By Jerry Yocum

POW Museum

Algona, you have done it again!

The ‘proactive’ spirit of the Algona area was evident again in the planning and building of the Camp Algona Prisoner of War Historical complex. On Friday, May 13, 2022, a chamber of commerce coffee was held at the city airport, location of Camp Algona during World War II. The 287 acre location was a military facility that housed 10,000 prisoners of war from April of 1944 to February of 1946.