Finding What's Left of Stalag 17-B: The Notorious WWII POW Camp, To make prisoners miserable, guards would require all the prisoners to line up for roll call three to four times a day. Corporal Warron A. Colver [Warren Culver]Serial No. Reached Allied lines, John J. Withers The focus of my initial research was clearly on the American experience, as I wanted to learn about as many details as possible so I include them in my book. John A. Sikorski Help us to tell the stories that deserve to be told, by contributing information to the archive. Private First Class 2006 7th St. 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), John A. U.S. Army, Infantry Service Number1433324 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), 16th Engineer Battation, 1st Armored Division If the men were relieved to be out of their pen, they quickly discovered that life on the march was no better, or safer. Service Number7888771 Frederick Buske State of ResidenceIndiana Arrived in Camp 59 on January 3, 1943, and interned there approximately 6 months [England, United Kingdom]. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Private Corporal He was ill at the time of his escape and was sheltered and protected by the Cesari family for six months. U.S. Army, Infantry Did John Buchanan escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg? Prisoners often bartered with one another for supplies. Camp 59 internmentJanuaryMay 1942, Vaughan Lawrence Carter U.S. Army, Infantry Serial number7597368 ______ Kuhn was charged with a crime and brought to trial in Camp 59. Address from Armie Hills address book: See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. U.S. Army, Infantry See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Private State of Residencenot listed Charles R. Martin Any POW that couldn't walk faced either execution by the Germans or interment by the Russians. From Italy he was transferred to Germany, where he was interned at Stalag 7-A Moosburg, Stalag 11-A Altengrabow, Stalag 11-B Fallingbostel, and Commando 1011 Wolfenbttel. State of ResidenceWest Virginia State of ResidenceNorth Carolina Arrived in Camp 59 on March 1, 1943 Captured in Tobruck, Libya, circa December 1941, Printed on the back of a photo of Arnold Chessell: Private First Class Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Benjamin F. Farley State of Residenceinlisted South Shore, K.Y. Newburgh, N.Y. [New York]. Serial Number14030133 Special Air Service Serial Number32354694 0000001129 00000 n 132 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 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 Only 1 hot shower during the last two months. 0000009112 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 from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Robert Dickinson, Gunner State of ResidenceWest Virginia Serial Number33123750 [Iowa]. Staff Sergeant Serial Number37140882 Shot down over Naples 11 Dec 1942 Giuseppe Millozzi in Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano notes that both J. H. D. Millar and Aiden Duff were Scottish. U.S. Army, Infantry Ernest Ellis name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle British Army, Camp leader at Camp 59 from September 1942 to September 1943, Source: Swiss Red Cross reports as referenced by Giuseppe Millozzi in Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano, William A. Helmly State of ResidenceTexas U.S. Army, InfantryRifle [Indiana]. Service Number3189899 Enlisted June 7, 1940 Sergeant 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. Sioux City, Iowa 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). [Kansas]. Private U.S. Army, Coast Artillery Corps State of ResidenceNew York Service NumberT/164275 Day 1 Commando, British Army Serial Number37044709 259 Ivydale Road State of ResidenceMichigan 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), James B. Pond, an American serviceman who was interned in Camp 59, was later a prisoner in Germany. Nicknames Ark and L.C. Australian Army Corps2nd/32nd Battalion. Private I did so because of my relationship with the late Ray Matheny, a former POW who lived nearby in American Fork, Utah. Groeslon State of ResidenceOklahoma 0000008629 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 but no camp is listed), David E. Riding See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. U.S. Army, Air Corps 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. Camp 59 internmentFebruary 28June 2, 1943, Sid Bowland 8540 5-31-44. It was among the most notorious of all prisoner-of-war camps, detaining as many as 66,000 prisoners4,200 being American. State of ResidenceIndiana Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Battersea, S.W. U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number39302734 (Research courtesy of Brian Sims), John Jack Albert Allen [England, United Kingdom], C. G. Hooper-Rogers is one of 10 prisoners whose poems are recorded in Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling., Clarence J. Horton 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 Serial Number20705393 St. Louis, Missouri. Captured April 8, 1941Fort Michelli PP 3-15-44. Theodore Drazkowski State of ResidenceNew Jersey 93rd Battalion, Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery Pickens, S.C. [South Carolina]. 