State of Residenceunlisted 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. Private CQ0 Stalag XVII-B Prisoner of war camp View all 32 images. Driver Joseph J. Keeley See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Sergeant State of ResidenceMinnesota 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), Robert J. Gossman U.S. Army, Air CorpsHeavy Bombardment Address from Armie Hills address book: 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), William Wood, 3rd 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 96 Forest Road Warren A. Culver U.S. Army, Medical DepartmentParachute Infantry These men were liberated on 9 May 1945 by the Russians. Service Number4886262 - SSGT Joe B. Dobbs
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 Extent and medium. Service Number1559674 State of ResidenceCalifornia Serial Number35455726 Royal Air Force Sergeant James W. Tasiopulos 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. Escaped from Camp 59 in September 1943, Source: John Leon Turners son-in-law Terry Marshall, Felice D. Vacca U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Serial Number37036627 Corporal Harold J. Steever Serial Number13015647 Serial Number36160842 State of ResidenceFlorida 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 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 Service Number6290483 Houston,Tex. 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). Charleston, S.C. [South Carolina]. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle 12th Royal Lancers Serial Number37175260 Freeborn laying in a field. Leroy C. David, Army Corps of Engineers from South Dakota, it seems this might be the same Bud David. 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 R. Downing 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 D. Daoust, Jr. The aircraft was 42-5877. U.S. Army, Infantry 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. 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). Sergeant 16th Parachute Field Ambulance State of Residenceunlisted Serial Number6658983 State of ResidenceMississippi Serial Number34312025 Camp 59 internmentMarch 5, 1942June 3, 1943, C. A. Bourne Service Number958853 The blame for the bad conditions, which existed at this camp, had been placed on Oberst Kuhn who was both unreasonable and uncooperative. Address from Armie Hills address book: 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. 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). State of ResidenceMississippi Paul Wakeland Serial Number16023331 Serial Number18061638 Serial Number13078670 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. Royal Armoured Corps, Was at Camp 59 March 11, 1942 until June 3, 1943, Allen A. Coombs John Fouts Crew
Captured April 8, 1941Fort Michelli Hot water and showers were as rare as toothbrushes, combs, and toilet paper. 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 Private 0000000016 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), Ivan J. Robinson Address from Armie Hills address book: U.S. Army, Field Artillery Armored 105 MM Howitzer Private See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Staff Sergeant Johnstown, Pa. [Pennsylvania]. Serial Number17006666 Corporal State of ResidenceAlabama King State of ResidenceMichigan West Hill The treatment at Stalag 17B was never considered good, and was at times even brutal. (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. U.S. Army, Medical DepartmentArmored Force 15059956is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Dale E. Bechtel Corporal Hays, Kans. State of ResidencePennsylvania Serial Number37282896 Sergeant (54) Treatment of these other prisoners varied widely, depending on their nationality. Update. Serial Number20323864 9th Infantry Division U.S. Army, Corp of EngineersArmored (Divisional) 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), George E. Good, Jr. Technical Sergeant PM 3300, Source: Arnold Chessells son Roger Chessell, Woodrow Chew William Helmlys name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. The address above is from that list. Liberated by the Americans after westward death march, Source: Charles Wheatleys granddaughter Samantha Constable, Ivan E. White [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 Because of the lack of heating and an insufficient number of blankets, the men slept two to a bunk for added warmth. State of ResidenceNew Jersey State of ResidenceNew Mexico Serial Number12020303 John M. Mumaugh, Jr. John A. Sikorski Special Air Service U.S. Army, InfantryRifle And to compound matters, they possessed no compelling moral reason to treat the Russians with compassion or to give them any small degree of human dignity. 391 Grand Street Serial Number6891870 He and another crewman fought the fire while the rest of the crew either jumped or were sucked out of the airplane. Marion, Iowa, Lee Cooper 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 Camp 59 internmentJanuary 29, 1942February 27, 1943, Jack Brann I was surprised by the impression I felt that this was hallowed ground. 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), Walter J. Simon State of ResidencePennsylvania Corporal 13023021is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Private Platoon Acting 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), Franklin E. Swint Dean Steeds name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. U.S. Army, Infantry 1 Maes Tryfon 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), Vernon R. Catterton U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division (the Big Red One) Private First Class Technical 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). Serial Number6653062 See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Earl Cornell "Sonny" Fahl 338th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group. State of ResidenceNew York About 20 min from the bombing target at Schweinfurt, Germany on 13th of April 1944 at 13.54 in the afternoon, the B-17 formation came under attack by German FW 190 fighter planes. endstream
