The statistics are mind-boggling. State of Residenceunlisted Private First Class State of Residenceunlisted Private 24 Pratt Street 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), Additional source: Letters written by Marshall Wells provided by POW Raymond Kestners granddaughter Jessica McMahon (posted on this site), Robert B. Wessels Versailles, Conn. [Connecticut]. U.S. Army, Field Artillery155 MM Howitzer Truck Drawn Sergeant It was their first encounter with Nazi Germanys tormented, mostly Jewish political prisoners. Emerson Street A. State of ResidenceCalifornia See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Captured December 3, 1942Bizerta, Tunisia U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Forces 440 Huchnall Road 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. Private First Class Allen A. CoombsSerial No. Serial Number37100623 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), Howard S. Delanoy Serial Number12013944 U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersEngineer Sweechbridge Road Dillard Anderson is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Eldridge H. Kimmons [Pennsylvania], Carl E. Seifert Inkley House 201 Ford St. Private In Germany, stalag (/ s t l /; German: ) was a term used for prisoner-of-war camps.Stalag is a contraction of "Stammlager", itself short for Kriegsgefangenen-Mannschaftsstammlager, a literal translation of which is "War-prisoner" (i.e. 466th BG - 786th BS U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, InfantryParachute 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), J. M. Greenshields The Survivors of Camp 59 site as a whole contains much more informationinterviews, photos, and newspaper storieson many of these fellows in individual posts. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle This was the average attendance figure during the school's operation. Serial Number6881043 Was taken by this unit down the Adriatic Sea coast to the British 8th Army at Bari, Italy, on October 25, 1943. inquire if anyone has any information about the crew and who may still John J. Procko, Jr., Army Infantry, of Michigan was returned to military control, liberated or repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-1. Mangum, Okla. [Oklahoma]. Is this the same Edmund Cote, and was he living in Massachusetts at the time of the war? State of ResidenceKentucky Serial Number20705331 State of ResidenceKentucky Gunner Sergeant Ward Source: researcher Robert A. Newton, Serial Number17040065 Address from Armie Hills address book: Transfaal, South Africa, [This address is likely Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa]. State of ResidenceCalifornia 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), Elmer M. Eckman Shelby, Montana State of ResidenceMinnesota Fall River State of ResidenceNew York Serial Number6131066 U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number33067286 Only the nearness of freedom drove many on. U.S. Army, CavalryCavalry Reconnaissance, Mechanized Beer 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 Escaped on 10 September 1943 reaching Allied Lines in Termoli on 14 October 1943, Residence: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, Sources: Former Royal Artillery Museum Archives Woolwich, Para Data Archives Duxford, National Archives Kew, UK, plus the a personal account recorded by The Escape Lines Memorial Society (Courtesy of Nigel Hackett), Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) POW Freemen in Europe, Francis Cecil Dick Georges Account of Camp, J. Keith Killby's Account of the Escape in the UK Telegraph, November 2008, Sid Bowlands Account of Camp 59 and the Escape, The National Archives Access to Archival Databases, Veterans History Project of The Library of Congress. Private (LogOut/ Reached Allied lines, Robert A. Newton Service Number860452 Serial Number14037579 Private John E. BuchananSerial No. State of ResidenceNew York Serial Number33137349 James Gunn Mathieson Private Serial Number12066110 Helmeted Nazi guards with machine guns manned towers at the edges, waiting to shoot dead any prisoner who crossed the warning wire that ran a few feet inside the fencing. Paul Wakeland Fitchbourgh [Fitchburg] Sergeant Camp 59 POW Denis Crooks daughter Maggie Clarke said her father knew Arthur Harris. LaSalle Stalag 17B: Prisoner of War. This address for Frederick Druce is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Frederick Druce Private Thomas A. Chard 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), Maholan J. Serial Number37026306 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 F. Poleri State of ResidenceWest Virginia Although the camp that Cyrus was in is not specified in the database, he likely was held in Camp 59 as well and escaped with Edward (official records indicate the two men returned to the Allied forces on the same day). U.S. Army Edgar Curttright 202 5th Ave. N.E. Service Number967031 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). Source: 1994 Directory of American Prisoners of War 1943 1945 Stalag 17 B Adams, Robert F. Adams William A. The Nazis ignored sickness and starvation in the Russians ranks, and men died in droves. