Corporal Prospects for successsuch as the mass breakout that occurred at Stalag Luft 3 in March 1944were poor. The crash site was near Groningen, Netherlands. Serial Number38064103 William Helmlys name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Private Serial Number15041867 I am pleased to have been contacted by many in the UK whose fathers, grandfathers, and uncles were interned in the camp. Private Royal Air Force 11 Clent Avenue [New Mexico]. 2578794 Address from Armie Hills address book: Duke Street Officers were held in separate camps called Oflag. Private Technician, Grade 4 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), Robert B. Chandler 4 Carr Lane U.S. Army, InfantryRifle [United Kingdom]. He was then transferred to Camp 53 and later to Stalag IVb and Stalag IVc. U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers Adolph J. Corona WX5012 WX12806 I did so because of my relationship with the late Ray Matheny, a former POW who lived nearby in American Fork, Utah. Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 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), Verlin E. Cokely 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 [England, United Kingdom], Captured in North Africa in April 1941 (possibly at Tobruk), POW in Tripoli and Camp 59; transferred to Camp 53 in February 1943 (with Robert Dickinson) and then to Stalag IV-G (Oschatz) where he likely was held for the remainder of the war, Source: Denis Crooks daughter Maggie Clarke, Leo A. At night streetlights were used in addition to the searchlights from the guard towers to illuminate the area. 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. Serial Number34319757 Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Earl Linaweaver Captured December 4, 1942Tunisia 1st Infantry Division (the Big Red One) 18 Westcliffe Street Mulberry, Kansas. 59 during the Second World War. Dillard Anderson is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Serial Number34089653 Classes in Mathematics, Laws Photography, Music, Economics, American History, Shorthand, Auto Mechanics, English, Spanish, German and French were given to the students. 17 Linden Avenue G. Loonam 125 So. 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). State of ResidenceIowa 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 Number36151528 A. Willis Serial Number37003120 With a total of 1,714 deaths at Stalag 17-B, the Russians accounted for the vast majority. This village is located six kilometers northwest of Krems, Austria. State of Residenceunlisted U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Forces Sergeant Nicknames Ark and L.C. State of ResidenceIowa Corporal Freeborn would eventually be liberated and repatriated back to the United States. Sergeant Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 State of ResidencePennsylvania Jim Snodgrass name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Serial Number34195650 Did John Pawlawski escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg? Corporal Field ArtilleryTank Destroyer, Captured December 6, 1942 in Tunisia See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. - Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War -. Private Update. WX14366 Baltimore, Md. State of ResidencePennsylvania U.S. Army1st Armored Division, 27th Field Artillery Robert R. Downings name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Serial Number13057379 Private CAMPO P.G. 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), Charles Gallo Private Staff Sergeant Lt Briley observed several of his men being picked up by Red Cross ambulances. 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 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15), Shot down while on a bombing mission in the Mediterranean, Interned at Camp 59 for three months; made friends with a guard and escaped over the fence with two comrades, Recaptured by Germans and interned at Stalag 17-B until close to the end of the war, Sources: Frederick Solbergs son Andrew Solberg; filmed interview of Frederick Solberg created by Stoneham Theatre in conjunction with their 2009 production of Studs Terkels The Good War: A Musical Collage of WWII, Donald J. Sonnega Source: In Clifford Houbens address list, Maholan is noted as having been interned in Camp 59. All rights reserved. Raymond Hines name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. State of ResidenceAlabama East Surrey Regiment, British Army 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment Charles R. Martin Allentown, Pennsylvania, Source: Chicago Tribune article War diary returns after 63 years, January 25, 2007. U.S. Army, Infantry Private First Class Earl C. LinaweaverSerial No. Glamoranaen, Virginia. (LogOut/ Corporal Edgar J. CurttrightSerial 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), Venters Holcomb Hillsborough Serial Number15054958 Serial Number12020033 Medical Officer Serial Number37025587 Serial Number6952090 Serial Number32294444 August C. Erdbrink We are now on Facebook. Special Air Service (British Special Forces) Corporal Michael M. StermSerial No. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Driver What am I doing in the middle of a grove of trees taking a selfie with an old concrete foundation? James Kavana escaped from Camp 59, was recaptured by the Germans, and then escaped again. photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. 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. Private See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. 1306 Main St. 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 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 but no camp is indicated), George Shorter Hot water and showers were as rare as toothbrushes, combs, and toilet paper. Serial Number20717950 Private U.S. Army, Field ArtilleryInfantry Willard J. The marker has the word Remember written in the twelve different languages representing all the nationalities who were held here. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. After hearing Rays story, it inspired me to read other first-hand accounts Stalag 17b. James Guillory State of ResidenceMichigan 141 Parkanaur Avenue Liberated by the Americans after westward death march, Source: Charles Wheatleys granddaughter Samantha Constable, Ivan E. White Private Signalman Serial Number37038102 33-40 150 Place Warren Culver Blain Prewitt Staff Sergeant State of ResidenceKentucky U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Gil. Technical Sergeant 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Clarence Hortons name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., Clifford H. Houben Staff Sergeant State of ResidenceSouth Dakota U.S. Army, Medical DepartmentRifle Reached Allied lines, Robert R. Downing Battersea, S.W. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. State of Residenceunlisted Guss Teel and Francis A. Thomas escaped Camp 59 together on September 14, 1943; both men were sheltered by Italians and were repatriated in June 1944. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force Corporal Freeport, Tex. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle At the end of the war there were 27 Soviet generals in the prison. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force State of ResidenceGeorgia Service Number958853 State of ResidenceOhio Address from Armie Hills address book: Serial Number19013120 1st Armored Divison, U.S. Army, Captured at the Battle of Sidi Bou Zid, North Africa, on February 15, 1943, Robert W. Nicholls He and fellow POW Luther Shields traveled though the mountains assisted by Italians, including the Palmoni family of Montefalcone, along the way. c/o John C. Calhoun Homes State of Residenceunlisted Private Benjamin F. FarleySerial No. State of ResidencePennsylvania At the end of the day, they were forced to bivouac in open fields, regardless of the weather. Captured April 8, 1941Fort Michelli U.S. Army, InfantryRifle State of Residenceunlisted Max A. Hauser State of ResidenceNew York Allentown, Pa. [Pennsylvania]. Reached Allied lines, Donald F. Turner State of ResidenceIndiana U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Hollis, Long Island Warren, Ohio. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle U.S. Army, Field Artillery155 MM Howitzer Truck Drawn State of ResidenceIndiana Extent and medium. Consulted during the making of the film Von Ryans Express. He died in 1980. These are the camps that housed captured members of the enemy armed forces, crews of ships of the merchant marine and the crews of civil aircraft. 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), Willis C. Pirnie Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Private First Class 322 Lincoln St. Australian Army Corps2nd/28th Battalion, Sources: Jim McMahons daughter Linda Veness, and Ray Worthington, son of former Camp 59 prisoner Leslie Worthington, Howard J. 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