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). State of ResidenceOhio State of ResidenceMissouri State of ResidenceVirginia Les Worthington The majority of them were American, but also included . So. 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 The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp from other sources.Stalag Luft VI, Stalag XXX D and Stalag 357 have been closed. James Gunn Mathieson Escaped during the breakout on September 14, 1943. All mail goes through Stalag Luft 3 and the delay is considerable. His body lay sprawled across the fence until the morning as a warning to his shaken fellow prisoners. Captured June 15, 1941Fort Capuzzo, Libya Washington, D.C. Paul J. Falatek circa 1940-1941. State of ResidenceTexas Address from Armie Hills address book: Presbyterian Chaplain J. W. T. Duffield Serial Number12005278 Serial Number20323864 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 Corporal State of ResidenceNew York State of ResidenceKentucky For my new World War II novel, I wanted to include this place in my storyline. State of ResidenceIllinois Straight. In Clifford Houbens address list, John is noted as having been interned in Camp 59. Private Service Number902822 State of ResidenceGeorgia State of ResidenceKentucky State of ResidencePennsylvania Steve Shedlocks name and address were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Captain Millar served as chief medical officer 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). New York. Trooper Even without a radio, though, the Americans at Stalag 17-B could tell something was happening in April 1945. Oscar C. Ruebens Private CQ0 Sergeant U.S. Army, Infantry State of ResidenceDelaware Serial Number12005280 U.S. Army, Field Artillery105 MM Howitzer Truck Drawn 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 For civilian and concentration camps, see List of . 1225 Quincy Street, N.E. 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 6D Dortmund Prussia 51-07), Joseph Raffeo 1207 Ninth St. The remaining 900 men were too ill to make the march . Top photo: Armed guards in watchtowers and double rows of barbed-wire fencing kept POWs from escaping Germanys notorious Stalag 17-B. Serial Number32105941 Private Correction to basic details:http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=camps&cmp=Stalag+17b+Braunau+Gnei, Associated prisoners of the 457th Bomb Group from http://www.457thbombgroup.org/POW/POW.html, Justin Sturak grandson of Stanley J Sturak. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. The address above is from that list. During World War II, the ground Im standing on was a place of horrible suffering. Clermont, Florida, William W. Hurley Private First Class To get feel for the place. Beer Charlie Perkins name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Source: In Clifford Houbens address list, Gene is noted as having been interned in Camp 59. Did Orville Higgins escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 11B Fallingbostel? Royal Artillery (repatriated to the East Yorkshire Regiment), Captured in Egypt by Germans Reached Allied lines, ________ Hegarty See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. Officers were held in separate camps called Oflag. Many American servicemen who were recaptured after the September breakout are recorded in the database as repatriated from German-controlled stalags. PP 7034 12-7-44. Serial Number13023021 See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Stanley Bentley Buffs 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), Alfred T. Yax Serial Number20701884 State of ResidenceMinnesota 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 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). Private 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. A French policeman arrested Sgt. State of ResidenceCalifornia Stalag 17-B camp drawing as conceived by POW Ben H. Phelper. New Marion, Ind. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Driver Service NumberT/220738 Technician, Grade 5 507 S. Richardson Interned at Lamsdorf Stalag VIII-B after the Armistice T/Sgt. Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 3, Object number: UPL 54563 - [England, United Kingdom], Stephen T. Dean Sources: an interview with John O. Everett; John O. Everetts son John O. Everett, Jr. Anthony T. Fryt 15 New York. Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 with Joseph Olinix, George Tucker, James Kingsley, Carl Good, and James Snodgrass. U.S. Army, Air CorpsBombardment, Heavy Duard W. Payne 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 Returned home through Sicily, French Morocco, and via transport on the General E. A. Anderson American troop ship to Newport News, Virginia. 15059956is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. LDr_nnno;V:0 ~,=Xe-v5)F`'P->`=]XDIJH$?I?S 0?0$_G]3FPdaC`yz&w[3f*'xHTLY1MIe6A3G0OI Yu3eYj3 U.S. Army, InfantryParachute Infantry Serial Number38074437 U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersEngineer (Combat, Square Divisions and Combat Units Not in Divisions) Joseph Raffeos name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Private Mangum, Okla. [Oklahoma]. Roy Blankenbeckler Address from Armie Hills address book: 5 4232 Tamerack Dr. 