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Private First Class But at Stalag 17, the conditions tell a similar yet still gruesome story. Clermont, Florida, William W. Hurley Source: In Clifford Houbens address list, Maholan is noted as having been interned in Camp 59. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Freeborn's next two years would be spent at the infamous Stalag VII B Braunau Gneikendorf, Germany, near Krems, Austria. Serial Number35200125 Serial Number35040104 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. 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 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11). 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. Camp 59 internmentMarch 2June 1, 1943. He was supposed to be a POW in Stalag 17, but when I searched the online records at the National Archives, his name did not come up. Serial Number32134552 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), Emil J. Keller Serial Number34138090 State of ResidenceNew Jersey Serial Number38056580 Many American servicemen who were recaptured after the September breakout are recorded in the database as repatriated from German-controlled stalags. U.S. Army, Infantry %%EOF
Sergeant 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. Signalman 13th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery Michael Sterm Serial Number20714952 Bernie Abrams. 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 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg, Prussia (Also KDOS [USA] #1-5; ARB BTNS 225-255) 52-14). Private 1st Dragoons Sonny spent the remainder of the war as a POW in Stalag Luft XVII-B. Lance-Sergeant Address from Armie Hills address book: Allied aircrew shot down during World War II were incarcerated after interrogation in Air Force Prisoner of War camps run by the Luftwaffe, called Stalag Luft, short for Stammlager Luft or Permanent Camps for Airmen. Jesse E. Kirk Route 1 Trooper [Pennsylvania], Carl E. Seifert [England, United Kingdom], Source of address: Denis Crooks daughter Maggie Clarke, Lawrence Danich Stalag IIIC Alt-Drewitz. 0
The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Haverstraw, N.Y. [New York]. [United Kingdom], Aiden Duff served as second medical officer of Camp 59 under Dr. J. H. D. Millar, Sources: The Memoirs of J. H. D. Millar, published by Quaderni della Memoria, 2008; J. H. D. Millars daughter Lois Sproat. Serial Number39017283 State of ResidenceSouth Carolina State of Residenceunlisted Technician, Grade 4 State of ResidenceIowa Many were transferred to other camps, but close to 40,000 French remained at Stalag VII-A throughout the war. Seattle 8, Wash. [Washington]. 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 Its 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 decades. Sherwood, Nottingham Address from Armie Hills address book: Also at PG 98, and Stalags 2b, 3a, 3b, 4b,7b, KDO 483c, 11a, and 4b, Source: Hubert Schwandts son Dan Schwandt, Morris Scianna They were repatriated in June 1944 by Allied forces. Private First Class 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), Domingo S. Aguilar Reached Allied lines, Charles K. Simmons U.S. Army, Infantry State of Residenceunlisted The translation says: During World War II, this is the site of Stalag 17-B prisoner of war camp. Within that realm, individual bays became close-knit groupsmen bound together by circumstance, hatred of the Nazis, and the common fight for survival. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. 13th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery Camp 59 internmentApril 22June 22, 1943, John E. Buchanan 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 Ruzzo Lance-Corporal, NCO 15054958is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. U.S. Army, Serial Number38019317 Private First Class Serial Number33147188 U.S. Army, Signal CorpsRifle Sergeant Private Black (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), Capt. See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. Baltimore, Md. Gil. [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. Serial Number37042466 U.S. Army, Infantry State of ResidenceMissouri U.S. Army, Infantry (LogOut/ Each double barrack contained a washroom of six basins in the center of the building. Reached Allied lines, Source: The National Archives, United Kingdom 192 Washington Street Reading, Penna. 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). The ingredients used for our meals soon convinced me that the best way to eat was to sit in a dark corner of our barracks and not think about what I was eating, Kriegie William E. Rasmussen recalled. 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 in September 1943; Owen Frye and William Helmley were protected by the Marcozzi family near the town of Force in the province of Ascoli Piceno. State of ResidenceConnecticut 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). United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. S.E. Object Number - UPL 28901 - SSGT Joe B. Dobbs Left Waist Gunner John Fouts Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Shot down 8 April 1944. Gray State of ResidenceIllinois 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. At each Stalag the German Army set up sub-camps called Arbeitskommando to hold prisoners in the vicinity of specific work locations, whether factories, coal-mines, quarries, farms or railroad maintenance. State of ResidenceMinnesota Staff Sergeant Source: Willman Kings son Joseph M. King, James G. Kingsley Address from Armie Hills address book: U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Serial Number12021044 Massachusetts. Serial Number12018732 391 Grand Ave. Serial Number12022719 Kurtenbach carried on the administration with the following organization. On 3 may 1945 the camp was liberated when six men of the 13th Armored Division arrived in three Jeeps and easily captured the remaining guards who numbered 205. State of ResidenceIowa U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers During the 18-day march, the column averaged 20 kilometers each day. Serial Number35108445 Lt Briley was first sent to Stalag 17-B and later moved to Poland. 