German World War II POWs at UNC

Posted Feb 8, 2017
During World War II, UNC employed German prisoners of war in the dining halls. Beginning in 1943, the Navy rented facilities from UNC to operate a Pre-Flight Training School and other training grounds. As part of that arrangement, Lenoir Hall became a dining hall for Pre-Flight Cadets. Some of those waiters were POWs bussed in from Camp Butner in Granville County. (UNC.edu)

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