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Serial Number19013120 Despite inclement weather, the Kriegies (The German word for war prisoner was Kriegsgefangener or Kriegies for short) would stand for hours while the guards conducted an extensive roll call, inspecting ID tags and comparing the faces with their photographs. Serial Number37141362 U.S. Army, Infantry State of ResidenceOhio State of ResidenceFlorida U.S. Army Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), P. G. Whapples, bombardier, is one of 10 prisoners whose poems are recorded in Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling., Charles Thomas Wheatley When he managed to pull the ripcord on his parachute, it opened just in time for him to land hard in a ditch filled with ice. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Clovis G. Amos Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), John A. Novotny Bill Hurley His name appears in U.S. State Department wartime reports about Camp 59 from the Swiss Legation in Rome. State of Residenceunlisted State of ResidenceIowa Sgt. He hit me two or three more times before I blacked out. [England, United Kingdom], James Bough Private First Class Private First Class Serial Number6954980 Serial Number20701864 Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriatedno camp listed). The PWs depended a great deal on card games, checkers, chess and other indoor games, as well as reading material from the well-stocked library. At the end of the war there were 27 Soviet generals in the prison. Each one was divided into halves shared by 150 to 240 men (and sometimes many more), who also shared straw-filled, flea-ridden mattresses in triple-deck bunks, a single stove with scant fuel (54 pounds of coal per week), wash basins into which cold water ran only a few hours each day, and a single indoor latrine for use after dark (for daytime use, there were multi-hole latrines a short walk from the barracks). State of ResidenceIdaho A few months later Soviet prisoners started arriving, mostly officers. U.S. Army, InfantryParachute Infantry U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Captured December 4, 1942Tunis, Tunesia Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Edmund H. Cote Reached Allied lines, Virgil Jarvis Serial Number15059956 Source: In Clifford Houbens address list, Anthony is noted as having been interned in Camp 59. Sergeant Address from Armie Hills address book: Latrines were open pit type and were situated away from the barracks. U.S. ArmyCompany A, 18th Infantry Regiment State of ResidenceMissouri Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), W. Fleischauer, Jr. New York. Haddon was assisted by a staff composed of instructors, librarians, a secretary, and office help. Private Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13). Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Luther C. Vaughn Among the first to escape through the hole in the camps west wall, with fellow SAS soldier J. G. Whitlow on September 14, 1943, H. Schofield U.S. Army, InfantryRifle John A. Sikorski 9th Infantry Division Extent and medium. The camps American population soon swelled to more than 4,200 as the United States and Great Britain intensified their strategic bombing campaign. All escapees were recaptured and held in close confinement cells for 10 days. Cyrus F. Johnson Serial Number34196657 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle U.S. Army, Infantry After the war, he returned to live in St. Albans, Vermont. Serial Number33147188 Serial Number12020395 State of ResidenceKansas U.S. Army, Field ArtilleryTank Destroyer Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 %%EOF
Serial Number31069525 Service Number902822 Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Nathaniel Kemp Nye The fuel ration for the week was 54 pounds of coal. Address from Armie Hills address book: Serial Number20705393 Lincoln, Lincolnshire Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13). Corporal See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Sergeant Major Serial Number37003120 State of Residenceunlisted If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261045 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. He was originally from McKean County, Pennsylvania, but he enlisted in Olean, New York. Reached Allied lines, Robert R. Krager Serial Number37042565 412 Pulaski St. Private Maurice Ernest Snow French William R. Walter Private Rochester F. NettlesSerial No. 107 Depot Street Hillsborough U.S. Army, Air CorpsHeavy Bombardment Service Number1424178 Did Anthony Fiore escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 2B Hammerstein? State of ResidenceDelaware Gunner, Tank Corps Serial Number32066473 Even without a radio, though, the Americans at Stalag 17-B could tell something was happening in April 1945. [Indiana]. Technical Sergeant Welwyn Garden City Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 with Joseph Olinix, George Tucker, James Kingsley, James Martelli, and Carl Good. Serial Number15053796 Serial