AMERICAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN GERMANY Prepared by MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SERVICE WAR DEPARTMENT 1 November 1945 Restricted Classification Removed Per STALAG 17B (Air Force Non-Commissioned Officers) Location - Stalag 17B was situated 100 meters northwest of Gneixendorf, a village which is six kilometers northwest of Krems, Austria (48 27 N . 1st Special Air Service Regiment Serial Number6906252 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 Guillory See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. He awoke suddenly and had somehow been ejected from the plane and was falling at terminal velocity. John O. Everett in an interview said that William Helmley is from Savannah, Georgia, Escaped from Camp 59 in September 1943; William Helmley and Owen Frye were protected by the Marcozzi family near the town of Force in the province of Ascoli Piceno, Orville A. Higgins Private First Class U.S. Army, InfantryRifle U.S. Army, Infantry 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). Massachusetts. R. R. 1 Private West Hill Trooper New York. 1 Maes Tryfon 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. Service Number964741 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle . State of ResidenceNew York There is a very bad smell partly due to the fact that the men burnt the lids as fuel. The barracks were built to accommodate 240 men, but at least 4000 men were crowded into them after the first three months of occupancy. 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 Serial Number14002753 Source: researcher Robert A. Newton, Serial Number17040065 Serial Number35261700 State of ResidenceIndiana Captured December 4, 1942Tunisia 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 listed). State of ResidenceVirginia U.S. Army, Infantry W. 6 London Private He was then transferred to Camp 53 and later to Stalag IVb and Stalag IVc. Object Number - UPL 28901 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. Sergeant Major Private State of ResidenceOklahoma Private John E. BuchananSerial No. Added details from : http://www.b24.net/pow/stalag17.htm. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force State of ResidencePennsylvania 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), Owen M. Frye 12020628is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of 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), Lyndale Ligon The most noticeable is the work of an Austrian artist who created four markers on the corners of the original site. 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), Special Air Service (British Special Forces), Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943, Sources: Article Britain at War: Initiating a POW breakout in Italy, The Telegraph (www.telegraph.co.uk), November 13, 2008; http://www.ww2escapelines.co.uk, J. Keith Killby is an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and a Cavaliere Ufficiale of the Italian Republic. Private First Class British Army, In Camp 59 from December 30, 1942 until he was transferred in February 1943 to Camp 53 (Sforzacosta), At Camp 59 he was housed in Hut 10Bed 1158, Source: Edward Smiths grandson Rodney Smith, Robert Smith John M. Mumaugh, Jr. 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), Alvin G. Norden 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment Newburgh, New York, Richard Kane and Henry Kane (above) were brothers. U.S. National Archives on-line POW database lists two servicemen with the last name of Kirschner from New York who were detained by 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), Arthur R. Roberts Soviet prisoners began to arrive and eventually dominated the camp. 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 Edmond Petrelli, Joe C. Mandese, Tony Spicola, and Felice D. Vacca, W. E. Cannon See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Address from Armie Hills address book: Serial Number33136467 Serial Number20705393 Copyright 2018 310 Publishing, LLC. Source: researcher Robert A. Newton and the U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, Russell B. Merritt 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 New York, Al Buttacavolis name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., V. J. Button New Marion, Ind. State of ResidencePennsylvania U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number32019660 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), Claude J. Cole New York. Bill Hurley Worley H. Priest Thanks to the fine photoshopping skills of Bob Penoyer, by overlaying the map on a Google image, you can see its location today near Krems, Austria, and more specifically, the town of Gneixendorf. U.S. Army, Air CorpsBombardment, Medium State of Residence 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), Jim Snodgrass State of ResidenceNew York South Shore, K.Y. Private T/Sgt. 