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- Windsor Branch
Prisoner of War Camp
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- Windsor Branch Prisoner of War Camp was
located in Sonoma County, California approximately one mile west
of of the city of Windsor and six miles south of the city of
Healdsburg. The camp was a branch camp of the much larger Camp Beale Prisoner of War Camp.
The US Department of Agriculture, War Food Administration leased
this property to the War Department through a Memorandum of Understanding
dated July 31, 1944, in lieu of a formal directive. According
to the Memorandum of Understanding the period of use for the
property, by the War Department, was from August 1, 1944 to December
31, 1944. The Windsor Branch POW Camp is depicted on a Real
Estate Map dated July 15, 1946..
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- According to the Supplemental Agreement
Terminating Occupancy and Accepting Proposed Restoration of Premises
dated June 1, 1946, this property remained in possession of the
War Department until June 4, 1946. According to Schedule A of
the Supplemental Agreement the property consisted of a canteen,
several sheds, a mess hall, a latrine, an assembly and nursery
building, several utility shacks, laundry facilities, an electric
motor housed in one of the buildings, a farm labor home, and
a gate house and garage. The supplemental agreement also states
that the War Department was to undertake removal of its property
and restore the premises according to Schedule AA of this agreement
. Schedule A lists improvements that were transferred to the
Department of Agriculture which included a double laundry tray
from the farm labor house, shower stall parts, double sink in
kitchen of assembly building, trap and faucet, partitions, and
an electric motor. It also provides for restoration of building
sites, removal of debris and general cleanup.
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An additional Supplemental Agreement dated April 7, 1947, states
that the War Department=s obligation for removal of their property
and restoration of premises terminated on April 8, 1947. On
June 4, 1946, the property was retransfered to the Department
of Agriculture, War Food Administration and custody was assigned
on April 8, 1947
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- Source: Army Corps of Engineers
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