272 0 obj<>stream At my last interview before he passed away, this 95-old still spoke with pain in his eyes, remembering the brutality of Stalag 17-B. Serial Number12040114 EXTRA 25% OFF 4+ ITEMS WITH CODE 25OFF4ORMORENOW See all eligible items and terms. Robert Dulac was hospitalized in Potenza, Italy. Serial Number35045839 6956161is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. State of ResidenceSouth Dakota W. 6 London Luther W. Davidson 20714955is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. 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. 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. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Milo F. Webb 132 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery Technical Sergeant This Charles A. Perkins, however, is listed as being from Illinois on his enlistment records. 1st Battalion, The Buffs 1944 Germany Stalag 8b Prisoner of War POW Postcard Cover To New Zealand . Christopher J. Facchina Rayford Blankenship U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number35431800 Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Box 432, Willie H. Ash Gunner SSGT Joe B. Dobbs Left Waist Gunner John Fouts Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 1, Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 3, Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 5, Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 7, Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 8, Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 9, Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 27, Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 31, http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=camps&cmp=Stalag+17b+Braunau+Gneik, http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=camps&cmp=Stalag+17b+Braunau+Gnei, http://www.457thbombgroup.org/POW/POW.html. 0000001403 00000 n New York, Salvatore Trischittas name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., William F. Tschoerner Private 13th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery Address from Armie Hills address book: If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small At the end of the war there were 27 Soviet generals in the prison. U.S. Army, Field ArtilleryInfantry NX10180 Service Number4886262 Sergeant State of ResidenceOregon T/Sgt. 1 W. 10th St. Heinrich Himmler inspects a Russian prisoner in a POW camp. Private U.S. Army, Infantry Address from Armie Hills address book: Private Sonny spent the remainder of the war as a POW in Stalag Luft XVII-B. R. R. 1 State of ResidenceIowa CAMPO P.G. But if you ever plan to go to Vienna (Krems is about an hour west of Vienna), hit me up. 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). 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). They were repatriated in June 1944 by Allied forces. Reached Allied lines, Charles K. Simmons George Reesclaf (or Reuschak), Jr.s name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. circa 1940-1941. 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 4 Carlton Terrace Marion, Iowa, Lee Cooper ______ Kuhn was charged with a crime and brought to trial in Camp 59. Kings Norton U.S. Army, Infantry Corporal Serial Number20701895 0000000696 00000 n [Indiana]. Michael W. Hnath Technician, Grade 5 Serial Number39078023 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), Leroy C. David Signalman NO. Western Australia, Captured at El Alamein the night of July 27, 1942, Repatriated at British Headquarters on June 26, 1944, Sources: Ray Worthington, son of former Camp 59 prisoner Leslie Worthington; Red Cross service record, Leon Wuzzardo Private Service Number568313 It was Max. Private Private Serial Number12010340 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). Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 3, Object number: UPL 54563 - Private Serial Number37207024 Aurora, Ill [Illinois], Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 though the hole in the wall with James Guillary, Joe Maly, James Guillary, and at least three other escapees from Camp 59 were sheltered by the family of Nello Papiri in Montefalcone Appennino at least though June 25, 1944 (as evidenced by a photo bearing that date), Joe Maly fought with the Italian partisans and eventually was repatriated by the Polish forces, Frank Mancinelli 9 Tannadice Street Serial Number33146780 U.S. Army, Infantry See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. PM 3300, Source: Arnold Chessells son Roger Chessell, Woodrow Chew 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 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), Capt. 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 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), Sal Trischitta State of ResidencePennsylvania Object Number - UPL 28901 State of ResidencePennsylvania 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). U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number32423241 Address from Armie Hills address book: Reached Allied lines, Richard P. Griffen He suffered a few broken ribs, among other injuries, but he survived and was captured. Source: Carl Goods granddaughter Crystal Aceves, Ronald Gordon U.S. ArmyCompany A, 18th Infantry Regiment Serial Number15046656 U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number13023021 Serial Number33145895 John Fouts Crew Groeslon Edward W. Kober HUT 8. 