Keywords: Houlton Army Air Base
Item 13527
Houlton Army Air Base parachute and operations buildings.
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1941 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 13519
Houlton Army Air Base Fire House
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1941 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Passing the Time: Artwork by World War II German POWs
In 1944, the US Government established Camp Houlton, a prisoner of war (POW) internment camp for captured German soldiers during World War II. Many of the prisoners worked on local farms planting and harvesting potatoes. Some created artwork and handicrafts they sold or gave to camp guards. Camp Houlton processed and held about 3500 prisoners and operated until May 1946.
Exhibit
Mainers have been held prisoners in conflicts fought on Maine and American soil and in those fought overseas. In addition, enemy prisoners from several wars have been brought to Maine soil for the duration of the war.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle
"Army Air Base; the construction of the Presque Isle Air Base in 1941 kicked off a building boom in the city that lasted into the 1950s."
Site Page
Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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