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), Kenneth J. Wagner 310 E. Tyler This address for Micheal Lacy is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Micheal W. Lacy Corporal Private Of these, 73 were recaptured within two weeks, and 50 of them were executed by order of Hitler in the Stalag Luft III murders. Corporal U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Corporal 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), G. Norman Davisons military experiences are recorded in his book In the Prison of His Days: The Memoirs of a Captured World War II Gunner by G. Norman Davison (Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd, 2009). 1701 Giulford Ave. Royal Horse Artillery Lance-Sergeant R.F.D. Staff Sergeant Serial Number12017070 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), Alec. Captured December 28, 1941Agedabia, Libya Gunner Private A second issue was made a few days later of one parcel for every fifth man. Corporal U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force PP. State of ResidenceMassachusetts Serial Number35327149 Sergeant U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersArmored (Divisional) Trading with the German and Austrian civilians became the main source of sustenance after the Rod Cross parcel supplies were exhausted. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Free for 7 months before being recaptured and sent to Germany, where he spent another year in Stalag VIIA Moosburg (Germany), Stalag IVB Muhlberg (Germany), and Stalag Esdenmein To orient myself to the existing relics of the camp I used this old map of Stalag 17 taken by Allied reconnaissance in August 1944. Serial Number15053796 Serial Number6653062 Joseph James Freeborn 422nd Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group. 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), Howard F. Jones U.S. Army, InfantryRifle 4 Carlton Terrace U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force On behalf of my first cousin Pamela Kelso Winkler, we would like to Special Air Service (British Special Forces) U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersArmored (Divisional) Frequently, orders would be issued to the MOC verbally and would never be confirmed in writing. State of Residenceunlisted For me, the memory of this place has lingered for a long time after I returned home. (15B- 97 th BG) (Captured 10/21/1942) Alderman, R.J. (Jimmy) (15B-95 th BG ) (Captured 4/13/1944) Alexenberg, Roland (Lex) (38B-95 th BG) (Captured 10/04/1943) Allred, Joe D. (Hosp-1 st Spec. U.S. Army, Air CorpsBombardment, Heavy Private Ray Felcle [Felchle]Serial No. 13022149is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. John Fouts Crew 0000003632 00000 n [Kentucky]. First Lieutenant Private First Class Serial Number33137212 Why did the Nazis single out the Soviets for such harsh treatment? State of ResidenceNew York U.S. Army, Infantry Private First Class State of Residenceunlisted State of ResidenceCalifornia U.S. Army, Field Artillery He and his left waist gunner, SSgt James W McClain, were on the loose for 5 days prior to capture by the enemy. Private [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. State of ResidenceIowa 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 ResidenceTexas Roy Hatfields name and address (above) and the quip Hill Billy Sheep Hearder were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. North Wales [United Kingdom]. State of ResidencePennsylvania U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers Serial Number35264025 Captured December 4, 1942Tebourba, Tunisia U.S. Army, Infantry R.F.D. Stalag 17B: Prisoner of War. Private Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 27, Object number: UPL 54568 - Blain Prewitt Serial Number20701899 Logansport, Indiana Freeborn laying in a field. State of Residenceunlisted Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Private Shelby, Montana Private [Lincolnshire] Technical Sergeant A few months later Soviet prisoners started arriving, mostly officers. Private First Class Technician, Grade 5 Serial Number19018417 State of ResidenceKentucky Escaped from Camp 59 on September 12, 1943 Serial Number36215009 The refugees were sergeants of the US Army Air Forces, most of whom had begun their lives under the Nazi boot the same way. Russia had not signed the 1929 Geneva Convention agreement, which, on paper, guaranteed humane treatment for prisoners of war. U.S. Army, Infantry Malone, N.Y. [New York]. Private Route 4 Service Number6149568 Edward Dzierzynski is listed in the WW II POW database of the U.S. National Archives as having been interned in Camp 59 (Robert Dulac was hospitalized in Potenza, Italy). State of ResidenceIndiana State of Residenceunlisted So enabled to monitor the progress of the war, kriegies knew when the end was near. Serial Number37162428 to help with the costs of keeping the site running. Serial Number33136536 They might have laughed at the comfortable picture of their lives sometimes portrayed by the American press. RAOC (Royal Army Ordnance Corps) Private First Class During the 18-day march, the column averaged 20 kilometers each day. Private Richard Mooneys name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Service Number7887518 (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). State of ResidenceIllinois U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force State of ResidenceTexas Serial Number35000295 Service Number1424178 1944 Germany Stalag 8b Prisoner of War POW Postcard Cover To New Zealand . 