Original German WWII POW Hand Carved Keepsake Box from Camp Opelika in Alabama with Provenance Manufacture Type_Original Items Japan and the Philippines

Japan and the Philippines

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He graduated from USC in June 1978 with a bachelor of arts degree in international relations

The original tripod head mount is present and works in all respects

Original German WWII POW Hand Carved Keepsake Box from Camp Opelika in Alabama with Provenance Manufacture Type_Original Items Japan and the PhilippinesOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely hand carved keepsake box, constructed and carved by a German P. O. W. kept at Camp Opelika in Opelika, Alabama. This World War II era prisoner of war (POW) camp began construction in September 1942 and shut down in September 1945. The first prisoners, captured by the British, were part of General Erwin Rommel's feared Africa Corps. It was one of these soldiers that carved this box, as per the