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 B. Casey, Jr. State of Residenceunlisted Did Frederick Buske escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and send to Stalag 2B Hammerstein? The American veterans shared their misery with more than 25,000 neighbors. 2006 Store Ave. [or S. Tore] [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 U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number12005009 Captured April 8, 1941Fort Michelli be living and where the plane crashed after being shot down. Southend-on-Sea, Essex Warren A. Culver State of ResidenceKentucky State of ResidenceMichigan Serial Number12016278 Serial Number6776227 Private U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number36215009 State of ResidenceKentucky Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg, Prussia (Also KDOS [USA] #1-5; ARB BTNS 225-255) 52-14). 201 Ford St. First Infantry Division (the Big Red One) U.S. Army, InfantryRifle The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp from other sources.Stalag Luft VI, Stalag XXX D and Stalag 357 have been closed. State of ResidenceTennessee In addition, one barrack was used as a repair shop for shoes and clothing. Private First Class Private U.S. Army, Infantry According to the Geneva Convention, as non-commissioned officers, the Americans were not required to work. There, German Luftwaffe (air force) officers separated the commissioned officers from the non-commissioned officers and shipped them to other depots of the German prison camp system (except for chaplains and doctors, who might be assigned among enlisted prisoners). Source: 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), Herman I. Noble U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Arrived in Camp 59 on January 3, 1943, and interned there approximately 6 months Staff Sgt. When the school was first started, attendance registered 1389, but gradually enthusiasm dropped until the average attendance was 980. They were given a new German I.D. State of ResidenceNew York Hattiesburg, Miss. Clermont, Florida, William W. Hurley 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 U.S. Army, InfantryForce or Forces/Fleet/Battalion Serial Number39302734 Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 21 Chieti Italy 42-14), Ernest Ellis A postwar inquiry found that in less than two years of American captivity, there were about 30 recorded cases of guards striking PW [POWs] with bayonets, pistols, and rifle butt. 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). I did not find an Anthony Primac or Anthony Premas in the U.S. Archives WW II POW or enlistment databases. Serial Number37044709 Trooper 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). West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Private (Rifleman 6852912) British Army, Camp leader at Camp 59 from September 1942 to September 1943, Source: Swiss Red Cross reports as referenced by Giuseppe Millozzi in Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano, William A. Helmly Haverstraw, N.Y. [New York]. U.S. Army, Field Artillery Serial Number15045264 Hot water and showers were as rare as toothbrushes, combs, and toilet paper. Help us to tell the stories that deserve to be told, by contributing information to the archive. Henry Kanes name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle State of Residenceunlisted Mahlon J. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), One of the 12 POWs who escaped from Camp 59 though a tunnel on the night of September 11, 1942. Reached Allied lines, George W. Mickus Camp 59 internmentFebruary 28May 1943, D. G. Bradbrook Private Monks Cottages 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 Luther Claude Vaughn Source: C. Bruces name and address is recorded in Charles Simmons prison camp 1943 calendar and address book. R. W. Buchanan Red Cross delegates would have checked that the court-martial complied with the Geneva Convention. The camp was filled with enlisted men, and under the terms of the Geneva Convention, they could not be required to work. State of ResidenceOhio Seattle 8, Wash. [Washington]. In January 1945, he swapped identities with Frank Grey, an American POW wanted by the Gestapo for prior escapes, and helped Grey slip away. Buffs Regiment U.S. Army, Field Artillery155 MM Howitzer Truck Drawn See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Stalag 17B was situated 100 meters northwest of the village of Gniekendorf. Private John E. Rileys name and addressand his nickname(above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Sergeant Handy exacted a measure of revenge by facilitating the only successful escape from Stalag 17-B. Private RAOC (Royal Army Ordnance Corps) Camp 59 internmentApril 22June 22, 1943, John E. Buchanan Private Edgar Curttright The history of Stalag Luft 17b Prisoner of War camp near Krems, Austria with photos, maps and stories administered by the German Air Force for Allied aircrews. State of ResidenceConnecticut Sergeant U.S. Army, InfantryRifle State of ResidencePennsylvania Red Gross parcels were issued to each man in sufficient amounts to last about seven days. 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). Vandergraft, Penna. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. In Clifford Houbens address list, John is noted as having been interned in Camp 59. Private First Class Private First Class Private (Machine Gun) Battalion Serial Number6131066 (About 200 sick prisoners stayed behind, and were liberated by Russians on May 9.) See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Service NumberT/164744 Wally Largent 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 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 Repatriatedno camp listed). U.S. Army, Infantry Newburgh, N.Y. [New York]. 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 Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), L. Rowbottom Serial Number12013944 Private T/Sgt. Service Number1065671 Lowell, Mass. U.S. Army, Field Artillery Guy Serial Number32003300 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle State of ResidenceMinnesota No address for William Anderson or Dillard Anderson is recorded in Armie Hills address book. Serial Number20714952 Serial Number37093751 Corporal Initially used to detain the hapless prisoners of Germany's early blitzkriegs, Stalag Luft 17-B (Stalag Luft, short for Stammlager Luft, or prison camp for airmen, and 17-B because it was the second prison camp in the German 17th military district) was opened to American POWs in 1943. Paul McLaughlins name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. State of ResidenceGeorgia U.S. Army, InfantryRifle U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force Roaming guards patrolled the area and the woods surrounding the area, but no escape attempts were made because it was apparent that the liberation forces were in the immediate vicinity. New York Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Technician, Grade 5 Serial Number6956922 Serial Number38151547 On behalf of my first cousin Pamela Kelso Winkler, we would like to Sergeant Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Star Route, Box 54 As General George S. Pattons Third Army smashed its way across Germany toward Austria, it began liberating thousands of German captivesHitlers starving, mostly Jewish political prisoners and captured Allied soldiers and airmen. 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. Only the nearness of freedom drove many on. Sherwood, Nottingham Willard J. State of ResidenceIllinois Private First Class See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Captured December 1, 1942Tunis, Tunesia U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force Service Number5342465 See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Many of the new kriegies (short for the German kriegsgefangene, or prisoner of war) paired up in combines as a way of looking out for one another. Serial Number6954980 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 Serial Number13078670 U.S. Army, Field Artillery105 MM Howitzer Truck Drawn It was liberated by the U.S. 14th Armored Division following a short battle with SS soldiers of the 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division on 29 April 1945. John S. Skulborstad escaped from Camp 59 with Paul Alsin and Willard J. Bergstrom. Serial Number20701910 State of ResidenceNew York Serial Number18061638 State of Residenceunlisted State of ResidenceOklahoma U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Private First Class Address from Armie Hills address book: State of ResidenceNew York Sol, Calif. [California]. 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), Martin G. Wethington Serial Number3957294 He learned quickly to hate the Nazis. British Royal Airforce, Sources: The Memoirs of J. H. D. Millar, published by Quaderni della Memoria, 2008; Giuseppe Millozzi, Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano. Australia, Source: Ray Worthington, son of former Camp 59 prisoner Leslie Worthington, Thomas David Alman State of ResidenceMassachusetts Box 339 To get feel for the place. Camp 59 internmentJanuary 23, 1942January 24, 1943, Victor Boulter For civilian and concentration camps, see List of . Serial Number6992438 Private Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg, Prussia (Also KDOS [USA] #1-5; ARB BTNS 225-255) 52-14). Sergeant Kenneth E. GaddySerial No. Serial Number36052038 Corporal Michael M. StermSerial No. 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 statistics are mind-boggling. Records from Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp other sources. Mangum, Okla. [Oklahoma]. Captured in Tobruck, Libya, circa December 1941, Printed on the back of a photo of Arnold Chessell: Service Number883615 Private 1529 Ill Ave. State of Residenceunlisted ABRAMS, BERNIE. Lt Scott Briley was the pilot of B-17 42-97233, flying his 13th mission, when his plane caught fire and exploded. Sergeant U.S. Army, Medical DepartmentArmored Force #2 Dennis J. Sweeney State of ResidenceNew York 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), Emil W. Adams [likely Harrisburg, Pennsylvania] State of Residenceunlisted London,England. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Camp 59 internmentMarch 1June 2, 1943, Charles R. Brue See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. (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. Sgt. Private Benjamin F. FarleySerial No. inquire if anyone has any information about the crew and who may still Technician, Grade 5 When he managed to pull the ripcord on his parachute, it opened just in time for him to land hard in a ditch filled with ice. No address for John Buchanan is recorded in Armie Hills address book. U.S. Army, Infantry Commandant explained apparently with regret, that he was unable to alter this situation. Serial Number39928714 This address for George Jordan is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: George D. Jordan Many men lost almost half their body weight, while others lost their minds and were never the same when they returned. 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 Cecil Dick George See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. [Indiana]. 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 T. Simpson Private The day after their arrival at the new site, Red Cross parcels were issued to every PW. U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, InfantryRifle 20701884is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. State of ResidenceIowa The treatment at Stalag 17B was never considered good, and was at times even brutal. Harry Kirschner Allentown, Pennsylvania, Source: Chicago Tribune article War diary returns after 63 years, January 25, 2007. State of ResidenceArizona Please log in using one of these methods to post your comment: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Shot down over Naples 11 Dec 1942 State of ResidenceWest Virginia State of ResidenceMissouri Address from Armie Hills address book: 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 State of Residenceunlisted 929 N. Front St. Serial Number32003230 Leroy Thurman U.S. Army, InfantryRifle 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; no camp listed), Escaped from Camp 59 with Edmond Petrelli, Joe C. Mandese, Tony Spicola, and Felice D. Vacca, W. E. Cannon 24 Pratt Street The focus of my initial research was clearly on the American experience, as I wanted to learn about as many details as possible so I include them in my book. Serial Number35100858 Serial Number34012643 New York. Private Escaped at the Armistice, was recaptured, then escaped again Beyond the imposing barbed wire, the broad Austrian countryside separated any escapee from freedom. Sergeant Les Worthington Escaped from Camp 59 on September 12, 1943 Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin & Stolp) West Prussia 53-17). Private Serial Number18040453 391 Grand Street Escaped from Camp 59 on September 15, 1943 U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force Private First Class James Guillary [Guillory]Serial No. The men on this page are just a sample of the thousands of prisoners who passed through P.G. Source: Ronald Gordons name and address is recorded in Charles Simmons prison camp 1943 calendar and address book. 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), Edwin M. Majeski G. Loonam The remaining 900 men were too ill to make the march and were left behind in the hospitals. The Essex Regiment, British Army 13 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery Learfield News & Ag, LLC, Who were the big winners in the NFL Draft? 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 1836 Fowler Avenue U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersEngineer 25 Northway Road 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) 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), Verlin E. Cokely U.S. Army, Field Artillery State of ResidenceNorth Carolina State of Residenceunlisted The marker has the word Remember written in the twelve different languages representing all the nationalities who were held here. Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 31. Fred Chiltons address is from G. Norman Davisons prison camp notebook. Corporal The author was in Germany's Stalag 17B, force- marched across Austria, and had a.Stalag Luft IV Details.The first 64 POWs arrived in Stalag Luft 4 on May 14, 1944. Classes in Mathematics, Laws Photography, Music, Economics, American History, Shorthand, Auto Mechanics, English, Spanish, German and French were given to the students. 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 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), Nathaniel Kemp Nye State of ResidenceKansas State of ResidencePennsylvania State of Residenceunlisted Ira Powers name and address were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. [United Kingdom]. State of Residenceunlisted Sergeant . Tylers Green Reached Allied lines, G. W. Jaques Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 Private First Class State of ResidenceTexas 14038487is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Earl Cornell "Sonny" Fahl 338th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group. American planes appeared overhead almost daily, while thunderous flashes of light to the east confirmed the approach of Russians seeking vengeance for atrocities the Germans had committed on them earlier in the war. 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). Serial Number12021044 Lance-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), Charlie W. Smith Freeborn would eventually be liberated and repatriated back to the United States. Driver Staff Sergeant Serial NumberO&436014 , page 31 in the u.s. Archives WW II POW or enlistment databases Rileys name and address is recorded Charles... 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