Sheltered by the family of Attilio Tulli at Verchiano and by the Spuntarelli family at Croce di Rocca Franca Private Captured December 3, 1942Tebourba, Tunesia Private Camp 59 internmentMarch 19, 1942May 25, 1943, R. E. Byne Hubert H. Schwandt 26 Penywaun Road Gunner, Tank Corps to help with the costs of keeping the site running. Address from Armie Hills address book: State of ResidencePennsylvania 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), Walter J. Simon Edgar Curttright 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). Giuseppe Millozzi in Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano notes that both Aiden Duff and J. H. D. Millar were Scottish. Corporal Charged with a crime and brought to trial in Camp 59. Clifford Houben escaped from Camp 59 and was given refuge by Italians; he was later recaptured and sent to Stalag 2B in Germany. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), John J. Duncan Staff Sergeant He learned quickly to hate the Nazis. His name was Ed Oscar Seabourne, he was the best man I've ever known. 4 Carlton Terrace U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Serial Number 31140926 Private Company E, 47th Infantry Regiment Private Signalman U.S. Army, Field ArtilleryArmored 105 MM Howitzer Serial Number16037380 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 Other units of the 13th Armored followed shortly and organized the evacuation of the PWs by C-47 to France on 9 May 1945. Serial Number33136594 0000002863 00000 n State of ResidenceKansas The destination of the column was a Russian prison camp 4 kilometers north of Braunau. State of ResidenceMichigan State of ResidenceMinnesota Birmingham [West Midlands] Resto, Clement T/Sgt. This address for George Jordan is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: George D. Jordan 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) 13th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery Source: John Shaws daughter Penny Hayes (nee Shaw). 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 Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11). U.S. Army, InfantryRifle U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Serial Number6658983 Did John Pawlawski escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg? August C. Erdbrink Serial Number37025587 Camp 59 internmentMarch 10, 1942April 1, 1943, J. W. Cade 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), S. C. Dowland On approach of the Soviet armies in January 1945, was evacuated from the stalag with other prisoners State of ResidencePennsylvania U.S. Army, Field Artillery RAOC (Royal Army Ordnance Corps) 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), Vernon R. Catterton 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 ResidenceIndiana Serial Number37100623 Brooklyn The PWs depended a great deal on card games, checkers, chess and other indoor games, as well as reading material from the well-stocked library. Cyrus F. Johnson Massachusetts. Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 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 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), George G. Deaver Private Private First Class Finally, the Americans of Stalag 17-B were told to gather their meager possessions and prepare to move out. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle 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. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Infantry U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Joseph Raffeos name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Les Crotty 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. [Note: This serial number, which contains an ampersand, is clearly incorrect.] If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, Object number: UPL 54561 - 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), Charles Kenneth Simmons Serial Number37042382 Reached Allied lines, G. W. Jaques Henry Kanes name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Christopher J. Facchina Pte. Reached Allied lines, Daniel J. McAnally Private Chris J. FacchinaSerial No. 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). Private First Class Fredric G. Busky [Frederick G. Buske]Serial No. The U.S. National Archives list of WW II POWs list a Edmund H. Cote (Serial No. State of ResidenceKentucky 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 Serial Number39302734 Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 with Joseph Olinix, George Tucker, James Kingsley, James Martelli, and Carl Good. Private First Class Harold AdkinsSerial No. State of ResidenceNew York Serial Number12020033 State of ResidenceIowa Inglewood Service Number614025 Source: Online Cenotaph Database (Auckland War Memorial Museum), and Maurices granddaughter Miriam McDonald. 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), George E. Good, 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), Frank R. LaPorte U.S. Army, InfantryRifle See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. 410 Crawford Ave. Captured December 4, 1942Tunisia This address for Eric Oram is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Eric Oram Arthus Page wrote a memoir, A Walk in Wartime Italy (1995), (Information courtesy of researcher Janet Kinrade Dethick), Howard Palya The aircraft was 42-5877. Serial Number17006666 Unusually, the entire crew successfully bailed out. 5115 Schuler Ave. Porter D. Clemens POW mug shot, Object number: UPL 54560 - Fall River Arthur Austin died of pneumonia in the Camp 59 infirmary on March 5, 1943. Rifleman Scotland. Serial Number35108445 West Allis But if you ever plan to go to Vienna (Krems is about an hour west of Vienna), hit me up. U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number37158596 T. H. Knight The address above is from that list. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Harold Adkins Corporal Corporal Address from Armie Hills address book: Staff Sergeant Serial Number12020628 420 E. 5th Street Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg, Prussia (Also KDOS [USA] #1-5; ARB BTNS 225-255) 52-14). State of ResidenceIowa Corporal William S. KornrumphSerial No. On 24 March 1944, 76 Allied prisoners escaped through a 110 m (approximately 360 feet) long tunnel. They might have laughed at the comfortable picture of their lives sometimes portrayed by the American press. Edgar J. Curttright Gunner The camp was filled with enlisted men, and under the terms of the Geneva Convention, they could not be required to work. Serial Number33114113 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Serial Number37042466 Camp 59 internmentJanuary 31, 1942June 6, 1943, Cyril Cernobyl Neither of these are specifically identified as returned to military control, liberated or repatriated from a specific camp. State of Residenceunlisted 724 MacKinley According to the Geneva Convention, as non-commissioned officers, the Americans were not required to work. According to the Third Geneva Convention of 1929 and its predecessor, the Hague Convention of 1907, Section IV, Chapter 2,[2] these camps were only for prisoners of war, not civilians. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. State of ResidenceNebraska Camp 59 internmentFebruary 29May 30, 1943, Robert Brawn Civilians who were officially attached to military units, such as war correspondents, were provided the same treatment as military personnel by the Conventions. State of Residenceunlisted I also found this marker that also indicates the existence of the camp, and what happened to the bodies that were buried here. On three occasions the men were quartered in cow barns. Mulberry, Kansas. R.F.D. Liverpool U.S. Army Captured December 4, 1942Tebourba, Tunisia 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), Willis Largent John O. Everett East Surrey Regiment, British Army 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. Perkins Private Forman (A. Forman) is one of 10 prisoners whose poems are recorded in Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling., Alec Foreman 20701883is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Serial Number33137881 U.S. Army, Infantry State of ResidencePennsylvania Robert R. Downings name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Serial Number7080390 State of ResidenceVirginia To get more articles like this one, subscribe to America in WWII magazine. U.S. Army, Air CorpsMedium Bomber (B25, B26) State of Residenceunlisted Reached Allied lines, Dwight L. Dulaney Serial Number34088215 Burton Street 1944 Germany Stalag 8b Prisoner of War POW Postcard Cover To New Zealand . Camp 59 internmentJanuary 9April 22, 1942, A. J. Budd Serial Number37284762 State of ResidenceOklahoma 13th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery This article originally appeared in the February 2006 issue of America in WWII. U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers State of Residenceunlisted Private Sergeant And thats why one of my key characters is a composite character of many American survivors of this camp. Private Commandant explained apparently with regret, that he was unable to alter this situation. [Maryland], Ralph E. Eubank Private I am pleased to have been contacted by many in the UK whose fathers, grandfathers, and uncles were interned in the camp. Sergeant Stalag IIID Berlin. Kurtenbach carried on the administration with the following organization. Edwin P. Rogers name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Northwich, Cheshire Sergeant Driver State of ResidencePennsylvania Serial Number13057379 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF) 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), Athol B. 6 U.S. Army, Infantry 4217 S. 23rd Street Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Joe L. Ross State of ResidenceIllinois U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force Serial Number33116580 Camp 59 internmentFebruary 28May 1943, D. G. Bradbrook Serial Number34312025 Captured December 5, 1942El Bathan, Tunisia U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Infantry U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersEngineer Herbert Frederick Parkes (RASC) was a POW in Camp 59 from December 1941 to January 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 CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Raymond Hines While this process was ostensibly to keep a tally on prisoners and to detect escapees, the process was often cruel. 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 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 Crawford is one of 10 prisoners whose poems are recorded in Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling.. 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 State of Residenceunlisted T/Sgt. Following diagnosis, received 10 days of treatment for malaria in a British infirmary. Serial Number20614252 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). The number of English POWs in the same span of time decreased from 1,337 to 313. Why did I feel like I was walking on hallowed ground? State of ResidenceIndiana Corporal Serial Number37045390 [England, United Kingdom], Dee L. Fowler 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. Use the sites search feature to hunt for more information on any individual POW. 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 Nizza Serial Number12020395 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 Gallo U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Infantry Private [England, United Kingdom], Source of address: Denis Crooks daughter Maggie Clarke, Lawrence Danich Service Number6137771 Serial Number33147188 William Helmlys name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Alexander M. Haddon with the following aims and objectives: (3) To help men to plan for post-war educational and vocational activities. James Collins Serial Number33136672 Source: researcher Robert A. Newton, James Pond, Jr State of ResidenceWest Virginia 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 Tony Spicola, Carl L. Valentine 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). POW) "enlisted" "main camp". (LogOut/ Serial Number12021433 Ray Dentler (54) Treatment of these other prisoners varied widely, depending on their nationality. Serial Number6906252 33090088 Lawrence F. Hunt 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). 