Biography
The DOJ/INS roster individually lists Carl Rost in actual civilian custody at Fort Lincoln, Bismarck, North Dakota, on February 29, 1944. It gives historical age sixty-five, occupation writer, internment serial 8-21-G-10 and alien number 5420553. This documents wartime administrative internment; the observation date is not first admission, the serial is not a detention date, and nationality is not proof of political affiliation. Initial confinement, final release and total duration remain unknown. DOJ INS Civilian Alien Enemies in Custody, February29,1944, RG59 SpecialWarProblems Box191, original PDF page 28. Source: https://gaic.info/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/29-Feb-1944-civilian-enemies-in-custody.pdf#page=28