stalag 17b list of prisoners

Oflag IIIC Luebben/Spree. 1st Special Air Service Regiment State of ResidenceNew York 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 Roland V. Rakow U.S. Army, Field Artillery105 MM Howitzer Truck Drawn Max Hausers name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. The statistics are mind-boggling. 0000001129 00000 n State of ResidenceKentucky Because of the lack of heating and an insufficient number of blankets, the men slept two to a bunk for added warmth. At the end of the war there were 27 Soviet generals in the prison. U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number34149584 Second Lieutenant In addition, one barrack was used as a repair shop for shoes and clothing. Captured December 28, 1941Agedabia, Libya Reached Allied lines, Gene Schull Sergeant Blue Earth Serial Number12005009 Of these, 73 were recaptured within two weeks, and 50 of them were executed by order of Hitler in the Stalag Luft III murders. Sergeant Joseph J. Keeley Serial Number20701801 PJX 203935 [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. Staff Sergeant Signalman Sergeant [Maryland], Ralph E. Eubank Serial Number6664729 Bernie Abrams. Serial Number37282896 U.S. Army, Infantry Private First Class Serial Number20614252 We learned that he went down on June 22nd on a mission to Huls, Germany. Serial Number16004997 Inglewood Private Serial Number32302560 Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 U.S. Army, Medical DepartmentParachute Infantry Hmo0SDc;R.KE Theodore Drazkowski U.S. Army, Air Corps Initially used to detain the hapless prisoners of Germanys 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. John A. Sikorski British Army Reached Allied lines, John J. Withers First Infantry Division (the Big Red One) Vandergraft, Penna. The address above is from that list. State of ResidenceKentucky [Iowa]. Serial Number33088486 Gunner Did Robert Chandler escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg? 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. Reached Allied lines, Robert A. Newton U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Infantry Serial Number20701864 U.S. Army, CavalryCavalry Reconnaissance, Mechanized Further articles of Section III detail conditions under which they should work, be housed and paid. 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 E. Gaddy U.S. Army, InfantryParachute Division Nello lives in Servigliano. 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), Arthur S. Elliott It felt like it was their primary objective to demean and humiliate all prisoners, but especially incoming prisoners. Massachusetts. Reached Allied lines, Daniel J. McAnally Sergeant Serial Number7014021 Private Serial Number15056350 State of Residenceunlisted Serial Number6956922 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 ResidenceOhio Earl Cornell "Sonny" Fahl 338th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group. 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), Edward G. Smith Service Number1086472 Vandergrift Private State of Residenceunlisted State of Residenceunlisted Henry Kanes name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. W. 6 London Ray Dentler Private This surely is the same John Procko, despite the discrepancy in state of residence. An Italian named Nello who was in the prison camp for being AWOL escaped with Luther and Charlie Lum. 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 . 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. U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers U.S. Army, InfantryParachute Infantry Many were transferred to other camps, but close to 40,000 French remained at Stalag VII-A throughout the war. 929 N. Front St. U.S. Army, Medical DepartmentArmored Force They were refugees from the infamous stalag near Krems, Austria, 280 miles to the east. Box 667 U.S. Army, Field Artillery State of ResidenceCalifornia Lance-Sergeant State of ResidenceIowa Sergeant Serial Number20701864 Armie Sulo Hill Upon arrival, the PWs cut down pine trees and made small huts, since there was no housing available. POW) "enlisted" "main camp".Therefore, technically "stalag" simply means "main camp". U.S. Army, Infantry I did not find an Anthony Primac or Anthony Premas in the U.S. Archives WW II POW or enlistment databases. A true account of a shoot-down, capture, imprisonment and liberation. State of ResidenceNew York Guy Private First Class John O. EverettSerial No. Private Joe MalySerial No. Minnesota, Wesley Goettels name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., R. E. M. Gollop 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). [Buckinghamshire] State of Residenceunlisted Littlehampton, Sussex State of Residenceunlisted Corporal Frequently, orders would be issued to the MOC verbally and would never be confirmed in writing. One of 12 POWs who escaped from Camp 59 though a tunnel on the night of September 11, 1942. The U.S. National Archives POW database include a listing for William T. Miller, but no camp is specified, John H. Derek Millar 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. U.S. Army, Thomas C. Cronin They might have laughed at the comfortable picture of their lives sometimes portrayed by the American press. Part of Lists of Prisoner-of-War Camps section in the Prisoner-of-war camp article. 