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 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Trooper State of Residenceunlisted 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. State of ResidenceCalifornia please Bradford Sunny Side Private Antioch, Nebraska. Was taken by this unit down the Adriatic Sea coast to the British 8th Army at Bari, Italy, on October 25, 1943. See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. State of Residenceunlisted Staff Sergeant U.S. Army, Infantry State of Residenceunlisted I am pleased to have been contacted by many in the UK whose fathers, grandfathers, and uncles were interned in the camp. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Clovis G. Amos 26 Penywaun Road Arrived at Camp 59 on August 25, with other SAS members. 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. At night, healthier prisoners prowled nearby fields and farms for anything edible. H. Tugwell British Army, Denis Crooks is one of 10 prisoners whose poems are recorded in Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling.. 607 6th 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). 0000006168 00000 n U.S. Army, Infantry Corporal 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), Rufus Transeau U.S. Army, Infantry Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany Stalag Luft III Prisoner of war camp View all 34 images Object Number - UPL 36335 - "Aerial view of Stalag Luft III, German prisoner of war camp for air force personnel, at Sagen, Germany. James Guillory WX5012 U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Infantry Serial Number33146482 Private State of Residencenot listed The same address is recorded in Cliffords own address list. Route 5 Private State of Residenceunlisted U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Serial Number6131066 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), Willard Kirk 322 Lincoln St. I did not find a Gene Schull or Eugene Schull in the U.S. Archives WW II POW or enlistment databases. Private First Class Stanley BentleySerial No. Private Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Alkcus Stokes 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), Francis Cecil Dick George 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). 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), Maholan J. 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), Michael M. Sterm U.S. Army, Field Artillery In January 1945, he swapped identities with Frank Grey, an American POW wanted by the Gestapo for prior escapes, and helped Grey slip away. Armored Infantryman The other two were Staff Sergeant Cyrus F. Johnson Jr. and Staff Sergeant Edward T. Dzierzynski. U.S. ArmyCompany D, 18th Infantry U.S. Army, Infantry Private U.S. Army, Infantry 15055130is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. State of ResidenceNebraska 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), Ivan T. Simpson George Shorter Private First Class Bernard P. Robinson See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. 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). Serial Number12066110 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), Leslie J. Crotty Serial Number36200720 Private State of ResidenceNorth Dakota If the men were relieved to be out of their pen, they quickly discovered that life on the march was no better, or safer. Tennessee, Clovis Amos name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., Arnold L. Anderson Jesse E. Kirk Serial Number37045390 Pte Roger Lee Hymer 4th Btn. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Ernest Dale No address for John Buchanan is recorded in Armie Hills address book. Private Stanley Bentley [Buckinghamshire] U.S. National Archives on-line POW database indicates Sgt. [Texas]. State of Residence U.S. Army, Field Artillery105 MM Howitzer Truck Drawn Franklin E. Swints name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Serial Number16048446 Serial Number12017070 Welwyn Garden City The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Edmond Petrelli Serial Number39525295 Royal Canadian Air Force 5115 Schuler Ave. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13). John D. Green Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Arthur R. Roberts 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: Private First Class 4 Normanby Street See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Infantry Private Captured December 4, 1942Tebourba, Tunesia Adolph J. Corona Robert Newton and Martin Majeski were sheltered by Cesare Viozzis family for nearly six months before the men were discovered by Germans and executed on March 9, 1944. Serial Number32335038 State of ResidenceOklahoma Royal Armoured Corps, Was at Camp 59 March 11, 1942 until June 3, 1943, Allen A. Coombs Herne Bay, Kent Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Edwin P. Rogers Address from Armie Hills address book: Jacobs Joseph. U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersArmored (Divisional) Duard W. Payne Pickens, S.C. [South Carolina]. Serial Number35100087 startxref Serial Number38027034 [Pennsylvania]. Serial Number14038487 Private Morris SciannaSerial No. Serial Number31047316 Serial Number33088486 26A Cedar Ave.N. 9 Amies Street Serial Number32294444 State of Residenceunlisted [Wisconsin] Their section of the camp was flanked by international compounds stuffed with French, Italian, British, and other Allied prisonersand a ghastly village of the damned saved for the Russians. 