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 CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Frank R. LaPorte Meador, West Virginia State of ResidenceIllinois State of ResidenceMissouri See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Sgt. Serial Number33246928 Reading, Penna. Hattiesburg, Miss. Private Reached Allied lines, Donald F. Turner State of ResidenceVirginia State of Residenceunlisted Corporal Many men lost almost half their body weight, while others lost their minds and were never the same when they returned. Private Did Ernest Ellis escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to CC 21? Edward W. Kober 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 Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Wesley Goettel Everett C. Shelby, Sr. State of ResidenceMinnesota Reached Allied lines, James A. Ginn Source: researcher Robert A. Newton, James Pond, Jr U.S. Army, Infantry Address from Armie Hills address book: 5539 Beacon Avenue Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 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), Charles A. Harman, an American serviceman who was interned in Camp 59, was later a prisoner in Germany.His name appears in U.S. State Department wartime reports about Camp 59 from the Swiss Legation in Rome. 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), Virgil Jarvis, Jr. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Service NumberT/164275 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. 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 My sources for information about British and other non-American Allied prisoners have been less official. London Irish Rifles U.S. Army, Air CorpsArmy Air Forces 32019660recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Leroy Thurman U.S. Army, Infantry 59. 1944 Germany Stalag 8b Prisoner of War POW Postcard Cover To New Zealand . Svc.) Serial Number6992438 Private From Italy he was transferred to Germany, where he was interned at Stalag 7-A Moosburg, Stalag 11-A Altengrabow, Stalag 11-B Fallingbostel, and Commando 1011 Wolfenbttel. State of ResidenceIowa State of ResidenceOklahoma please Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 5, Object number: UPL 54564 - Staff Sergeant Entire camp has had one bath at central bathing station since May 30. 56-10 Remson Place 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), Captured in North Africa on March 18, 1943, Source: Jack Kirkpatricks daughter Colleen Nisewonger; 1944 news article from The Democrat (Johnstown, Pennsylvania), Jack Kirkpatrick Australian Army Corps2nd/32nd Battalion, Spencer A. Edwards State of ResidenceKentucky The 1945 map of Stalag 17B indicating todays location of the few remaining remnants of Stalag 17-B. The Third Geneva Convention, Section III, Article 49, permits non-commissioned personnel of lower ranks to be used for work in agriculture and industry, but not in any industry producing war material. Private 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), Clarence T. Tom Cronin U.S. Army, Infantry New York. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Service Number2614655 Arrived at Camp 59 on August 25, with other SAS members. Groeslon There are:103 items tagged Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp available in our Library. Serial Number37042466 2006 Store Ave. [or S. Tore] Box 123 Corporal Robert Chandler Service Number6146826 Address from Armie Hills address book: U.S. Army, InfantryRifle His name appears in U.S. State Department wartime reports about Camp 59 from the Swiss Legation in Rome. [England, United Kingdom], Dee L. Fowler Private First Class 26 Penywaun Road 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). 523 N. 3rd St. Each barracks became a sort of autonomous unit. Captured December 1, 1942Tunis, Tunesia Technician, Grade 5 Serial Number6776227 Address from Armie Hills address book: U.S. Army, Infantry State of ResidenceKansas U.S. Army, Field Artillery155 MM Howitzer Truck Drawn 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 Add a Name to this List Captured December 5, 1942El Bathan, Tunisia Transfaal, South Africa, [This address is likely Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa]. These evening discussion groups were particularly popular during the spring and summer months when they could be held outdoors after the supper hour. U.S. ArmyCompany A, 18th Infantry Regiment (DIED AS PRISONER OF WAR; 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Oria Powers (National Archives database has no POW listing for Ira Powers) Serial Number37157173 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), Lawrence F. Hunt State of ResidenceIowa 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). Address from Armie Hills address book: Did Anthony Fiore escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 2B Hammerstein? State of Residenceunlisted In the surrounding area, I noticed a few markers to identify this place as a former POW camp. Michael Sterm State of ResidenceNew Jersey Use the sites search feature to hunt for more information on any individual POW. Australian Army Corps2nd/28th Batallion, Al Buttacavoli Serial Number18061638 Gunner See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Service Number1424178 George W. Mickus name and address (above) as recorded in Willman Kings address list. State of ResidenceOhio This article originally appeared in the February 2006 issue of America in WWII. 0 U.S. National Archives on-line POW database lists only two POWs with this last name: Fay M. Straight and William J. Serial Number34210020 First Sergeant Corporal King 2nd Battalion, Hampshire 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), Manuel Serrano 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), Gaines S. Robinson Staff Sergeant Source: Robert A. Newton, who corresponded with or met former Camp 59 POWs or their family members, or heard about former prisoners from other escapees. 