TEXAS POW CAMP

AIRED: Season 3, Episode 2
THE DETECTIVE: Gwen Wright
THE PLACE: Hearne, Texas

THE CASE:

A resident of Hearne, Texas recently heard rumors that a German POW camp was based in her town during World War II.

A tiny printing block from a Pro-Nazi newspaper, discovered by a Texas A&M archaeologist just may hold the key to this mystery.

History Detectives heads to Texas to learn more about the history of POW camps in this country and reveal a hidden episode of wartime Nazism inside the United States.

More Leads

Camp Hearne Website
More about the archeological dig at Camp Hearne.

Camp Hearne (Roberston County) Website
More on the site of the Camp.

Book - Lone Star Stalag: German Prisoners of War at Camp Hearne by Michael Waters (Texas A&M University)