Camp Hearne, WWII POW Camp in Hearne, Texas. (original) (raw)

One of the largest Prisoner of War Camps in Texas during WWII. The population was larger than many Texas county seats.

Remains of a cement foundation.
Photo by John Troesser, Dec. 2001

Relics of a cement fountain of the camp
Photo by John Troesser, Dec. 2001

A scale model of the camp - constructed by prisoners of the women's prison in Gatesville can be found somewhere in Hearne. During our visit it was upstairs in the city hall building - although it may have been moved

A portion of the Camp Hearne model
Photo by John Troesser, Dec. 2001

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On Aug. 9, 1944, three German soldiers put a homemade raft into the Brazos River as part of their plan for a return trip to Germany. They were Prisoners of War at a camp near Hearne in Robertson County. They made their Huck Finn-style raft from waterproof GI ponchos and wood and used umbrellas for sails. But this wasn't the mighty Mississippi they were attempting to navigate. This was the Brazos River in August, when its flow is traditionally at its lowest ebb....

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