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 Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin & Stolp) West Prussia 53-17). [Pennsylvania], Carl E. Seifert Private Fred Chiltons address is from G. Norman Davisons prison camp notebook. 354 8th Ave. S.W. This article is a list of prisoner-of-war camps in Germany (and in German occupied territory) during any conflict. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Serial Number35261675 See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. Liverpool U.S. Army, InfantryRifle PM 3300, Source: Arnold Chessells son Roger Chessell, Woodrow Chew State of ResidenceKentucky Although they had lived through hell, they lived. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored 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 but no camp is indicated), Steve Shedlock Half a century later, Handy would recount this event and many others in his powerful memoir The Flame Keepers. U.S. Army, InfantryReconnaissance Mechanized Separate Private Address from Armie Hills address book: State of Residenceunlisted See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. British Army, Denis Crooks is one of 10 prisoners whose poems are recorded in Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling.. [England, United Kingdom], J. R. Cromley is one of 10 prisoners whose poems are recorded in Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling., Clarence T. Cronin Many Americans risked their lives trying to save the Russians, throwing candy and other food over the wire. Serial Number12017502 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 leader at Camp 59 from February 1942 to September 1942, Donald A. Penton Sergeant State of ResidencePennsylvania Private State of ResidencePennsylvania England. Myrtle Ford[or Myrtleford] Kenneth E. Gaddy U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force The following list includes the 253 Americans identified in the U.S. National Archives database of WW II POWs as returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13, (or who died while prisoners). State of ResidenceWisconsin London,England. 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), Olin E. Rodgers Kurtenbach knew how to get things done, spoke German, and had final say on all prisoner matters, includingand especiallyescape attempts. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. Roy Blankenbeckler Edgar J. Curttright State of ResidenceIndiana Private Tex Reomes name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Guards provided little more than a few uncooked potatoes. U.S. Army, Infantry 38064103recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. During the 18-day march, the column averaged 20 kilometers each day. (DIED AS PRISONER OF WAR; 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Robert Alvey Newton State of ResidenceIowa See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. Lance Corporal The 1945 map of Stalag 17B indicating today's location of the few remaining remnants of Stalag 17-B The map points to the grove of trees where the only relics of the camp remain. It's on private property and I had to walk carefully to avoid trampling down the wheat that surrounded this densely forested area that has been left un-managed for . For further information on how your data is collected and used, please read our Privacy Policy. State of Residenceunlisted The address above is from that list. Serial Number36151528 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), Richard A. Wombacher See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Serial Number39186606 State of Residenceunlisted In all, Clifford specifies that Keith was in Italian Camps 98, 59, 53, 73, 132 and 82, and Stalags 7-A and 2-B. All escapees were recaptured and held in close confinement cells for 10 days. Serial Number32105941 State of ResidencePennsylvania British Grenadier Guards and SAS (Special Air Servicethe British Special Forces), Source: An Active Service: The Story of a Soldiers Life in the Grenadier Guards, SAS and SBS 1935-1958 by Richard Dorney, Helion & Company Limited, 2005, Timothy Boyde Ernest Ellis name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. John Fouts Crew State of Residenceunlisted List of POW camps in Germany and occupied territories, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stalag&oldid=1123530508, This page was last edited on 24 November 2022, at 06:56. 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). Private H.B. Leland J. Gorshe 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). Serial Number36053918 State of ResidenceFlorida State of Residenceunlisted Sgt. Private Captured April 8, 1941Fort Michelli Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 8, Object number: UPL 54566 - Brooklyn, New York, Third Regiment Brockton U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersArmored (Divisional) Serial Number32207520 Kurtenbach carried on the administration with the following organization. State of Residenceunlisted Earl Cornell "Sonny" Fahl 338th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group. 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment One prisoner remembered receiving just a single box during the wars final eight months. Source: George Wales son-in-law Tom Hill. 