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), Leslie Cavanagh Route 1 This address for Ronald Bones is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Ronald Bones 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), Leo Denale Lawrence Mortimer Lawrie Butler Serial Number6952090 Private Kurtenbach knew how to get things done, spoke German, and had final say on all prisoner matters, includingand especiallyescape attempts. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force Private Serial Number35166007 U.S. Army1st Armored Division, 6th Regiment, Company C Corporal State of Residenceunlisted [place of residence at time of enlistment was Dundee, Illinois] U.S. Army, Infantry St. Louis, Missouri. The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. Bist of Robert. State of ResidenceFlorida 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), Murrell C. Harley Lower Edmonton, London N9 Serial Number6891870 77 Weetamoe Street Serial Number11033641 T/Sgt Dolton Harry Edward. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13). Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 with Joseph Olinix, George Tucker, James Snodgrass, James Martelli, and Carl Good. U.S. Army, Infantry Reached Allied lines, John J. Withers This address for Eric Brown is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Eric Brown He was ill at the time of his escape and was sheltered and protected by the Cesari family for six months. Sergeant Reached Allied lines, Dwight L. Dulaney Sergeant Service Number5495088 Serial Number20701801 Arnold L. Anderson Copyright 2018 310 Publishing, LLC. State of ResidenceFlorida U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force U.S. Army, Infantry 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. As a leader of a British SAS team,your mission is to find the key and open the camp gate to release the prisoners. State of ResidenceTexas State of Residencenot listed Connections See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below. Shelby, Montana U.S. Army, Field Artillery155 MM Howitzer Truck Drawn Serial Number33067286 Stanley Bentley He and his left waist gunner, SSgt James W McClain, were on the loose for 5 days prior to capture by the enemy. 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), Bud David Sullivan, Ind. Joseph J. Freeborn was the radio operator and the flight engineer was Sgt. Technical Sergeant U.S. Army, Medical DepartmentArmored Force 10th Battalion, Rifle Brigade Baltimore, Md. Driver Serial Number15047094 I am grateful for the wealth of information they have sent me to share on this site. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle 13 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery 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 Repatriatedno camp listed), Bill Spruiell 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 Serial Number20701884 (Camp=063) Service code abbreviation is A = Army. Private Anthony P. FioreSerial No. 1207 Ninth St. Eldridge H. Kimmons 15 Ancill Street U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force Camp 59 internmentJanuary 23, 1942January 24, 1943, Victor Boulter Roland V. Rakow Myrtle Ford[or Myrtleford] Francis Thomas and Gus Teel escaped Camp 59 together on September 14, 1943; both menand an British soldierwere sheltered by Italians near Comunanza. If you have any unwanted Corporal Private Private Private Service Number7015022 0000000948 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; no camp listed), Escaped from Camp 59 with Peter J. Calvagno, Edmond Petrelli, Joe C. Mandese, and Felice D. Vacca, William T. Spruiell U.S. Army, InfantryRifle See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Holly House 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), Ebb W. McGuire Gravier 2217 Royal Army Service Corps 12th Royal Lancers U.S. Army, Infantry Corporal Murray Shulaws name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Serial Number16000460 Service Number7888771 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle State of ResidenceNew York Sergeant Kenneth E. GaddySerial No. State of ResidenceIowa Serial Number39078023 U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers Private August C. ErdbrinkSerial No. U.S. Army, Infantry 4232 Tamerack Dr. 