Interviewer
La Dona Conrads
Description
Loren Clark discusses the German prisoner-of-war camps near Ortonville, Minnesota, and the type of work performed by POWs, their characters and personalities, the town’s reactions to the prisoners, and medical services to the POWs.
Biography
Loren Clark was born in Big Stone City, South Dakota. He graduated from Big Stone High School in 1933 and worked for the Big Stone Canning Company.
Date of Interview
12-30-1973
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Length (Time)
36:38
Original Format
Audio tape
Current Format
Mp3
Named Persons
Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel
Professions
Coaches (Athletics), Canned foods industry—Employees, Warehouses—Employees, Executives
Organizations
Big Stone Canning Company, Continental Can Company, National Canners Association, Montgomery Ward, Sears, Roebuck and Company, General Motors Corporation, United States. Army
Places
Minnesota—Ortonville, South Dakota—Big Stone City, Minnesota—Minneapolis Metropolitan Area, Africa, Poland, France—Alsace, France—Lorraine, France, Germany, Minnesota—Bena, Minnesota—Lake Winnibigoshish, Iowa—Algona, Germany—Berlin
Keywords
Canned foods industry, Prisoner-of-war camps, World War (1939-1945)
ID Number
S262 274
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce these oral interviews must be obtained in writing from Minnesota State University Moorhead Archives.
Disciplines
Oral History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Clark, Loren, "Oral Interview of Loren Clark" (1973). Oral Interviews. 42.
https://red.mnstate.edu/oral_interviews/42