Number6881043 Address from Armie Hills address book: Private Sweechbridge Road U.S. Army, Infantry The majority of them were American, but also included . British Army, Camp leader at Camp 59 from September 1942 to September 1943, Source: Swiss Red Cross reports as referenced by Giuseppe Millozzi in Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano, William A. Helmly Serial Number14002753 Address from Armie Hills address book: (15B- 97 th BG) (Captured 10/21/1942) Alderman, R.J. (Jimmy) (15B-95 th BG ) (Captured 4/13/1944) Alexenberg, Roland (Lex) (38B-95 th BG) (Captured 10/04/1943) Allred, Joe D. (Hosp-1 st Spec. [Missouri]. Free for 7 months before being recaptured and sent to Germany, where he spent another year in Stalag VIIA Moosburg (Germany), Stalag IVB Muhlberg (Germany), and Stalag Esdenmein Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated; no camp listed), Escaped from Camp 59 with Peter J. Calvagno, Edmond Petrelli, Joe C. Mandese, and Felice D. Vacca, William T. Spruiell Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Joseph E. Pojawis Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Elvin L. Perisho Stalag Luft III, a large prisoner of war camp near Sagan, Silesia, Germany (now aga, Poland), was the site of an escape attempt (later filmed as The Great Escape). U.S. Army, Infantry Second Lieutenant Scotland. South Shore, K.Y. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Venters Holcomb Of these, 73 were recaptured within two weeks, and 50 of them were executed by order of Hitler in the Stalag Luft III murders. On 24 March 1944, 76 Allied prisoners escaped through a 110 m (approximately 360 feet) long tunnel. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin & Stolp) West Prussia 53-17). Private First Class U.S. Army, Air CorpsBombardment, Heavy U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number33105763 Private The non-commissioned officers were then packed like cattle into filthy boxcars and shipped by rail to their new homes and lives as prisoners of war. Captured December 15, 1941Gazala Line, Libya Sources: an interview with John O. Everett; John O. Everetts son John O. Everett, Jr. Anthony T. Fryt Serial Number 7082151 Reome Brayno, Army Infantry, of New York was returned to military control, liberated or repatriated from a POW camp, but no camp name is indicated. Serial Number33092308 Corporal Michael M. StermSerial No. Serial Number34352271 Private [England, United Kingdom], F. R. Jackson State of ResidenceMaryland Upon arriving at the camp, each new prisoner was forced to surrender all their personal items like watches, special clothing (like long-johns), jewelry, etc., and the guards often helped themselves to these valuables. Corporal Serial Number34195650 Upon arrival, the PWs cut down pine trees and made small huts, since there was no housing available. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg, Prussia (Also KDOS [USA] #1-5; ARB BTNS 225-255) 52-14), Keith Argraves St. Giles,Lincoln Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Charles A. [4] The sub-camps were administered by the parent stalag, which maintained personnel records and collected mail and International Red Cross packages and then delivered them to the individual Arbeitskommando. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13). As a rule, the French were treated the best, followed by other Europeans, then the Americans. Private Hammersmith U.S. Army, Infantry Fields So. Corporal New Marion, Ind. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), George Crawford is one of 10 prisoners whose poems are recorded in Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling.. After a bit of digging, I located the GPS location of the old camp, and on a recent trip to Austria, I set out to find it. 410 Crawford Ave. State of ResidenceGeorgia Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), James Tasiopulos Bill Spruiells name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. U.S. Army, InfantryParachute Infantry Performing this action will revert the following features to their default settings: Hooray! Serial Number12066110 Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Milo F. Webb Private First Class James Guillary [Guillory]Serial No. Edward Dzierzynski is listed in the WW II POW database of the U.S. National Archives as having been interned in Camp 59 (Robert Dulac was hospitalized in Potenza, Italy). U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Service NumberT/220738 Want to find out more about your relative's service? Serial Number16048446 Serial Number7080390 State of ResidenceGeorgia (54) Treatment of these other prisoners varied widely, depending on their nationality. So, they filled their days with chat, occasional visits to the camps makeshift library, exercise, and thoughts of how to stay a step ahead of hunger, depression, and the guards. Joseph J. Freeborn was the radio operator and the flight engineer was Sgt. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg, Prussia (Also KDOS [USA] #1-5; ARB BTNS 225-255) 52-14). 