The story of POWs is interesting. There were ruins of an old camp where German soldiers were interred during World War II near my in-laws cabin in the Chippewa National Forest of northern Minnesota.
September 11, 1985:
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Hitler's last soldier in America, a World War II prisoner of war who lived in the United States for 40 years after escaping a POW camp in New Mexico, surrendered in San Pedro this morning.
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Hitler's Last Soldier in U.S. Surrenders in San Pedro : POW Fled N.M. Camp 40 yrs. Ago - latimes
He was never charged with anything, and was allowed to remain in the United States, eventually becoming an American citizen.