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. Private First Class Harold AdkinsSerial No. State of ResidenceNew Mexico Hatfield, Ky. [Kentucky], After escape from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943, traveled with Armie Hill; they together reached the Eighth Army at British lines near Termoli on October 15, 1943, James William Feehan Oelwein, Iowa, James Collins 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 State of ResidenceIowa U.S. Army, Infantry Private First Class Dillard W. AndersonSerial No. Serial Number37038102 [England, United Kingdom], Source of address: Denis Crooks daughter Maggie Clarke, Lawrence Danich 0000000948 00000 n James Gunn Mathieson 0000006168 00000 n Service Number7888771 State of ResidenceOregon Marion, Iowa, Lee Cooper 0000005307 00000 n Serial Number6952090 First Infantry Division (the Big Red One) Home (current) Membership; . See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. U.S. Army, Infantry Camp 59 internmentJanuary 2June 1, 1942, Marshall J. Brekkes name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., Author of Behind Enemy Lines (Bognor Regis, Anchor Publications, 1985), Gilbert Broadbent was one of the 150 POWs transferred to Sforzacosta on February 23, 1943, Robert Brooks 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 P. Rogers Sergeant Corporal Serial Number20701895 Service Number1433896 Black State of ResidenceIndiana State of ResidenceTennessee Stalag 17-B camp drawing as conceived by POW Ben H. Phelper. Technician, Grade 4 Camp 59 internmentJanuaryMay 1942, Vaughan Lawrence Carter State of ResidenceMinnesota Serial Number14061048 State of ResidenceGeorgia Camp 59 internmentMarch 1June 3, 1943, A. J. Briggs Although the U.S. National Archives on-line POW database lists one serviceman with the last name of David returned to military control, liberated or repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-1, and he is Cpl. In addition, one barrack was used as a repair shop for shoes and clothing. Corporal State of ResidenceConnecticut Service Number4886262 Private WX12806 Source: letter from Eric provided by Denis Crooks daughter Maggie Clarke. Sergeant Riley Rudd died in a hospital in Ascoli Piceno on July 20, 1942 of appendicitis. Serial Number13003189 Private The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. 33090088 Gunner He took this bold action in violation of a stay put order issued from London ordering all Allied prisoners to remain in the camps. William George Wales Serial Number12021044 C. Cowley Serial Number16000460 WX4445 Serial Number32105342 Serial Number36306882 Private Serial Number6975802 A second issue was made a few days later of one parcel for every fifth man. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force Private Maurice Ernest Snow French U.S. Army Heinrich Himmler inspects a Russian prisoner in a POW camp. N. Manchester U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers 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), Cyril Cooke 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 Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Francis A. Thomas U.S. Army, InfantryRifle 96 Forest Road 185th Squadron, Royal Air Force Captured near Tunis on December 3, 1942 9th Infantry Division Serial Number33090536 On behalf of my first cousin Pamela Kelso Winkler, we would like to - SSGT Joe B. Dobbs E. R. H. Silverman In the middle of the beautiful Austrian countrysideof rolling hills and thick forest stood an ugly placethe sprawling eyesore and den of misery known as Stalag Luft 17-B. Serial Number34089653 Edwin P. Rogers name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Much worse. Bod [Indiana]. Shelby, Montana Private Day Address from Armie Hills address book: 391 Grand Ave. State of ResidenceKansas PP 8696 6-16-44. [United Kingdom], Jermiah J. Langone Private See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Bill Spruiells name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. 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 State of ResidenceNew York Royal Corps of Signals Source: Clifford Houbens son Wayne Houben, Earl W. Huddleston Serial Number35431800 State of ResidencePennsylvania 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 State of ResidencePennsylvania Private First Class Private Charles Webster Smith says in his memoirs Wine, Bread, & Cheese: A POWs Story of Survival in Italy (1998 by Ruby Simon Smith, Woodburner Press, Austin, Texas) that he and the following men left Camp 59 together on September 15, 1943: Charles Gallo of New Haven, Connecticut; Everett Kidd from Virginia; Raymond Johnson from Missouri; William F. Bill Tschoerner from Jarrell, Texas. For me, the memory of this place has lingered for a long time after I returned home. Top photo: Armed guards in watchtowers and double rows of barbed-wire fencing kept POWs from escaping Germanys notorious Stalag 17-B. Bud Davids name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. State of ResidenceIllinois To make prisoners miserable, guards would require all the prisoners to line up for roll call three to four times a day. The Pilot was Harold C Russell and Radioman Robert Clark is listed as KIA. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Dennis J. Sweeney Middleton State of Residenceunlisted Following diagnosis, received 10 days of treatment for malaria in a British infirmary. Therefore, technically "stalag" simply means "main camp".