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13). Camp 59 internmentMarch 2June 1, 1943. U.S. Army, InfantryParachute Division The Survivors of Camp 59 site as a whole contains much more informationinterviews, photos, and newspaper storieson many of these fellows in individual posts. Serial Number15057395 No change in bathing facilities. 532 S.E. Allentown, Pa. [Pennsylvania]. State of ResidenceOklahoma Incoming mail takes 5 months. U.S. Army, Infantry Serial NumberO&436014 Date(s) 1945-07-06 - 1947-07-02 (Creation) Level of description. U.S. Army, Air CorpsHeavy Bombardment Serial Number36238842 State of ResidenceKansas Service Number3189899 I'm told that he was able to meet with several of his former crew mates. Serial Number37098469 Private First Class Gilbert D. LoonamSerial No. Brand U.S. Army, Infantry See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. 10600080is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Arthur Roberts name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Carl L. Good U.S. Army, InfantryRifle State of ResidenceKentucky State of ResidenceNew York State of ResidenceMinnesota 8540 5-31-44. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Source: Edwins great grandson John Garner, A. Rifleman 6142045 Silver Star, Air Medal, and Purple Heart, Sources: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (no specific camp listed); San Francisco Letterman Hospital Fog Horn, (May 6, 1944); and Matts son and daughter, Matthew James Brazil and Bonnie Jacobsen (ne Brazil). State of ResidenceNew York Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriatedno camp listed), Jacob Stiner Further detailed information, photographs and stories can be found at :http://www.b24.net/pow/stalag17.htm. Private Culpepper, Virginia Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Arnold Chessell (National Archives Identifier: 540164). Private Serial Number12040114 State of Residenceunlisted Gunner Private U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Staff Sergeant State of Residenceunlisted Robert A. Newton corresponded with or met a number of former Camp 59 POWs or their family members, or heard about former prisoners from other escapees, while conducting research for his book Soldiers of the Strange Night. State of Residenceunlisted As General George S. Pattons Third Army smashed its way across Germany toward Austria, it began liberating thousands of German captivesHitlers starving, mostly Jewish political prisoners and captured Allied soldiers and airmen. In at least one other case, that of Clifford Houben, the address listed on the playing cards was the address he was stationed at immediately before he went overseas, not his original home address. Private First Class [Massachusetts]. 4 Normanby Street Camp 59 internmentFebruary 29May 30, 1943, Robert Brawn August C. Erdbrink Source: 1994 Directory of American Prisoners of War 1943 - 1945 Stalag 17 B. Adams, Robert F. Among these was William L. Davidson, who apparently is the same person as Luther W. Davidson, who at times inverted his first and middle names. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13). Serial Number33136672 Serial Number14030133 Captured April 8, 1941Fort Michelli State of ResidencePennsylvania Captain Millar served as chief medical officer of Camp 59. $179.99 . See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Duke Street Service NumberT/164275 [United Kingdom], Leslie Worthington Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Joe L. Ross Source: T. Strapps name and address is recorded in Charles Simmons prison camp 1943 calendar and address book. They reached the Allied forces on June 14, 1944. [England, United Kingdom], C. Bruce Anthony Fiore U.S. Army, Infantry Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Leslie Cavanagh If the men were relieved to be out of their pen, they quickly discovered that life on the march was no better, or safer. State of ResidenceNew Jersey These two servicemen are Morris Kirschner and Wallace E. Kirschner. Serial Number6575976 Sergeant Source: Swiss Red Cross report on Camp 59 (December 16, 1942), as referenced by Giuseppe Millozzi in Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano, William Kulynych James W. Tasiopulos Source: Henry Kanes son George Kane, Richard Kane U.S. Army Air Corps 6 John A. Allen Service Number6025246 Half a century later, Handy would recount this event and many others in his powerful memoir The Flame Keepers. U.S. Army, Medical DepartmentRifle 4 latrine houses pits are emptied every two or three weeks. Serial Number31068754 Serial Number34088215 259 Ivydale Road His name was Ed Oscar Seabourne, he was the best man I've ever known. Private State of ResidenceMissouri Private First Class Bradford Nathan A. McClendon Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. [England, United Kingdom], Source: Ronald Streatfields granddaughter Tracy Jayne Streatfield, T. Strapp Service Number T/5569678 U.S. National Archives on-line POW database lists only two POWs with this last name: Fay M. Straight and William J. Orville Higgins name and address 9above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. West Hill Serial Number20704953 Source: Arthur Freestones name and address is recorded in Charles Simmons prison camp 1943 calendar and address book. Serial Number33246928 England. Harold J. Steever Private This was the average attendance figure during the school's operation. U.S. Army [Maryland]. [England, United Kingdom], Daniel M. Jorgensen 18 Westcliffe Street West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Private Finding What's Left of Stalag 17-B: The Notorious WWII POW Camp, To make prisoners miserable, guards would require all the prisoners to line up for roll call three to four times a day. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Willis C. Pirnie State of ResidenceIowa State of ResidenceIllinois Warrensburg, Mo. 202 5th Ave. N.E. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg, Prussia (Also KDOS [USA] #1-5; ARB BTNS 225-255) 52-14). Service Number5342465 Serial Number39186606 Private First Class Alvie D. CochranSerial No. Sergeant Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriatedno camp listed), George M. Zuehl Sonny spent the remainder of the war as a POW in Stalag Luft XVII-B. Serial Number39928714 London N12 Serial Number37045379 Many were transferred to other camps, but close to 40,000 French remained at Stalag VII-A throughout the war. 0000006168 00000 n
The Essex Regiment, British Army Burton Street Six separate classrooms accommodating 40 men were used for instruction, and furniture consisted of benches, tables and blackboards. Serial Number32423241 Private Gunner
Kalgoorie Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Edwin M. Majeski 3rd Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery Service Number5493563 Freeport, Tex. U.S. Army, Infantry 49th Battalion, Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery U.S. Army, Infantry State of Residenceunlisted Serial Number32105941 c/o John C. Calhoun Homes Private U.S. Army, Infantry Private Serial Number35261700 State of ResidenceIowa Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 27, Object number: UPL 54568 - State of ResidencePennsylvania Sergeant U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number33146602 Territories captured from the Germans were beginning to give up all sorts of ugly secrets about Adolf Hitlers dying Third Reich. Trenton, Florida, Corporal D. Nevitt is one of 10 prisoners whose poems are recorded in Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling., W. G. Newall Sergeant Reached Allied lines. State of ResidencePennsylvania Escaped from Camp 59 on September 12, 1943 Camp 59 internmentFebruary 28May 1943, D. G. Bradbrook Captured December 4, 1942Tebourba, Tunisia The statistics are mind-boggling. Serial Number20704893 Technician, Grade 5 Private Why did the Nazis single out the Soviets for such harsh treatment? There, German Luftwaffe (air force) officers separated the commissioned officers from the non-commissioned officers and shipped them to other depots of the German prison camp system (except for chaplains and doctors, who might be assigned among enlisted prisoners). Source: Online Cenotaph Database (Auckland War Memorial Museum), and Maurices granddaughter Miriam McDonald. Sunny Side Arthur Shupes name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. I have recorded below names, military ranks and units, and notes concerning capture, internment, escape, and repatriation. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force Richard Mooneys name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated but no camp is indicated), Steve Shedlock New York Some of the animosity can be attributed to centuries of conflict between the two peoples. Desperately hungry, during the winter months, Russian prisoners propped up dead comrades in their lines for roll call each morning to be counted by unknowing Germans, who issued rations based on a shoe count. Mulberry, Kansas. 18th Regiment, 4th Platoon, 1st Battalion, C Company, Captured in at the battle for Long Stop Hill in Tunisia on Christmas Eve 1942, Held for 10 days in Camp 98 on Sicily before being transferred to Camp 59. Technician, Grade 5 Private U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Private First Class State of ResidenceCalifornia State of ResidenceMississippi U.S. Army, Infantry Address from Armie Hills address book: Private State of Residenceunlisted The refugees were sergeants of the US Army Air Forces, most of whom had begun their lives under the Nazi boot the same way. State of ResidenceNew York P.A. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle State of ResidenceNew York Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Stephen Shedlock Camp 59 internmentFebruary 1, 1942June 5, 1943, Lionel Bracken Camp 59 internmentFebruary 28June 2, 1943, Lawrence J. Buerkle Sergeant State of ResidenceIllinois Private First Class Fredric G. Busky [Frederick G. Buske]Serial No. Camp 59 internmentMarch 5, 1942March 3, 1943, Alfred Bowen James Gunn Mathieson This address for George Jordan is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: George D. Jordan Private Lincoln Serial Number36216941 Staff Sergeant 192 Washington Street Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 3, Object number: UPL 54563 - Gunner Frequently prisoners speaking the same language, for example British Commonwealth soldiers, were permitted to intermingle. Private See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), George M. Zuehl Sergeant Private First Class ** See code sheet for explanation. Corporal Serial Number37036627 New York, George W. Mickus name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., George Mickus Private Four men, Bill Marcus, Ron (last name unknown), Pip Cummings, and Eric himself were together near the camp for a time. Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF) [England, United Kingdom], George F. Neary State of ResidenceTexas Each double barrack contained a washroom of six basins in the center of the building. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriatedno camp listed), Louis J. VanSlooten Marion, Iowa, Lee Cooper 1701 Giulford Ave. Bernard P. Robinson Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), William Wood, 3rd Everett C. Shelby, Sr. Brklyn [probably Brooklyn] Private Address from Armie Hills address book: State of Residencenot listed See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. U.S. Army, Infantry Mahlon J. NX10180 State of Residenceunlisted 39th Squadron, Royal Air Force U.S. Army, InfantryRifle State of ResidenceNew York 16th Parachute Field Ambulance U.S. Army, Field Artillery Armored 105 MM Howitzer U.S. Army, InfantryRifle The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Private First Class Willis LargentSerial No. State of ResidenceTexas L. H. Straight The address above is also on Cliffords list. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Source: Swiss Red Cross report on Camp 59 from December 16, 1942, as referenced by Giuseppe Millozzi in Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano. Source: Though direct written and phone contact with Frank Mikes, I understand him to have been an escapee from Camp 59. 0000001709 00000 n
Robert Dulac was hospitalized in Potenza, Italy. [Kansas]. 72nd Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery The Americans occupied five compounds, each of which measured 175 yards by 75 yards and contained four double barracks 100 by 240 feet. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle 391 Grand Ave. I am pleased to have been contacted by many in the UK whose fathers, grandfathers, and uncles were interned in the camp. 13th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery Sergeant Private After their time in Camp 59, the men were sent to separate camps and, after escape from their respective camps, both made their way north to freedom in Switzerland. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from Stalag 11B Fallingbostel Prussia (Work Camps) 53-09), Orville Higgins U.S. Army, Infantry The number of English POWs in the same span of time decreased from 1,337 to 313. U.S. Army, Infantry Private Want to know what life was like during the War? Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 A. State of ResidenceOklahoma Athol Grays name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. A series of long, single-story buildings housed the fliers. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13). Service Number6137771 Private Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin & Stolp) West Prussia 53-17). Corporal Camp 59 internmentJanuaryMay 1942, Vaughan Lawrence Carter U.S. Army, InfantryDivisional Artillery Serial Number32003300 State of Residenceunlisted 1 Maes Tryfon Private In January 1945, he swapped identities with Frank Grey, an American POW wanted by the Gestapo for prior escapes, and helped Grey slip away. Bar Machine Gunner Captured at Battle of Longstop Hill, Tunisia, December 23, 1942, Henry Kane and Richard Kane (below) were brothers. The marker has the word Remember written in the twelve different languages representing all the nationalities who were held here. Oscar C. Ruebens Harry Edward Dolton Coldstream Guards, Harold Jackson 365 Squadron 305th Bomb Group, Another question: Does anyone know why I can't find `Donald Bevin', the co-author of Stalag 17 in the Archives? Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), John Procko Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), One of the 12 POWs who escaped from Camp 59 though a tunnel on the night of September 11, 1942. State of ResidencePennsylvania Food remained scarce. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Australian Army Corps2nd/32nd Battalion. This article is a list of prisoner-of-war camps in Germany (and in German occupied territory) during any conflict. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg, Prussia (Also KDOS [USA] #1-5; ARB BTNS 225-255) 52-14), Ralph Hoag See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Serial Number20714952 Serial Number15047094 U.S. Army, Field ArtilleryArmored 105 MM Howitzer Private U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Dewitt T. Stansell, Jr. PP 11018 1- (17-19)-45. U.S. Army, Infantry Trooper Reached Allied lines, Donald F. Turner Hollis, Long Island At night streetlights were used in addition to the searchlights from the guard towers to illuminate the area. Serial Number38027034 0000002605 00000 n
