! Part Two: Sacrifice and Celebration, text, 2005-11~; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1924386/m1/13/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.