0000011782 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), John F. Kirkpatrick, Jr. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 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), Ralph Hoag But many historians point to the Russians refusal to sign the 1929 Geneva Convention (relating to the treatment of war prisoners.) Harold Adkins U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force 9 Tannadice Street Food remained scarce. [England, United Kingdom], Dee L. Fowler Lt Scott Briley was the pilot of B-17 42-97233, flying his 13th mission, when his plane caught fire and exploded. Harry Kirschners name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Much worse. Serial Number36216941 U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersEngineer Claude J. Cole The barracks were built to accommodate 240 men, but at least 4000 men were crowded into them after the first three months of occupancy. Serial Number 20717605 Sergeant Private C. Cowley Eric moved on alone and the following morning the German rounded up those who had stayed behind. Nello lives in Servigliano. U.S. Army, Infantry In July 1944 a group of 3,200 prisoners came from Stalag Luft VI at Heydekrug. Did Ray Dentler escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 2B Hammerstein? R.R. Serial Number33186173 Many men lost almost half their body weight, while others lost their minds and were never the same when they returned. Service Number964741 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 Private Antioch, Nebraska. State of Residencenot listed George W. Mickus name and address (above) as recorded in Willman Kings address list. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle State of ResidenceNew York State of ResidenceWest Virginia Originally from Scotland N. Manchester Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Serial Number32026775 Serial Number 13049014 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 20701816is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Edmond Petrelli U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Duard W. Payne Bombardier/Corporal 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment Sullivan, Ind. Prospects for successsuch as the mass breakout that occurred at Stalag Luft 3 in March 1944were poor. In the end, as their waistlines shrank, Kriegies downed anything that would fill their stomachs. Serial Number35166007 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Object number: UPL 53605 - Serial Number20717950 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), Alec. Max A. Hauser Staff 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), Clarence Hortons name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., Clifford H. Houben 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. 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 Mickus [United Kingdom], Jermiah J. Langone This issue is sold out, but to view and order other back issues, click here. Staff Sergeant As Handy later wrote, We know now what none of us could have imagined then: that those who shuttled us in boxcars to Stalag 17 routed millions of others to the death camps. Doubtless other American prisoners of Stalag 17-B also discovered themselves counting their blessings as they pondered their plight in one of the Nazis harshest prisons. State of ResidenceMinnesota Serial Number37190621 State of ResidenceIowa State of ResidenceTexas On the return, a Ju-88 finished the job. Sergeant Enroute to the target their plane (a B-17F SN: 42-30602, named "Dry Run IV") was damaged by flak. 37038102is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. Private First Class The remaining 900 men were too ill to make the march . 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Neither of these are specifically identified as returned to military control, liberated or repatriated from a specific camp. (Research courtesy of Brian Sims), John Jack Albert Allen State of Residenceunlisted 12th Lancers This article is a list of prisoner-of-war camps in Germany (and in German occupied territory) during any conflict. John Pawlawskis name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Australian Army Corps2nd/32nd Battalion, Henry Kane 11 Clent Avenue 18 Westcliffe Street British Army, After the war, served in the Church of Scotland, Sources: The Memoirs of J. H. D. Millar, published by Quaderni della Memoria, 2008; obituary at news.scotsman.com, G. Mackenzie Only the nearness of freedom drove many on. 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). Reached Allied lines, Leon Haduk Private I am grateful for the wealth of information they have sent me to share on this site. Upon arrival, the PWs cut down pine trees and made small huts, since there was no housing available. New Orleans, Louisiana, B. Sergeant New Road See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. 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 Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg, Prussia (Also KDOS [USA] #1-5; ARB BTNS 225-255) 52-14). There was usually no room to sit or lie down. Serial Number11037316 Benjamin F. Farley 21 Locust Street Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Trooper. Serial Number32188999 State of ResidenceConnecticut Captured December 28, 1941Agedabia, Libya Corporal Serial Number35152159 State of Residenceunlisted Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 State of ResidencePennsylvania On approach of the Soviet armies in January 1945, was evacuated from the stalag with other prisoners Sources: Luther Vaughns daughters Judy Ingersoll and Victoria McMackin, Joseph MacDougall West Allis 192 Wash. [Washington] St. Sgt. Serial Number38064103 State of ResidenceGeorgia Private Heinrich Hoffman Collection. 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