Serial Number6891870 Robert Brooks name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. 4th Milner [England, United Kingdom], Stephen T. Dean Serial Number35254694 Private No address for William Anderson or Dillard Anderson is recorded in Armie Hills address book. Lawrence Mortimer Lawrie Butler NO. At the time I didnt know why I had this feeling. Private First Class U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number14067569 Route 4 Private Captured December 4, 1942Tebourba, Tunisia Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 21 Chieti Italy 42-14), Ernest Ellis State of ResidenceNew York Staff Sergeant Captured December 4, 1942Tebourba, Tunisia State of ResidenceIowa [England, United Kingdom], Captured in North Africa at the Battle of Sidi Rezegh, November 23, 1941, Arrived at Camp 59 December 31, 1941 (as the bells from a local church were ringing in the new year), Transferred from Camp 59 to Camp 53 in January 1943, Source: William Redmans niece Jo Millard, who discovered Frederick Druces story archived at the government records office in Littlehampton in Sussex, England, George Reesclaf, Jr. [or Reuschak] Corporal Warron A. Colver [Warren Culver]Serial No. WX17234 Serial Number11033641 Richard T. Mooney, Army Infantry, of Mississipi was returned to military control, liberated or repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-1. U.S. Army, Infantry Kenneth C. Robertson Frederick W. Solberg Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. 523 N. 3rd St. Royal Sussex Regiment, 1st Buffs, Captured in North Africa on December 15, 1941. Reached Allied lines, Source: The National Archives, United Kingdom State of Residencenot listed The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. A postwar inquiry found that in less than two years of American captivity, there were about 30 recorded cases of guards striking PW [POWs] with bayonets, pistols, and rifle butt. Resto, Clement T/Sgt. Joseph J. Keeley State of ResidenceKentucky Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Johnnie D. Ford U.S. Army Kings Norton R.F.D. One of 12 POWs who escaped from Camp 59 though a tunnel on the night of September 11, 1942. Source: Giuseppe Millozzi in Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano, referencing Gilbert Broadbent in Behind Enemy Lines, C. A. Hollis is one of 10 prisoners whose poems are recorded in Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling.. Serial Number34121513 Serial Number18120685 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Rayford Blankenship Address from Armie Hills address book: U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg, Prussia (Also KDOS [USA] #1-5; ARB BTNS 225-255) 52-14). The only food furnished to PWs by the German authorities was barley soup and bread. Charles C. Stalling State of ResidenceIowa New York, Salvatore Trischittas name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., William F. Tschoerner Serial Number15054958 Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), J. G. Whitlow U.S. Army, Infantry State of ResidenceNew York State of Residenceunlisted U.S. Army, Infantry Portland, Oregon. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg, Prussia (Also KDOS [USA] #1-5; ARB BTNS 225-255) 52-14). Poems by Fred Chiltern are recorded in both Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling, and also in prisoner Edward Smiths book of poems. [Note: This serial number, which contains an ampersand, is clearly incorrect.] Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Clovis G. Amos Telephone 55206, Charles J. Stewart Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Edward D. Hasman Connections. U.S. Army, CavalryCavalry Reconnaissance, Mechanized Special Air Service (British Special Forces) Corporal Driver Their long ordeal was over. State of ResidencePennsylvania Please note that your data will be managed in the US by the American Air Museum in Britain charity. 0000002940 00000 n