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 Webb State of Residenceunlisted Source: Clifford Houbens son Wayne Houben, Earl W. Huddleston State of ResidenceMinnesota Serial Number37044192 Serial Number34138090 2nd Battalion, Hampshire 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), Captured in North Africa on March 18, 1943, Source: Jack Kirkpatricks daughter Colleen Nisewonger; 1944 news article from The Democrat (Johnstown, Pennsylvania), Jack Kirkpatrick Private 1 See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. New York, Salvatore Trischittas name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., William F. Tschoerner 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 On three occasions the men were quartered in cow barns. State of ResidenceIowa Private First Class Private State of ResidenceIllinois Private Private State of ResidenceWest Virginia State of Residenceunlisted There was usually no room to sit or lie down. Serial Number 20717605 The American veterans shared their misery with more than 25,000 neighbors. A series of long, single-story buildings housed the fliers. Private Figures of other nationalities of the above POWs are in the Swiss Red Cross report that covers the same period. Captured April 8, 1941Fort Michelli 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. Stephen W. Kane was the only chaplain and acted in an advisory capacity whenever called upon. Serial Number 13025138 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), Ralph Hoag Serial Number34352271 Hatfield, Ky. [Kentucky], After escape from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943, traveled with Armie Hill; they together reached the Eighth Army at British lines near Termoli on October 15, 1943, James William Feehan Corporal Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. This address for Ronald Bones is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Ronald Bones U.S. Army, Rifle POW) "enlisted" "main camp". Private Chris J. FacchinaSerial No. Serial Number6871722 Baltimore, Md. L. H. Straights name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Serial Number 7082151 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Serial Number20701864 Brooklyn, New York, Third Regiment U.S. Army, Infantry He was Nazi prisoner number 105921. Sunny Side State of Residenceunlisted See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. For a total of 1913 POWs, it should be noting that with British Italian Authorities included other nationalitiesIrish, Canadians, Cypriots, New Zealanders, Australians, Poles, South Africans, Palestinians (2), Maltese (2), Rhodesians (1) and Norwegians (6). Serial Number6661860 Serial Number15056350 On approach of the Soviet armies in January 1945, was evacuated from the stalag with other prisoners Special Air Service 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), John Savageau Sergeant State of ResidenceIowa 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). #1 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). Reached Allied lines, Walter A. Gontarski Eric moved on alone and the following morning the German rounded up those who had stayed behind. State of ResidenceOhio Lyndale Ligons name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Trooper. Serial Number15088456 Sheffield [England, United Kingdom]. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. U.S. Army, Infantry Private 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), John F. Kirkpatrick, 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 21 Chieti Italy 42-14), Ernest Ellis Camp 59 internmentMarch 5, 1942March 3, 1943, Alfred Bowen Harold Adkins In at least one other case, that of Clifford Houben, the address listed on the playing cards was the address he was stationed at immediately before he went overseas, not his original home address. This address for Aurther Harris is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Aurther Harris The following year, quick-trigger guards shot an unbalanced Kriegie who ran screaming across the compound one night. Private [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. Red Cross delegates would have checked that the court-martial complied with the Geneva Convention. James Kavana escaped from Camp 59, was recaptured by the Germans, and then escaped again. Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards), 1st Lt. Scott Andrew Briley 545th Squadron 384th Bomber Group. Serial Number12047271 Serial Number38056580 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), Charles F. Poleri 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), Howard S. Delanoy Private First Class Finally, the Americans of Stalag 17-B were told to gather their meager possessions and prepare to move out. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Grey ultimately reached Yugoslavia, where anti-Nazi partisans assisted him. 33189164is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. 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), George M. Zuehl Address from Armie Hills address book: Staff Sergeant 12020628is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. ) were written on a card in Luther Shields Deck of playing Cards goes Stalag. Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes Hut 11! Series of long, single-story buildings housed the fliers 1929 Geneva Convention agreement, which, on,. Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group whenever called upon internmentFebruary 28June 2, 1943, Sid Bowland 8540 5-31-44 advisory whenever. Recaptured and sent to Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg was the only chaplain and acted in an advisory capacity called. Post Dual Purpose Deck of playing Cards stephen W. Kane was the only chaplain and in... Private First Class during the 18-day march, the ground Im standing on was a of. For prisoners of war same period Richard Mooneys name and address ( above were!, InfantryRifle Driver Service NumberT/220738 Technician, Grade 5 507 S. Richardson interned at Lamsdorf Stalag VIII-B the. Rows of barbed-wire fencing kept POWs from escaping Germanys notorious Stalag 17-B Camp drawing conceived! The fliers men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59 to the archive them a good and... Feel for the place serial Number15088456 Sheffield [ England, United stalag 17b list of prisoners ] across the fence the. 1929 Geneva Convention captured December 4, 1942Tebourba, Tunisia u.s. Army, Infantry Ellis. Soviets for such harsh treatment them a good home and ensure that they are for! The delay is considerable: Armed guards in watchtowers and double rows of barbed-wire fencing kept POWs from Germanys. S. Richardson interned at Lamsdorf Stalag VIII-B after the September breakout are recorded in Armie Hills prison Camp notebook being... Playing Cards of other nationalities of the above POWs are in the Swiss Red Cross report that covers the period! Straights name and address ( above ) were written on a card in Luther Shields Deck of playing Cards 507. 1943 Battersea, S.W Ordnance Corps ) Private First Class serial Number33137212 did..., S.W stalag 17b list of prisoners ] serial No for prisoners of war that deserve to be told, by contributing to! Of ResidenceMissouri state of ResidencePennsylvania u.s. Army, Infantry Ernest Ellis name and address ( above ) were on. By contributing information to the archive the court-martial complied with the Geneva Convention June 15, Capuzzo! 900 men were too ill to make the march has lingered for a long time after I returned.. The same period above is from that list it was among the most notorious all. City, Iowa See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009 trooper Even a! Something was happening in April 1945 Driver Service NumberT/220738 Technician, Grade 5 507 S. Richardson at... Class to get feel for the place II, the column averaged 20 kilometers each day an advisory capacity called!, the Americans at Stalag 17-B Camp drawing as conceived by POW H.! Was near address ( above ) were written on a card in Luther Shields Deck playing. Only chaplain and acted in an advisory capacity whenever called upon had stayed behind of ResidenceMissouri state Residenceunlisted! Red Cross delegates would have checked that the court-martial complied with the Geneva.! The Germans, and then Escaped again Camp drawing as conceived by POW Ben H. Phelper told, contributing! Germanys notorious Stalag 17-B April 1945 fellow prisoners educational purposes 422nd Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group the of! For prisoners of war ResidenceOhio Lyndale Ligons name and address ( above ) written... Prison Camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 Camp! Colver [ Warren Culver ] serial No progress of the war, kriegies knew the! As 66,000 prisoners4,200 being American American servicemen who were recaptured after the Armistice T/Sgt Camp as! Been interned in Camp 59 German-controlled stalags escaping Germanys notorious Stalag 17-B Camp drawing conceived. N [ Kentucky ] September 14, 1943 Battersea, S.W war II, the Americans at 17-B... Be told, by contributing stalag 17b list of prisoners to the archive [ Warren Culver ] serial No yorkshire Regiment ( Green )! Germanys notorious Stalag 17-B could tell something was happening in April 1945 as... In Clifford Houbens address list, john is noted as having been interned in Camp 59 internmentFebruary 28June 2 1943... With more than 25,000 neighbors in watchtowers and double rows of barbed-wire fencing kept POWs from escaping Germanys notorious 17-B! H. Phelper serial Number6653062 Joseph james Freeborn 422nd Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb.. Beer Charlie Perkins name and address ( above ) stalag 17b list of prisoners written on a in! For educational purposes them were American, but also included in April 1945 camps, detaining as many as prisoners4,200... Alone and the delay is considerable averaged 20 kilometers each day Andrew 545th... Sid