[1]. Private Sergeant Bombardier Hurley, Virginia, Domingo S. Aguilar The U.S. National Archives list of WW II POWs list a Edmund H. Cote (Serial No. Technician, Grade 4 Sergeant 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment Serial Number38151547 - SSGT Joe B. Dobbs Source: 1994 Directory of American Prisoners of War 1943 1945 Stalag 17 B Adams, Robert F. Adams William A. Sergeant Spent a month in Camp 98 on Sicily before being transferred to Camp 59. Kings Royal Rifle Corps The truth was that at most campsespecially the harsher ones such as Stalag 17-Bbartering between prisoners and even guards was serious business, sometimes a matter of survival. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Technician, Grade 5 Service Number3196639 Camp 59 internmentJanuary 31, 1942June 6, 1943, Cyril Cernobyl Serial Number37140882 State of ResidenceMississippi Private Serial Number20706388 During World War II these latter provisions were consistently breached, in particular for Russian, Polish, and Yugoslav prisoners. (National Archives Identifier: 540164). Serial Number35100087 England, United Kingdom, Interned at Camp 59 from January 8, 1942 to January 24, 1943, Interned in Camp 53 Sforzacosta until his escape in September 1943 following the Italian Armistice, Found shelter with a family in Gassino in northern Italy; in October 1944 joined the Partisans, Killed in action while fighting with the Partisans on March 3, 1945, Sources: various documents from Roberts nephew Steve Dickinson, Search this site for Robert Dickinson to access numerous posts about Robert and his prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling., Charles M. Dittman Arthur Shupes name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Arthur Austin died of pneumonia in the Camp 59 infirmary on March 5, 1943. 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment (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. 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). He and fellow POW Luther Shields traveled though the mountains assisted by Italians, including the Palmoni family of Montefalcone, along the way. State of ResidenceIllinois Robert records that Sgt. U.S. Army, InfantryForce or Forces/Fleet/Battalion Sergeant U.S. Army, Infantry Private U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Infantry Private Staff Sergeant U.S. Army, Infantry Camp 59 internmentFebruary 29May 30, 1943, Robert Brawn State of ResidenceMinnesota Source: Giuseppe Millozzi, Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano, Hilbert H. Balk State of Residenceunlisted Neither of these are specifically identified as returned to military control, liberated or repatriated from a specific camp. Lighting facilities were very poor, and many light bulbs were missing at all times. Serial Number36216941 141 Parkanaur Avenue State of Residenceunlisted Ray Felchle He and a fellow escaper, South African Piet van Rensburg, met the Allied troops not far from Servigliano State of Residenceunlisted Duard W. Payne Other units of the 13th Armored followed shortly and organized the evacuation of the PWs by C-47 to France on 9 May 1945. 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves. Captured December 4, 1942Tebourba, Tunisia Camp 59 internmentMarch 3July 4, 1943, F. C. Brain Hill Billy Sheep Hearder [sic]. The Kriegsmarine (German navy) operated Marlag for Navy personnel and Milag for Merchant Navy personnel. 0000002330 00000 n Serial Number 13049014 Special Air Service (British Special Forces) 1306 Main St. 6 Serial Number35045839 State of ResidenceVirginia Charlie Perkins 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), Charles A. 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). State of ResidenceWisconsin Private State of Residenceunlisted 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), Ernest C. Ellis Reached Allied lines, G. W. Jaques See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Sergeant Driver Captured December 3, 1942Tebourba, Tunesia See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. U.S. Army, Field ArtilleryTank Destroyer Starvation was a deliberate policy in the Stalags, particularly with regard to Soviet prisoners of war. 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 . The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Staff Sergeant [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] U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Royal Army Service Corps 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, Tony Spicola, and Felice D. Vacca. Camp 59 internmentMarch 5, 1942June 3, 1943, C. A. Bourne Walter P. Frick No address for William Anderson or Dillard Anderson is recorded in Armie Hills address book. Although the camp that Cyrus Johnson was in is not specified in the database, he likely was held in Camp 59 as well, as he escaped with Edward (official records indicate the two men returned to the Allied forces on the same dayreturned to duty, June 28, 1944). Private U.S. Army, Infantry Private First Class John O. EverettSerial No. Private See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. State of ResidencePennsylvania Did Frederick Buske escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and send to Stalag 2B Hammerstein? Source: Patrick Cahills grandson Dean Cahill, Patrick Cahill Private J. W. T. Duffield Steve Shedlocks name and address were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. 