Ship Donated By German POW on Display at UT Health Northeast
Posted/updated on: March 31, 2017 at 2:54 pm
TYLER – Members of the Camp Fannin Association Board of Directors presented to UT Health Northeast a handcrafted model ship that was built during WWII by a German prisoner of war who was held at Camp Fannin. UT Health Northeast now sits on the original location of Camp Fannin, a WWII Army training facility. The ship, a model yacht named “Garwood,” was built by Rudolph Mangles of Wesermuende, Germany, and was constructed of his own design from materials on hand. The model is on loan and is located at the entrance of the UT Health Northeast library.
Board President Dr. D.M. Edwards and board members June Elliott, Delores Bain, and Dr. Don Davidson made the presentation on the third floor of the UT Health Academic Center. Dr. Edwards said that the model is one of three known to exist. One of the other two is on display at the Bob Bullock State History Museum in Austin. The whereabouts of the third model is unknown.
Saturday, the Camp Fannin Association will mark the facility’s 74th anniversary with events beginning at 11:30am at UT Health Northeast. Former Smith County Sheriff J.B. Smith is the keynote speaker. A memorial wreath-laying event will be held at 1:15pm at the Camp Fannin Memorial Plaza on the UT Health campus.