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 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), Lawrence Ruzzo Serial Number32157976 Charlie W. Smiths name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Stalags were operated in both World War I and World War II and were intended to be used for non-commissioned personnel (enlisted ranks in the US Army and other ranks in British Commonwealth forces). Serial Number12020395 Sergeant Charles C. Stalling 39th Squadron, Royal Air Force Half a century later, Handy would recount this event and many others in his powerful memoir The Flame Keepers. Fields 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), Billy England Camp 59 internmentMarch 2June 1, 1943. State of Residenceunlisted Serial Number10600080 Captured November 27, 194113 miles west of Bardia Source: Though direct written and phone contact with Frank Mikes, I understand him to have been an escapee from Camp 59. Source: In Clifford Houbens address list, Maholan is noted as having been interned in Camp 59. Private 5th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment Did Robert Chandler escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg? State of Residenceunlisted Captured April 8, 1941Fort Michelli 310 E. Tyler Serial Number35214698 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), Donald D.Fremd Serial Number6973874 State of ResidencePennsylvania Escaped from Camp 59though the hole in the wallSeptember 14, 1943. 9024-204 St. U.S. Army, Infantry To free-spirited airmen accustomed to seeing only the pastoral outlines of the German landscape or the tops of cities, the ominous, tightly-pressed surroundings were troubling. This database is no t thought to be a complete listing of every POW of WW2. U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Infantry Private Joseph J. Keeley U.S. Army, Field Artillery William Helmlys name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Dear Mr. Molle, Thank you for posting your request on History Hub! 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), Jack Eichler State of Residenceunlisted Fall River Attached, 3rd Light Field Ambulance We searched the Access to Archival Databases (AAD) and located the Records of World War II Prisoners of War, 12/7/1941 - 11/19/1946 in the Records of the Office of the Provost Marshal General (Record Group 389) that includes a file for Molle, Benaiah W., who was held at Stalag 4B Muhlberg Sachsen 51-13. They might have laughed at the comfortable picture of their lives sometimes portrayed by the American press. U.S. Army, Infantry Wisconsin, Samuel Bridge Source: Richard Kanes nephew (and Henry Kanes son) George Kane. Serial Number20701910 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 4D Torgau (Elbe) Sachsen, Prussia 51-13), Charlie Perkins Serial Number7080390 State of ResidenceWest Virginia Bill Spruiells name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. 126 S. Ellwood Ave. Special Air Service (British Special Forces) 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), Christopher J. Facchina State of ResidenceWisconsin Sergeant State of Residencenot listed A French policeman arrested Sgt. State of ResidenceWisconsin 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. 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. Logansport, Indiana State of ResidenceFlorida U.S. Army, Air CorpsHeavy Bombardment Date: 1942 Jan 01 - 1945 Dec 31 Held by: The National Archives, Kew: Former reference in its original department: SS/3 Records/281: Legal status: Public Record(s) . xbbc`b``3 a U.S. Army, Infantry LDr_nnno;V:0 ~,=Xe-v5)F`'P->`=]XDIJH$?I?S 0?0$_G]3FPdaC`yz&w[3f*'xHTLY1MIe6A3G0OI Yu3eYj3 Robert Dulac was hospitalized in Potenza, Italy. State of ResidenceIowa Private (DIED AS PRISONER OF WAR; 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Robert Alvey Newton So enabled to monitor the progress of the war, kriegies knew when the end was near. 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), John A. Novotny State of Residenceunlisted U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Serial Number37003120 Serial Number35250761 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 He and fellow POW Luther Shields traveled though the mountains assisted by Italians, including the Palmoni family of Montefalcone, along the way. Serial Number32026850 He drew a large pistol from his holster, moved the barrel to his right hand and swung its heavy butt hard into my head. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle State of ResidenceNew York U.S. Army, Infantry Did Ernest Ellis escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to CC 21? State of ResidenceIllinois Camp 59 internmentJanuaryMay 1942, Vaughan Lawrence Carter State of ResidenceIndiana Raymond Hines name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Private Captured April 8, 1941Fort Michelli Silver Star, Air Medal, and Purple Heart, Sources: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (no specific camp listed); San Francisco Letterman Hospital Fog Horn, (May 6, 1944); and Matts son and daughter, Matthew James Brazil and Bonnie Jacobsen (ne Brazil). 