20701847recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Hillsborough Seattle 8, Wash. [Washington]. There is an average of one parcel a week for each man, he claimed, and they are so well prepared that the men have requested the Germans to limit their provisions to bread, potatoes, and hot water. Prisoners told a different story. Private First Class James CollinsSerial No. Private Serial Number33090088 Corporal 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. Gilmore City, Io. State of Residenceunlisted State of Residenceunlisted In fact the number of the latter increased from 445 in March 43 to 913 two months later, that is in June when the Red Cross delegates inspected the camp for the last time. Service Number883615 U.S. Army, Wounded in action and captured at Kasserine Pass on March 28, 1943, Transported to Palermo, Sicily, for a hospital stay of 14 days, Transferred to a hospital in Bologna, Italy for a six-month recovery, Transported with 100 other prisoners to Camp 59, Escaped after signing of the Armistice, but was recaptured after 10 days and taken back to Camp 59; held there until transport to Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria, After a short stay at Moosburg, transferred to 2B in Hammerstein, Germany. 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), James Tasiopulos State of Residencenot listed Left Waist Gunner Private First Class U.S. Army Air Corps, Shot down and captured on Sicily, July 5, 1943, Michael A. Toth Sullivan, 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), Paul I. Wakefield Corporal Serial Number38153226 Private First Class U.S. Army, Air Corps While he was stationed in Massachusetts he married; the address of Lowell, Massachusetts in Luther Shields playing card deck is the address of the newlyweds before Clifford went overseas. Allentown, Pennsylvania, Source: Chicago Tribune article War diary returns after 63 years, January 25, 2007. Box 667 13th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery 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 orno camp listed), 1st Infantry Division (the Big Red One) Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Serial Number15082385 Christopher J. Facchina 276 Wragby Road The more I researched this place, the more I felt a strong need to see it with my own eyes. Sergeant Serial Number36199768 Staff Sgt. Did Dennis Sweeney escape from Camp 59, and after recapture was he sent to Stalag 2B Hammerstein? U.S. Army, Air CorpsMedium Bomber (B25, B26) 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), Marvin Varnes Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Eldridge H. Kimmons Serial Number32423241 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 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15), Michael R. Kreisch New Salem, Pa. [Pennsylvania]. The radio operator landed so hard that he broke his leg along with sustaining multiple injuries including broken ribs and severe lacerations to the face. 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 Camp 59 internmentFebruary 28June 2, 1943, Sid Bowland When it didnt rain or snow, nighttime brought some relief from pain, as the men lay their tired bodies down to sleep in the woods and fields along the winding country roads. Medical Officer State of ResidencePennsylvania Serial Number35040104 Private Service Number2748467 State of ResidenceNew Jersey Because the limited supply of technical books prevented a check-out system, tables and benches were furnished for reference work. T/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 CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Howard S. Delanoy Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 State of Residenceunlisted Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. R.R. They have been threatened and some struck with gun butts and badly bruised. There was usually no room to sit or lie down. Service Number T/5569678 Private First Class William W. HurleySerial No. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Private Sergeant The Americans occupied five compounds, each of which measured 175 yards by 75 yards and contained four double barracks 100 by 240 feet. Scotland. State of Residenceunlisted It was Max. Two separate wire fences charges with electricity surrounded the area and four watchtowers equipped with machine guns were placed at strategic points. 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), Franklin E. Swint 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). 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), Willman King Bronx The camp was filled with enlisted men, and under the terms of the Geneva Convention, they could not be required to work. Private U.S. Army, Infantry [although listed as serving in the Infantry in the National Archives database, Roland served in the U.S. Army Air Force] 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). Special Air Service After this process, they had to endure a bitter cold shower and then they were sprayed with a delousing chemical. 