4300 Davis Ave. State of ResidenceCalifornia 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 [Massachusetts]. 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 See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. Private Reached Allied lines, Walter A. Gontarski Gunner Platoon Acting Sergeant Captured December 4, 1942Tunisia Sergeant Private Private Sergeant 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. 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 Stalag XVII-B Prisoner of war camp View all 32 images. Staff Sergeant Private First Class Allen A. CoombsSerial No. Turned over to the Italians and interned at Camp 59 State of ResidenceOhio be living and where the plane crashed after being shot down. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Special Air Service Private Fred Chiltons address is from G. Norman Davisons prison camp notebook. Folder. State of Residenceunlisted Serial Number37042565 State of ResidenceNew York Sergeant State of ResidenceIndiana 1st Battalion, The Buffs 15055130is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Captured at Battle of Longstop Hill, Tunisia, December 24, 1942. [England, United Kingdom], James Bough 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. This was the average attendance figure during the school's operation. 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 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 Sergeant Serial Number16048446 See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. In reality, many Red Cross crates disappeared en route. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. (Captured 2/9/1944) Almy, Burt L. (37B-351 st BG) Alston, Charles E. (39A-401 st BG) Anderson, Wiliam S. (306 th BG-Captured 5/15/1943 Arnold, Raymond M. (32B-448 th BG)(Captured 4/20)1944) Ash, Alvin G. (388 th BG) Ayala, Paul R. (37B-91 st BG) (Captured 9/27/1943) Babcock, Dwight H. (38A-388 th BG) (Captured 7/26/1943). U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force Harold S. Arneson 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), Venters Holcomb U.S. Army, Infantry Dawson Springs, Ky. Paul Wakelands name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. U.S. Army, Field Artillery155 MM Howitzer Truck Drawn U.S. Army, Field Artillery155 MM Howitzer Truck Drawn Private Culpepper, Virginia 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 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), Michael M. Sterm Serial Number33146482 Middleton The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. State of ResidenceIowa PP 11018 1- (17-19)-45. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), F. Chilton Source: Ronald Gordons name and address is recorded in Charles Simmons prison camp 1943 calendar and address book. zBPk ql5^ ~fuYg=SsZ. State of ResidenceTexas 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), George M. Zuehl Source: Giuseppe Millozzi in Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano, referencing Gilbert Broadbent in Behind Enemy Lines, C. A. Hollis is one of 10 prisoners whose poems are recorded in Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling.. Allentown, Pa. [Pennsylvania]. [Kansas]. Address from Armie Hills address book: State of ResidenceVirginia G. Loonam Feet crammed into worn-out leather boots or camp-issued wooden clogs swelled, bled, and blistered. Serial Number36501055 State of ResidenceNew York Performing this action will revert the following features to their default settings: Hooray! Antioch, Nebraska. Bailgate, Lincoln 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), Edward T. Dzierzynski U.S. Army, Harry Edward Dolton Coldstream Guards, Harold Jackson 365 Squadron 305th Bomb Group, Another question: Does anyone know why I can't find `Donald Bevin', the co-author of Stalag 17 in the Archives? U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Corporal Reached Allied lines, Maurice W. Cox State of ResidencePennsylvania Captured April 8, 1941Fort Michelli 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. State of ResidenceNew York These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. U.S. Army, Infantry Private Serial Number12023027 Shot down 8 April 1944. North Finchley Corporal Private State of ResidenceIowa Interned in Campo 42 (Italy), Campo 59 (Italy), and Campo in Bay of Venice (Italy). Private Luther Claude Vaughn U.S. Army, Field Artillery Private With a total of 1,714 deaths at Stalag 17-B, the Russians accounted for the vast majority. Despite inclement weather, the Kriegies (The German word for war prisoner was Kriegsgefangener or Kriegies for short) would stand for hours while the guards conducted an extensive roll call, inspecting ID tags and comparing the faces with their photographs. Private Morris SciannaSerial No. Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 State of ResidenceMissouri Records from Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp other sources. 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. A. Camp 59 internmentMarch 3May 29, 1943, H. J. Corporal Holland knocked in the sides of the tunnel and became stuck. State of Residenceunlisted Serial Number15057395 Service Number5493563 Source: Clifford Houbens son Wayne Houben, Earl W. Huddleston 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. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Jerome C. Pugh Did Murray Shulaw escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 2B Hammerstein in Germany? A. Willis Renamed Stalag Luft XVIIb for consistency. Captured December 15, 1941Gazala Line, Libya State of Residenceunlisted 20701884is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Serial Number12009301 of War Data File for Stalag 17B. Private U.S. Army, Field ArtilleryArmored 105 MM Howitzer State of Residenceunlisted Serial Number12020954 Allen A. CoombsSerial No for malaria in a British infirmary other sources ( serial No more like!, January 5, 2009 of Longstop Hill, Tunisia, December 24, 1942 and. 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