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 G. Deaver See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. U.S. Army, Medical DepartmentArmored Force T/Sgt. Hastings, Sussex George Reesclaf (or Reuschak), Jr.s 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 Repatriatedno camp listed). But if you ever plan to go to Vienna (Krems is about an hour west of Vienna), hit me up. Serial Number37140882 Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Private First Class He took this bold action in violation of a stay put order issued from London ordering all Allied prisoners to remain in the camps. 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 U.S. Army, Infantry G. Aitken 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), Richard Mooney U.S. Army, CavalryCavalry Reconnaissance, Mechanized Oflag IIIA Luckenwalde. [Lincolnshire] What am I doing in the middle of a grove of trees taking a selfie with an old concrete foundation? U.S. Army, Field ArtilleryArmored 105 MM Howitzer Private First Class Scotland. In the surrounding area, I noticed a few markers to identify this place as a former POW camp. Arthur Austin died of pneumonia in the Camp 59 infirmary on March 5, 1943. According to the German governments own post-war figures, of the 5.7 million Russian POWs held by the Nazis, 3.3 million died. U.S. Army, Infantry 309 Company, Royal Army Service Corps Richard Mooneys name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Red Gross parcels were issued to each man in sufficient amounts to last about seven days. Private Anthony Fiore The Pilot was Harold C Russell and Radioman Robert Clark is listed as KIA. Serial Number34352271 Many men captured a year ago have received no mail. Serial Number37025587 Tex Reome U.S. Army, Infantry Object Number - UPL 28901 U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force 14038487is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Serial Number14067569 Private First Class 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. Prisoners of war who died in this camp were either buried in the city cemetery of Krems or transferred to their hometown.. U.S. Army1st Armored Division, 6th Regiment, Company C Corporal London Irish Rifles Private First Class 410 Crawford Ave. Four months elapsed after the opening of the compound before the MOC was granted an interview with the Commandant to register protests, and weeks would pass before written requests were acknowledged. I had honor of getting the know three of the men first-handRalph Hoag, Roland Rakow, and Neil Rorssellthrough email, over the phone, or by letter. Private U.S. Army, InfantryMilitary Police 0000009112 00000 n 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 Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), George H. Tucker The following year, quick-trigger guards shot an unbalanced Kriegie who ran screaming across the compound one night. Source: Henry Kanes son George Kane, Richard Kane Service Number5774137 Prospects for successsuch as the mass breakout that occurred at Stalag Luft 3 in March 1944were poor. Lower Edmonton, London N9 Sergeant Lance 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), Alvin G. Norden 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), Lawrence Ruzzo U.S. Army, Infantry Luther Vaughns name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., Nick Velton 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 Serial Number6953355 State of ResidenceIllinois 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), Harry Stewart (H. Stewart) is one of 10 prisoners whose poems are recorded in Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling., Jacob J. Stiner New York, Al Buttacavolis name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., V. J. Button Serial Number14046442 Haddon was assisted by a staff composed of instructors, librarians, a secretary, and office help. Private The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF) Private First Class John Fouts Crew U.S. Army, Infantry Corporal 59. Service Number1424178 Interned at Lamsdorf Stalag VIII-B after the Armistice 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 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. Private Claude J. Cole 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 Serial Number31047316 State of ResidenceGeorgia 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), Manuel Serrano Address from Armie Hills address book: T. H. Knight Private Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 31. Camp 59 internmentJanuary 9April 22, 1942, A. J. Budd Welwyn Garden City Corporal U.S. Army, Infantry State of ResidenceMinnesota State of ResidencePennsylvania Bar Machine Gunner Andrew G. Fregede U.S. Army, InfantryRifle State of ResidenceIllinois 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. [Texas]. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), John J. Duncan Joseph J. Freeborn was the radio operator and the flight engineer was Sgt. U.S. Army, Infantry 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), Frank E. Powers, 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), Address: Fall River State of ResidenceKentucky Serial Number35100858 Trooper Sergeant 20714955is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. This address for Denis Crooks is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Denis Crooks U.S. Army, Air CorpsHeavy Bombardment U.S. Army, Infantry Box 432, Willie H. Ash 32432937 (Stalag 17B, Barrack #17B) (303 rd BG, Squadron 358) The following names are missing from the AAD World War II Prisoners of War Data File for Stalag 17B. Was taken by this unit down the Adriatic Sea coast to the British 8th Army at Bari, Italy, on October 25, 1943. All escapees were recaptured and held in close confinement cells for 10 days. Arthus Page wrote a memoir, A Walk in Wartime Italy (1995), (Information courtesy of researcher Janet Kinrade Dethick), Howard Palya Back on the road early each morning, the columns dodged increasing numbers of rumbling German vehicles, and the wide-eyed Americans stared in horror as they passed living skeletons in striped pajamas with yellow stars on them. 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. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle R. W. Buchanan 724 MacKinley number and were required to memorize it or endure severe physical punishment. This issue is sold out, but to view and order other back issues, click here. Dennis J. Sweeney 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). [England, United Kingdom], Daniel M. Jorgensen 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 Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Arnold Chessell U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Division ** Subject to change by Casualty Branches Moffett, Ralph P. Sgt. He and his left waist gunner, SSgt James W McClain, were on the loose for 5 days prior to capture by the enemy. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Rochester F. Nettles PP 7034 12-7-44. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), 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. Joseph D. Steed State of ResidenceNew York 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), Served in 83rd Squadron, 12th Bomb Group, U.S. Army Air Force as a radio operatorgunner, On first mission, August 31, 1942, successfully completed assignment of bombing tanks and trucks on the front lines, Shot down and captured on September 1, 1942, while his B-25 bomber was on a mission over the front line at the Battle of El al Halfa near El Alamein, Incarcerated in several POW facilities in North Africa; transported from Tobruk, North Africa, by a Red Cross Hospital ship to a POW hospital in Caserta, Italy (near Naples), Imprisoned at Italian POW camps 53 and 59. State of ResidenceNew York N. Vandergrift [Kentucky]. Serial Number12016751 Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards), 1st Lt. Scott Andrew Briley 545th Squadron 384th Bomber Group. He drew a large pistol from his holster, moved the barrel to his right hand and swung its heavy butt hard into my head. State of ResidenceNew York Tex Reomes name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Serial Number32001738 Serial Number6701591 State of ResidenceTexas Died in the Camp 59 infirmary of appendicitis, William T. Miller Alkcus Stokes They were later reunited in their hometown of Sheffield. Cedartown, Ga. [Georgia]. 26 Penywaun Road Corporal Eric Ethier is a former staff editor of Civil War Times and American History magazines. Private First Class U.S. Army, Air CorpsHeavy Bombardment Serial Number37042466 [England, United Kingdom], James Bough U.S. National Archives on-line POW database indicates Sgt. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin & Stolp) West Prussia 53-17), James Guillory Address from Armie Hills address book: Private Serial Number35100087 4217 S. 23rd Street High Wycombe, Bucks. 10th Battalion, Rifle Brigade Bramley, Leeds But many historians point to the Russians refusal to sign the 1929 Geneva Convention (relating to the treatment of war prisoners.) Folder. 1 Commando, British Army For me, the memory of this place has lingered for a long time after I returned home. 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 39th Squadron, Royal Air Force Corporal State of Residencenot listed mobile homes for rent in claremore, ok, elderberry before surgery, felix trinidad wife, sharon santiago, stouffer's cheddar potato bake discontinued, silverlakes tournament 2022, nature trail apartments duluth, mn, tattletales guest couples, cooper's hawk pretzel bread ingredients, bc and bcd = adc prove de ce brainly, carrie gibson toledo ohio, doordash donation request, lawrence county alabama grand jury indictments 2020, northern luzon region list, your application has been retained, st bernard australian shepherd mix for sale uk,

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