Biography
Karl Zanzinger was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in the camp roster observed at 6:00 a.m. on May 1, 1942. The roster documents actual wartime administrative confinement; it does not establish a criminal conviction or a complete custody duration.
Karl Zanzinger was individually listed as a civilian enemy-alien internee held at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, in the camp roster observed at 6:00 a.m. on May 1, 1942. The roster documents actual wartime administrative confinement; it does not establish a criminal conviction or a complete custody duration. The roster labels the administrative internment classification “Permanently”; this is not a life sentence or a measurement of time served. May 1, 1942 is the roster observation, not an admission date. Initial admission, actual physical release, and final custody duration are unstated. No ethnicity, ideology, criminal offense or present custody status is inferred. A footnote orders release effective May 2, 1942 for repatriation to Germany. This prospective instruction is not proof of actual release or completed repatriation; no release endpoint is assigned.
Camp McCoy civilian enemy-alien roster, May 1, 1942, PDF page 35.
The April 1942 Aliens Division letter spells the name Carl Zanzinger and discusses possible repatriation. It says a letter should accompany a future delivery to Ellis Island only if he requested repatriation. This does not establish actual release, departure or a completed transfer. Its reference to a pending indictment is not recorded as a conviction.