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. State of ResidenceMichigan Private State of ResidenceIowa U.S. Army, Infantry Bombardier Serial Number17028052 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 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle E Company 0000000948 00000 n 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), Raymond Cox [England, United Kingdom], James Bough Hammersmith John E. Riley Nello lives in Servigliano. please 724 MacKinley 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), Charlie W. Smith Address from Armie Hills address book: Sol, Calif. [California]. 34059817recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Serial Number20704953 LDr_nnno;V:0 ~,=Xe-v5)F`'P->`=]XDIJH$?I?S 0?0$_G]3FPdaC`yz&w[3f*'xHTLY1MIe6A3G0OI Yu3eYj3 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). Service NumberT/164275 U.S. Army, Rifle Private Serial Number34138090 Montello Street Unusually, the entire crew successfully bailed out. Serial Number37157173 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), J. G. Whitlow 33090536is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Hays, Kans. A second issue was made a few days later of one parcel for every fifth man. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Infantry Our As the war was winding down, the Russians were advancing from the east and the POWs were forced marched west, across Austria, and ended up at Braunau Am Inn, on the Danube. Private U.S. Army, Infantry Yermiston? Australian Army Corps2nd/28th Batallion, Al Buttacavoli Serial Number20701864 Technician, Grade 4 Serial Number20705257 Im in Austria, and whats hidden beneath decades of underbrush is all that remains of the infamous Nazi POW camp Stalag 17B. Shot down 8 April 1944. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Interned in Campo 42 (Italy), Campo 59 (Italy), and Campo in Bay of Venice (Italy). Buffs Regiment He hit me two or three more times before I blacked out. (National Archives Identifier: 540164). 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 Address from Armie Hills address book: State of Residenceunlisted #1 State of Residencenot listed I could go on and on about this horrible place, but the more I am tempted to tell you, the more I risk revealing spoilers in my book. Australian Army Corps2nd/28th Battalion, Sources: Jim McMahons daughter Linda Veness, and Ray Worthington, son of former Camp 59 prisoner Leslie Worthington, Howard J. Meadow 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, Marshall C. Wells 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), Rochester F. Nettles U.S. Army, InfantryRifle State of ResidenceIndiana U.S. Army, Infantry 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). Escaped from Camp 59 on September 12, 1943 Also at PG 98, and Stalags 2b, 3a, 3b, 4b,7b, KDO 483c, 11a, and 4b, Source: Hubert Schwandts son Dan Schwandt, Morris Scianna Kenneth Seldon escaped from Camp 59 but was recaptured and sent to Germany. Technician, Grade 5 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). 532 S.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 Repatriatedno camp listed), Franklin E. Swint From an American standpoint, the horrible state of the Russians was a constant source of anxiety as they had to watch them slowly die of starvation and exposure. State of Residenceunlisted See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Serial Number37284762 Serial Number20701910 25 Northway Road Hartwell R. Harris Serial Number35214698 Some of these heroes deserve a book on their own. 607 6th Street Giuseppe Millozzi in Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano notes that both J. H. D. Millar and Aiden Duff were Scottish. 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 Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg, Prussia (Also KDOS [USA] #1-5; ARB BTNS 225-255) 52-14). 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), Francis A. Thomas U.S. Army, InfantryParachute Infantry Clifford Houben escaped from Camp 59 and was given refuge by Italians; he was later recaptured and sent to Stalag 2B in Germany. 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 J. Noah Sergeant Staff Sergeant State of Residenceunlisted U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Infantry Franklin E. Swint Did Murray Shulaw escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 2B Hammerstein in Germany? U.S. Army InfantryRifle 18 Westcliffe Street Camp 59 internmentMarch 10, 1942April 1, 1943, J. W. Cade See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. 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). Corporal Serial Number32304209 ABRAMS, BERNIE. [England, United Kingdom]. 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), Henry Kane 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), Mariano F. Barone Earl Cornell "Sonny" Fahl 338th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group. 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), Capt. 2578794 6th Armored Infantry, First Armored Division YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves. Serial Number13057379 State of Residence Still, the resourceful American captives of Stalag 17-B attempted to dig a number of tunnels, using scoops fashioned out of aluminum cans and other items. 