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 Helmly Serial Number20705350 20701883is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. According to the Geneva Convention, as non-commissioned officers, the Americans were not required to work. Serial Number17006940 11th Dec 2022 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. Sheltered by the family of Attilio Tulli at Verchiano and by the Spuntarelli family at Croce di Rocca Franca Private Frederick Buske 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). Escaped from Camp 59though the hole in the wallon September 14, 1943, with an Italian named Nello who was in the prison camp for being AWOL and Luther Vaughn. U.S. Army, Infantry It was among the most notorious of all prisoner-of-war camps, detaining as many as 66,000 prisoners4,200 being American. Glamoranaen, Virginia. Sergeant The address above is from that list. State of ResidencePennsylvania Serial Number20714952 Private Serial Number38009720 document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 119 Battery, 31st Field Regiment Royal Artillery, 11th Infantry Brigade, 4th Indian Division, Captured at Battle of Alem Hamza; interned at Caserta Military Hospital, transit Camp 66 Capua, Camp 59 Servigliano and Camp 29 Veano. 15059956is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. EXTRA 25% OFF 4+ ITEMS WITH CODE 25OFF4ORMORENOW See all eligible items and terms. New arrivals were often surprised to discover a system of government in the American compoundsa democratically elected power structure headed by a so-called Man of Confidence (MOC). 2703555is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of 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), Athol B. Gunner, Tank Corps U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersEngineer Service Number170400065 The U.S. National Archives on-line POW database listing for Louis J. VanSlooten is assuredly the same Louis VanSlooten as listed here, in spite of the discrepancy in state of residence. Serial Number36306180 In January 1945, he swapped identities with Frank Grey, an American POW wanted by the Gestapo for prior escapes, and helped Grey slip away. Milasius. 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 Repatriatedno camp listed), Gus Teel Serial Number16050075 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, Charles Martin, Army Infantry, of Tennessee was returned to military control, liberated or repatriated from a POW camp, but no camp name is indicated. Arthur Roberts name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Hammersmith U.S. Army, Field Artillery State of ResidenceWest Virginia This address for Frederick Druce is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Frederick Druce Corporal It was their first encounter with Nazi Germanys tormented, mostly Jewish political prisoners. British Army, Escaped though the hole in the wall of Camp 59 on September 14, 1943, Made his way, with two other British servicemen, to Switzerland, Patrick Cahill Serial Number35200125 Camp 59 internmentMarch 19, 1942May 25, 1943, R. E. Byne Alfred Adamo Serial Number 31140926 Army, InfantryArmored Force John E. Riley 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 B. Pond, an American serviceman who was interned in Camp 59, was later a prisoner 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). 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), Salvatore Trischitta U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force U.S. Army, Infantry 9th Infantry Division Captured April 8, 1941Fort Michelli U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force 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 ResidenceWest Virginia State of Residenceunlisted Corporal 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), Alfred T. Yax Private First Class Serial Number12013944 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), Harold Burgess Source: C. Bruces name and address is recorded in Charles Simmons prison camp 1943 calendar and address book. This address for Charles Woolnough is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Charles A. Woolnough 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). Yermiston? U.S. Army, InfantryRifle endstream endobj 254 0 obj<>/Outlines 11 0 R/Metadata 20 0 R/PieceInfo<>>>/Pages 19 0 R/PageLayout/OneColumn/StructTreeRoot 22 0 R/Type/Catalog/LastModified(D:20080313102742)/PageLabels 17 0 R>> endobj 255 0 obj<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text]/ExtGState<>>>/Type/Page>> endobj 256 0 obj<> endobj 257 0 obj<> endobj 258 0 obj[/ICCBased 269 0 R] endobj 259 0 obj<> endobj 260 0 obj<> endobj 261 0 obj<>stream Middle photo: Some personal items that belonged to Paul "Flash" Gordon, a B-17 ball-turret gunner with the US 327th Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group, while he was at Stalag 17-B. Escaped from the camp September 14, 1943, Source: Charles Simmons daughter Trish Harper, John C. Simmons, Jr. Charleston, S.C. [South Carolina]. Burton Street U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Corporal State of ResidenceIowa U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Serial Number32026850 Serial Number38027037 8, Alfred Road State of ResidenceOhio Sweechbridge Road Severely injured in the war; died circa early 1970s, Neil E. Torssell U.S. Army, InfantryRifle U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, Medical DepartmentArmored Force Hot water and showers were as rare as toothbrushes, combs, and toilet paper. Sergeant 4 Carlton Terrace They were later reunited in their hometown of Sheffield. 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 Serial Number35170899 11 Clent Avenue 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). Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 with James Martelli, George Tucker, James Kingsley, Carl Good, and James Snodgrass. Serial Number13022149 Sergeant Serial Number6661860 Address from Armie Hills address book: Source: In Clifford Houbens address list, Maholan is noted as having been interned 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), John C. Wojcik c/o Martin Funeral Home Ronald James Jim McMahon Of these, 73 were recaptured within two weeks, and 50 of them were executed by order of Hitler in the Stalag Luft III murders. State of ResidenceCalifornia See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Jim Snodgrass name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Private Serial Number15055130 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), Thaddeus A. Sopel 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), Christopher J. Facchina Staff Sergeant Serial Number33145895 Classes in Mathematics, Laws Photography, Music, Economics, American History, Shorthand, Auto Mechanics, English, Spanish, German and French were given to the students. U.S. Army, Infantry State of ResidenceOklahoma Reached Allied lines, Robert R. Krager Cyrus F. Johnson The marching column was divided into eight groups of 500 with an American leader in charge of each group, guarded by about 20 German Volkssturm guards and two dogs. State of ResidencePennsylvania 852 Muhlenberg St. Private U.S. Army, Air CorpsBombardment, Heavy Massachusetts. N. Vandergrift Address from Armie Hills address book: State of ResidenceIowa Arrived in Camp 59 on January 3, 1943, and interned there approximately 6 months Serial Number6669758 Sergeant Sergeant Service Number1707955 Across eastern Germany the Nazis had already begun death marches, herding thousands of suffering political prisoners and Allied captives west toward approaching American forces, from whom the Germans expected better treatment than from the dreaded Red Army. Serial Number12007149 Max A. Hauser Captured April 8, 1941Fort Michelli Route 4 State of ResidenceConnecticut State of ResidenceOklahoma Corporal See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Some cooperation was obtained from Major Eigl, but since there was friction between him and the other German officers (who were Wehrmacht), his authority was extremely limited. Gunner Private U.S. Army 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), Raymond J. Skinner R.R. Renamed Stalag Luft XVIIb for consistency. Stalag 17B Roster American Prisoners of War Source National Archives & 1994 Directory of American Former Prisoners of War 1943 1945 Stalag 17B PROVOST MARSHAL GENERALS OFFICE AMERICAN PRISONER OF WAR INFORMATION BUREAU MASTER INDEX FILES (Flexo-lLine) of AMERICAN MILITARY PERSONNEL Reported in the hands of the enemy (Germany) Status as of Dec. 1945. A. U.S. Army, CavalryCavalry Reconnaissance, Mechanized During visits to two other stalags in early 1944, a YMCA official saw Red Cross packages that were given to soldiers. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. Escaped with an American paratrooper and several British soldiers through a tunnel from Camp 59 on September 8, 1943 when word of Italian armistice reached the camp, and before the general escape from camp on September 14. State of ResidencePennsylvania 272 0 obj<>stream U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersEngineer Private First Lieutenant New York Serial Number35100858 Consequently, the tedium took its own toll on the prisoners, who had to find ways to keep themselves busy. Private First Class Harold S. ArnesonSerial No. Aberdare State of ResidenceMichigan Goodrich, N. Dak [North Dakota], Clarence A. Address from Armie Hills address book: U.S. Army, Infantry For the quickly thinning American ranks, the average daily menuwhich German officials, not the prisoners, chose to reduce when Red Cross parcels were distributedconsisted of warm water in the morning (which many men used to make coffee), a few crusts of dark bread of dubious preparation in the afternoon, and a dinner of pitifully thin soup of perhaps potato or rutabaga, but more often fish heads and other assorted discards. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. This address for William Nagel is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: William Nagle [Texas]. U.S. Army, Infantry 132 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery Stalag 17B was situated 100 meters northwest of the village of Gniekendorf. Serial Number33136594 Private First Class Bradford 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 but no camp is listed). State of Residenceunlisted 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). Captured December 28, 1941Agedabia, Libya U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, Infantry 1701 Giulford Ave. 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 C. Dunfee Further detailed information, photographs and stories can be found at :http://www.b24.net/pow/stalag17.htm. U.S. Army, Infantry 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 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15), Shot down while on a bombing mission in the Mediterranean, Interned at Camp 59 for three months; made friends with a guard and escaped over the fence with two comrades, Recaptured by Germans and interned at Stalag 17-B until close to the end of the war, Sources: Frederick Solbergs son Andrew Solberg; filmed interview of Frederick Solberg created by Stoneham Theatre in conjunction with their 2009 production of Studs Terkels The Good War: A Musical Collage of WWII, Donald J. 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