State of ResidenceTennessee Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), John Savageau State of ResidenceKansas Serial Number37282896 13023021is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Sergeant Other units of the 13th Armored followed shortly and organized the evacuation of the PWs by C-47 to France on 9 May 1945. 354 8th Ave. S.W. Source: Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling contains a 1942 drawing by Sgt. Serial Number37026306 Serial Number35264025 Only the nearness of freedom drove many on. Flushing, Long Island Serial Number18061638 Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin & Stolp) West Prussia 53-17). Roswell, New Mex. Highgate, London S.E. It was their first encounter with Nazi Germanys tormented, mostly Jewish political prisoners. Sergeant 1 Commando, British Army Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Moses Moe Melmed For a total of 1913 POWs, it should be noting that with British Italian Authorities included other nationalitiesIrish, Canadians, Cypriots, New Zealanders, Australians, Poles, South Africans, Palestinians (2), Maltese (2), Rhodesians (1) and Norwegians (6). These were usually journalism, farm management and livestock farming, and were directed by men who had had successful experience in the fields. U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number35045839 Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriatedno camp listed), Gus Teel Franklin E. Swints name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Half a barracks was the library, another half for the MOC and his staff, and half for the theater, a half for food distribution and a half for Red Cross food distribution and a half for the meeting room. Private First Class 507 S. Richardson Private First Class Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriatedno camp listed), Bill Spruiell Private What the Soviets were forced to endure was unimaginable. Sergeant Sergeant Camp 59 internmentMarch 1942May 1943, R. C. R. Boulton U.S. Army, Cavalry Robert Newton and Martin Majeski were sheltered by Cesare Viozzis family for nearly six months before the men were discovered by Germans and executed on March 9, 1944. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Roy Hatfield His name appears in U.S. State Department wartime reports about Camp 59 from the Swiss Legation in Rome. Records from Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp other sources. EXTRA 25% OFF 4+ ITEMS WITH CODE 25OFF4ORMORENOW See all eligible items and terms. State of ResidenceNew Jersey U.S. Army, InfantryRifle See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Sergeant Turned over to the Italians and interned at Camp 59 Trooper Joseph D. Steed . Robert Dickinson Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Laverne A. Sparks State of Residenceunlisted Reached Allied lines, Charles K. Simmons Western captives at least had that agreement working in their favor, and the American fliers even received a semblance of respect from a few of the German air force officers who guarded themthough they got no sympathy from Commandant Oberst Kuhn, an army officer. [England, United Kingdom], C. G. Hooper-Rogers is one of 10 prisoners whose poems are recorded in Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling., Clarence J. Horton Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Edwin A. Wilcher John Pawlawskis name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. 132 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery Many men lost almost half their body weight, while others lost their minds and were never the same when they returned. U.S. Army, Infantry Aluminum cans that held klim (dehydrated milk) were turned into everything from drinking cups and eating utensils to miniature lanterns and improvised spigots for sinks. Route 5 Reached Allied lines, Robert A. Newton If a man could live on that parcel for a week, one of them wrote, it was only at ten percent over starvation. Contents of the shoebox-size parcels generally included canned tuna, cheese, dehydrated milk, liver paste, and raisins, along with margarine, sugar, several packs of cigarettes, and two D-Bars (condensed chocolate). See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. Warren, Ohio. 1st Infantry Division (the Big Red One) Captured near Tunis on December 3, 1942 Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 5, Object number: UPL 54564 - See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Cecil A. Rogers U.S. Army, Infantry - SSGT Joe B. Dobbs
Walter P. Frick Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin & Stolp) West Prussia 53-17), Dennis Sweeney British Army, Denis Crooks is one of 10 prisoners whose poems are recorded in Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling.. 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment Massachusetts. I had honor of getting the know three of the men first-handRalph Hoag, Roland Rakow, and Neil Rorssellthrough email, over the phone, or by letter. Corporal This address for Ronald Streatfield is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Ronald A. Streatfield U.S. Army, InfantryRifle 21 Locust Street Serial Number33067286 See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Sergeant Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin & Stolp) West Prussia 53-17). Serial Number3957294 Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriatedno camp listed). They have been threatened and some struck with gun butts and badly bruised. On 8 April 1945, 4000 of the PWs at Stalag 17B began an 18-day march of 281 miles to Braunau, Austria. Albert L .Parker Jr. POW Stalag XVIIB, Object number: UPL 54559 - Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), James A. Corcoran Service Number614025 Corporal 93rd Battalion, Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery Shot down 8 April 1944. 