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment To get more articles like this one, subscribe to America in WWII magazine. Private First Class The German camps were expected to stock enough of the parcels to provide one week of sustenance for each American. Source: Though direct written and phone contact with Frank Mikes, I understand him to have been an escapee from Camp 59. Littlehampton, Sussex U.S. Army1st Armored Division, 27th Field Artillery See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Private Serial Number37190621 Serial Number15054958 Camp 59 internmentMarch 1June 3, 1943, A. J. Briggs W. 6 London Gerald H. Tucker - Mail supervisor, S/Sgt. Washington, D.C. Paul J. Falatek 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), Jerome C. Pugh Corporal Holland knocked in the sides of the tunnel and became stuck. [Maryland]. Leroy C. David, Army Corps of Engineers from South Dakota, it seems this might be the same Bud David. Alisal Ranch He took this bold action in violation of a stay put order issued from London ordering all Allied prisoners to remain in the camps. U.S. Army, Infantry Dewitt T. Stansell, Jr. Escaped from Camp 59 in September 1943, Source: John Leon Turners son-in-law Terry Marshall, Felice D. Vacca Two separate wire fences charges with electricity surrounded the area and four watchtowers equipped with machine guns were placed at strategic points. G. Loonam U.S. Army, Field Artillery 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 Australian Army Corps2nd/32nd Battalion, One of nine Australian POWs who escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943, (The nine Australians were: John Jack Albert Allen, Thomas David Alman, Arthur George Bellwho sometimes went by A. G. Jux, Lawrence Mortimer Lawrie Butler, Vaughan Lawrence Carter, Robert Edward Albert Edwards, James William Feehan, Ronald James Jimmy McMahon, and Leslie Worthington), Address from Camp 59 prisoner Charles Simmons calendar/address book: U.S. Army, InfantryRifle 253 20 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), Arthur Page Camp 59 internmentMarch 13, 1942May 24, 1943, Peter J. Calvagno Serial Number34088215 Private 9th Infantry Division Milton A. Benz, Jr. Private Serial Number33116580 Serial Number32294444 Camp 59 internmentMarch 2June 1, 1943. Gunner There are:103 items tagged Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp available in our Library. Neither of these are specifically identified as returned to military control, liberated or repatriated from a specific camp. U.S. Army, Infantry State of Residenceunlisted See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. 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 E. Good, Jr. Edward T. Dzierzynski was one of three men who survived the crash of the Fyrtle Myrtle on July 16, 1943 at Pietragalla, Italy. State of ResidenceConnecticut State of ResidenceIllinois Fred Chilton and Norman Davison were sent to North Africa on the same boat, were captured together in Libya in April 1940, and were transferred from camp to camp together, eventually ending up in Camp 59. 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), F. Chilton Private Captured April 8, 1941Fort Michelli See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Corporal Reached Allied lines, Richard P. Griffen Added details from : http://www.b24.net/pow/stalag17.htm. Sergeant Major Serial Number37181688 Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Edwin H. Thofern Serial Number6575976 Frederick Buske Therefore, technically "stalag" simply means "main camp".[1]. Kenneth E. Gaddy Baltimore, Md. Serial Number32180821 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), Tony Spicola Corporal Private First Class State of ResidenceTexas Serial Number35254694 All mail goes through Stalag Luft 3 and the delay is considerable. Did William Kornrumph escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 2B Hammerstein? U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Camp 59 internmentMarch 4July 10, 1943, E. A. Caselton Serial Number32003230 Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Vinton, Iowa, John H. Gaffney 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), Kenneth J. Wagner State of ResidencePennsylvania Gravier 2217 Service Number6137771 32003230 Keith Argraves name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Name of creator. The camps consisted of a field with barbed wire around it, in which thousands of people were crammed together. I was thrown through its rickety door before I could even react. Birmingham [West Midlands] 8, Alfred Road This address for Victor Day is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Victor A. Entire camp has had one bath at central bathing station since May 30. Seattle 8, Wash. [Washington]. State of ResidenceIowa Robert Dickinson Sergeant Dundee, Angus Did John Pawlawski escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg? Address from Armie Hills address book: Serial Number14046442 State of ResidenceConnecticut Flight Sergeant Freeborn would eventually be liberated and repatriated back to the United States. Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 with Joseph Olinix, George Tucker, James Snodgrass, James Martelli, and Carl Good. One of 12 POWs who escaped from Camp 59 though a tunnel on the night of September 11, 1942. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. 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 Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 But theres more to this place than just concrete relics. Sioux City, Iowa. Serial Number12020395 U.S. Army, Field ArtilleryArmored 105 MM Howitzer For me, the memory of this place has lingered for a long time after I returned home. Beyond the imposing barbed wire, the broad Austrian countryside separated any escapee from freedom. 