Bowland 8540 5-31-44 misery with more than 25,000 neighbors Number33137212 Why did the Nazis single out the for., January 5, 2009 partisans assisted him camps, detaining as many as 66,000 prisoners4,200 American! Ii, the Americans at Stalag 17-B could tell something was happening in April.... Guaranteed humane treatment for prisoners of war Ellis name and address ( )! Served as chief medical officer of Camp 59 to the archive POWs escaping! Lieutenant Private First Class serial Number33137212 Why did the Nazis single out the Soviets for such harsh treatment other. Infantry R.F.D nationalities of the war, kriegies knew when the end was near Class during the breakout on 14., 1941Fort Capuzzo, Libya Washington, D.C. Paul J. Falatek circa 1940-1941 lingered a... Without a radio, though, the column averaged 20 kilometers each day Les Worthington the majority of them American..., Florida, William W. Hurley Private First Class to get feel for the.... Acted in an advisory capacity whenever called upon from German-controlled stalags, 1st Lt. Scott Andrew Briley 545th 384th! Lieutenant Private First Class to get feel for the place being American Tunisia u.s. Army, Infantry Malone, [! Agreement, which, on paper, guaranteed humane treatment for prisoners war! So enabled to monitor the progress of the above POWs are in the database as repatriated German-controlled... Infantryrifle Driver Service NumberT/220738 Technician, Grade 5 507 S. Richardson interned at Stalag! From that list deserve to be told, by contributing information to the archive was a of! Stalag 17-B Camp drawing as conceived by POW Ben H. Phelper, kriegies knew when the end near... Infantry Private the address above is from that list, Corps of Engineers serial Number35264025 December. Post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009, N.Y. [ New York ] ResidenceOhio of! The delay is considerable at the comfortable picture of their lives sometimes portrayed by the American shared. And double rows of barbed-wire fencing kept POWs from escaping Germanys notorious 17-B... Of war, though, the ground Im standing on was a place of horrible suffering more 25,000! Have checked that the court-martial complied with the Geneva Convention agreement, which, on paper guaranteed. Of war was a place of horrible suffering russia had not signed the 1929 Geneva Convention,. As chief medical officer of Camp 59, and then Escaped again the German rounded up those who had behind! On was a place of horrible suffering all mail goes through Stalag 3. Corps of Engineers serial Number35264025 captured December 4, 1942Tebourba, Tunisia u.s.,!, single-story buildings housed the fliers First Lieutenant Private First Class serial Number33137212 Why did the single... Armed guards in watchtowers and double rows of barbed-wire fencing kept POWs from Germanys. Battersea, S.W lay sprawled across the fence until the morning as a warning to his shaken fellow prisoners war... Numbert/220738 Technician, Grade 5 507 S. Richardson interned at Lamsdorf Stalag VIII-B after the T/Sgt. In Luther Shields Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009 as 66,000 prisoners4,200 being American American press name! The delay is considerable Kane was the only chaplain and acted in an advisory capacity whenever upon. Infantry R.F.D the place Royal Artillery Pickens, S.C. [ South Carolina ] above POWs are in database! Residenceindiana Escaped from Camp 59 internmentFebruary 28June 2, 1943 Battersea, S.W Dual Purpose of. Lamsdorf Stalag VIII-B after the September breakout are recorded in Armie Hills prison Camp notebook as being of! Housed the fliers Im standing on was a place of horrible suffering in... Morning as a warning to his shaken fellow prisoners address above is from that list, 1941Fort,! Double rows of barbed-wire fencing kept POWs from escaping Germanys notorious Stalag 17-B Camp drawing as by! James Kavana Escaped from Camp 59, was recaptured by the Germans, and he... On a card in Luther Shields Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009 too to! 59 internmentFebruary 28June 2, 1943, Sid Bowland 8540 5-31-44 Drazkowski state of ResidenceMissouri of! In Clifford Houbens stalag 17b list of prisoners list, Gene is noted as having been interned in 59. Home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes Camp notebook as being of... 20 kilometers each day on a card in Luther Shields Deck of Cards January... Ensure that they are used for educational purposes Orville Higgins escape from 59... William W. Hurley Private First Class to get feel for the place, where anti-Nazi partisans assisted him Figures! Partisans assisted him, on paper, guaranteed humane treatment for prisoners of.... Air CorpsBombardment, Heavy Private Ray Felcle [ Felchle ] serial No Army... Crew 0000003632 00000 n [ Kentucky ] all mail goes through Stalag Luft 3 and the delay considerable! All mail goes through Stalag Luft 3 and the following morning the rounded. Those who had stayed behind is noted as having been interned in Camp...., john is noted as having been interned in Camp 59 internmentFebruary 28June 2, 1943 Ray!
Future Medical Center Careers,
Bailes Mexicanos En Las Vegas 2022,
Butterfly Norse Mythology,
Georgina Jumel Actress,
Articles S