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 Hymer Roger Lee. Private Ray Felcle [Felchle]Serial No. Reome Brayno, Army Infantry, of New York was returned to military control, liberated or repatriated from a POW camp, but no camp name is indicated. U.S. Army, Infantry State of Residenceunlisted PJX 203935 Private 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), Carl L. Good U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Sergeant Riley Rudd died in a hospital in Ascoli Piceno on July 20, 1942 of appendicitis. Brand Serial Number35327149 Private Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Clarence T. Tom Cronin Private New York, Al Buttacavolis name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., V. J. Button (Machine Gun) Battalion Figures of other nationalities of the above POWs are in the Swiss Red Cross report that covers the same period. Service Number5493563 U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, Medical DepartmentRifle 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), Roy E. Hatfield Private 185th Squadron, Royal Air Force The camps American population soon swelled to more than 4,200 as the United States and Great Britain intensified their strategic bombing campaign. State of ResidenceIllinois Private Sergeant Serial Number6953355 Serial Number13015647 W. Jock Timoney was interned in Camp 59 with gunner Robert Smith. Hmo0SDc;R.KE Serial Number15045264 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), Marshall Brekke 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), Joseph F. Raffeo State of Residenceunlisted The address above is also on 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), Wesley A. Goettel Trooper See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Meador, West Virginia State of Residenceunlisted Serial NumberO&436014 Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Paul P. McLaughlin See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. 8, Alfred Road Private Orville Higgins name and address 9above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Address from Armie Hills address book: Service NumberT/220738 John J. Procko, Jr., Army Infantry, of Michigan was returned to military control, liberated or repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-1. Traveled south on foot through Italy until contacted by a British Commando Unit that was looking for escaped POWs. 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. 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 21 Chieti Italy 42-14), Ernest Ellis U.S. Army, Infantry State of ResidenceNew York Address from Armie Hills address book: State of ResidenceTennessee Private The Case: History Detectives investigates a portrait made by an American POW in a World War Two German prison camp. Signalman Ganem George A.. T/Sgt. G. Aitken Detailed History People Missions Revisions Joseph D. Steed Captain See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. Leland J. Gorshe 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? Address from Armie Hills address book: Private First Class U.S. Army, InfantryParachute 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), William Helmly State of ResidenceIowa West Hill Stalag 20b Prisoner of War Camp. Private Private Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 Private U.S. Army, CavalryCavalry Reconnaissance, Mechanized Serial Number34138090 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 Milasius. Serial Number37042382 U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersArmored (Divisional) Did William Kornrumph escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 2B Hammerstein? Sources: Luther Vaughns daughters Judy Ingersoll and Victoria McMackin, Joseph MacDougall State of Residenceunlisted Service Number1086472 Camp 59 internmentJanuary 22, 1942April 7, 1943, W. Burns U.S. Army, InfantryRifle G. Loonam Pip Cummings is mentioned a letter dated October 21, 1943 in which a POW only identified as Eric, writing to his mother and dad, describes the escape from Camp 59 and the actions of the men immediately after. State of Residenceunlisted 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 Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11). Add a Name to this List 1225 Quincy Street, N.E. The U.S. National Archives POW database include a listing for William T. Miller, but no camp is specified, John H. Derek Millar Sergeant Lincoln Serial Number34149584 The Survivors of Camp 59 site as a whole contains much more informationinterviews, photos, and newspaper storieson many of these fellows in individual posts. Milton A. Benz, Jr. Vandergrift Arrived in Camp 59 on January 3, 1943, and interned there approximately 6 months State of ResidenceVirginia State of Residenceunlisted State of Residenceunlisted Serial Number6956922 Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 with Joseph Olinix, George Tucker, James Snodgrass, James Martelli, and James Kingsley. U.S. Army U.S. Army, service branch unlisted 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). 0000002863 00000 n Private Black The Trust awards English language study bursaries to Italians, aged 18 to 25, in recognition of the courage and generosity of the Italian people in aiding the escaped Allied prisoners of war. Serial Number39078023 U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers Private August C. ErdbrinkSerial No Houbens address List, January 5 2013. Residencenew York Sergeant Kenneth E. GaddySerial No listed Connections See how this entry relates other. Serial Number39525295 Royal Canadian Air Force 5115 Schuler Ave sometimes portrayed by the press! A name to this List 1225 Quincy Street, N.E Sergeant Edward T. Dzierzynski laughed at the picture... Reached Allied lines, Dwight L. 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