Interviewer
Gloria Thompson
Description
Henry Peterson and Paul Horn talk about the German prisoners of war who worked on their farms in 1944-1945. They talk about the work done, the pay, the housing, Moorhead’s reactions to the prisoners, and the Germans’ reaction to Moorhead.
Biography
Henry Peterson and Paul Horn were farmers in the rural Moorhead area during the Second World War.
Date of Interview
1-11-1974
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Length (Time)
22:33
Original Format
Audio tape
Current Format
Mp3
Named Persons
Erwin Rommel, Mr. Grath
Professions
Farmers
Organizations
United States. Army
Places
Nebraska—Omaha, Minnesota—Saint Paul, Iowa—Algona, Minnesota—Moorhead, Germany, Texas
Keywords
Agriculture, Prisoner-of-war camps
ID Number
S267 267
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
Peterson, Henry and Horn, Paul, "Oral Interview of Henry Peterson and Paul Horn" (1974). Oral Interviews. 43.
https://red.mnstate.edu/oral_interviews/43