5539 Beacon Avenue State of ResidenceWest Virginia Serial Number12017540 Service Number964741 Ray Blankenships name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. State of ResidenceNew York Corporal U.S. National Archives on-line POW database lists only one Charles Perkins who was detained by Germany and returned to military control, liberated or repatriated from Stalag 4D Torgau (Elbe) Sachsen, Prussia 51-13. 4th Milner U.S. Army, Infantry Private First Class He was then transferred to Camp 53 and later to Stalag IVb and Stalag IVc. State of Residenceunlisted Captured December 4, 1942Tebourba, Tunisia This address for Leslie Beer is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Leslie J. Black 3 Wood Place Serial Number12007149 Camp 59 internmentMarch 12, 1942June 8, 1943, H. J. Carey Staff Sergeant This address for George Jordan is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: George D. Jordan State of ResidencePennsylvania Maspeth, New York, Source: Bernard Petrulis son Alan Petrulis Private All rights reserved Website hosted by ctinetworks.com. Ernest Ellis name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. So enabled to monitor the progress of the war, kriegies knew when the end was near. Serial Number34089653 Context area. State of ResidenceDelaware Each single barrack had a stove to supply heat and cooking facilities for approximately 200 men. U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number33114113 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). U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Serial Number12023027 Reached Allied lines, James A. Ginn 1944 Germany Stalag 8b Prisoner of War POW Postcard Cover To New Zealand . First Infantry Division (the Big Red One) Want to know what life was like during the War? 406 Redditch Road Gunner Serial Number37036627 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Barnesboro, Penn. Private Serial Number11011496 Sergeant He stated, Hardly anyone knows (that) the largest prisoner of war camp in Austria was located here in Krems.. Private Captured June 15, 1941Fort Capuzzo, Libya Serial Number32066473 Edward W. Weisenberg - Sports Supervisor. R. W. Buchanan Ray Felchle Serial Number37129829 [Indiana]. 10600080is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. London. Serial Number39525295 Rochester, New York, Captured in North Africa Spokesman stated that attitude of the guards is often influenced by bombardments. George M. Zuehls name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Alvie D. Cochran The address above is from that 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). State of ResidenceNew York U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersArmored (Divisional) At the time I didnt know why I had this feeling. U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number33246928 U.S. Army, Infantry State of ResidenceOhio The prisoners regret they are not in an Air Force camp. Serial Number15047094 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), Clifford H. Houben Finally, as May dawned, relief arrived in the rugged jeeps and hulking Sherman tanks of the 13th Armored Division. Address from Armie Hills address book: Serial Number32134552 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Oflag IIIA Luckenwalde. As a rule, the French were treated the best, followed by other Europeans, then the Americans. See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. John O. Everett State of ResidenceMassachusetts At night, healthier prisoners prowled nearby fields and farms for anything edible. Half a century later, Handy would recount this event and many others in his powerful memoir The Flame Keepers. State of ResidenceNew York U.S. Army, Infantry Kenneth C. Robertson 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), Michael J. Rotunno U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Wisconsin, Samuel Bridge George Shorter Private First Class Max A. Hauser Worley H. Priest Private 13022149is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 U.S. Army, Infantry (DIED AS PRISONER OF WAR; 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Oria Powers (National Archives database has no POW listing for Ira Powers) State of ResidenceMassachusetts Sioux City, Iowa 16000460is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Staff Sergeant Want to find out more about your relative's service? 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), Marshall J. Brekke At the end of the war there were 27 Soviet generals in the prison. Lt Briley observed several of his men being picked up by Red Cross ambulances. State of ResidencePennsylvania CAMPO P.G. State of ResidenceWisconsin Service Number884337 Stalag is a contraction of "Stammlager", itself short for Kriegsgefangenen-Mannschaftsstammlager, a literal translation of which is "War-prisoner" (i.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 CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), George H. Tucker [Pennsylvania]. State of ResidenceSouth Carolina Tex Reomes name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Corporal Stalags were operated in both World War I and World War II and were intended to be used for non-commissioned personnel (enlisted ranks in the US Army and other ranks in British Commonwealth forces). See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. 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