1st Special Air Service Regiment Serial Number15082385 Gerald H. Tucker - Mail supervisor, S/Sgt. Trooper U.S. Army, InfantryRifle U.S. Army, service branch unlisted If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small The most noticeable is the work of an Austrian artist who created four markers on the corners of the original site. He drew a large pistol from his holster, moved the barrel to his right hand and swung its heavy butt hard into my head. Starvation was a deliberate policy in the Stalags, particularly with regard to Soviet prisoners of war. Gunner 20701883is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Staff Sergeant Sergeant Service Number1559674 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Private First Class Lawrence F. HuntSerial No. Corporal Private Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), John J. Duncan Any individuals who were injured in work, or became ill, were returned to the Lazarett (medical care facilities) at the parent stalag. 6th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment Did Ray Dentler escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 2B Hammerstein? Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated but no camp is listed), Arthur Shupe James Kavana escaped from Camp 59, was recaptured by the Germans, and then escaped again. Source: Patrick Cahills grandson Dean Cahill, Patrick Cahill Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Bud David Western Australia Initially used to detain the hapless prisoners of Germany's early blitzkriegs, Stalag Luft 17-B (Stalag Luft, short for Stammlager Luft, or prison camp for airmen, and 17-B because it was the second prison camp in the German 17th military district) was opened to American POWs in 1943. Private Address from Armie Hills address book: Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or RepatriatedStalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12). Serial Number35261675 qj. Source: researcher Robert A. Newton, Serial Number17040065 Australian Army Corps2nd/28th Batallion, Leonard Caruso Air Corps NCO's were held at this camp and they regretted they were not in an Air Force camp. U.S. Army, Infantry British Army, Escaped from Camp 59 with Dr. J. H. D. Millar, Source: The Memoirs of J. H. D. Millar, published by Quaderni della Memoria, 2008, H. F. Jones U.S. Army, Field Artillery155 MM Howitzer Truck Drawn State of Residenceunlisted U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Infantry State of ResidenceNew York Staff Sergeant 8, Alfred Road Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Died as prisoner of war). Corporal Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Ernest Dale F. T. Lockett Captured December 28, 1941Agedabia, Libya U.S. Army, Infantry This address for Charles Woolnough is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Charles A. Woolnough 13th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery State of ResidencePennsylvania R.R. Serial Number38060738 Technician Fifth Grade Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Robert Brooks State of Residenceunlisted [place of residence at time of enlistment was Dundee, Illinois] Serial Number14013189 State of Residenceunlisted Stalag XVII-B Prisoner of war camp View all 32 images. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Clarence W. Dust Sergeant U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Did Joseph Raffeo escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 6D Dortmund? 1306 Main St. Private Serial Number36151602 15 State of ResidenceKentucky Serial Number38009720 Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Wesley A. Goettel Prisoners of war who died in this camp were either buried in the city cemetery of Krems or transferred to their hometown.. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp from other sources.Stalag Luft VI, Stalag XXX D and Stalag 357 have been closed. Raymond Hines name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. State of ResidenceNew York St. Louis, Missouri. This address for Eric Oram is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Eric Oram Bombardier/Corporal Two separate wire fences charges with electricity surrounded the area and four watchtowers equipped with machine guns were placed at strategic points. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Piceno Italy 43-13). In the surrounding area, I noticed a few markers to identify this place as a former POW camp. This village is located six kilometers northwest of Krems, Austria. U.S. Army, Field Artillery Private Private First Class Harold AdkinsSerial No. State of Residenceunlisted Serial Number6956922 These agents have searched prisoners and barracks and have confiscated any food, tobacco or personnel belongings which prisoners may have possessed in excess of limits allowed.
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