George Charles and Friends

Company C
Spanish-American War

National Guard

World War II - German Prisoners of war helping on the farm
Contributed by Betty Schneible (resident between Palmyra and Whitewater, on a farm).

During the war, prisoners of war who were stationed in Janesville would come out and help on the farm. When my mother made sweet corn for dinner none of the prisoners would eat it, they thought is was for "schwein"!. My mother was a good cook, and the prisoners volunteered to work on our farm because the meals were so good - there was never a shortage of prisoners coming out to work on our farm - The Earl Lander Farm. The prisoners were very friendly, never a problem. They didn't speak english, so there was a language barrier - but there are other ways to speak and we got the message across. My dad always treated them very well, just like he'd treat anyone else.