See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. So enabled to monitor the progress of the war, kriegies knew when the end was near. 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). Grey managed the improbable only through a series of rendezvous with contacts who helped him make his way through Yugoslavia. 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), Tony Spicola Private Captured December 4, 1942Tunisia 132 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery Robert R. Downings name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Dewitt Stansells name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Stalag 17-B camp drawing as conceived by POW Ben H. Phelper. 9th Infantry Division Service Number6290483 U.S. Army, InfantryParachute Infantry State of ResidenceNew York 15055130is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. PP. This Charles A. Perkins, however, is listed as being from Illinois on his enlistment records. And thats why one of my key characters is a composite character of many American survivors of this camp. Luther C. Shields Source: 1994 Directory of American Prisoners of War 1943 - 1945 Stalag 17 B. Adams, Robert F. Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Private During 1943 many English POWs were transferred to Sforzacostas prison camp (CPG 53) and also to various working camps in North Italy in order to make space for American POWs. What the Soviets were forced to endure was unimaginable. Beer The men on this page are just a sample of the thousands of prisoners who passed through P.G. Goodrich, N. Dak [North Dakota], Clarence A. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. 215 Park Street Bill Spruiells name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. State of Residenceunlisted 192 Washington Street State of ResidenceCalifornia Address from Armie Hills address book: 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), Camp leader at Camp 59 from February 1942 to September 1942, Donald A. Penton Private Earl Linaweaver Captured December 15, 1941Gazala Line, Libya 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), Owen M. Frye Sign up now to receive news and communications from American Air Museum in Britain charity. Corporal Guards provided little more than a few uncooked potatoes. Serial Number6984419 Private 7th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment Serial Number36151602 U.S. Army, Infantry Private Sergeant See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. [Buckinghamshire] State of Residenceunlisted Date(s) 1945-07-06 - 1947-07-02 (Creation) Level of description. Trooper Source: Robert A. Newton, who corresponded with or met former Camp 59 POWs or their family members, or heard about former prisoners from other escapees. 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 ResidenceWisconsin Eric Ethier is a former staff editor of Civil War Times and American History magazines. I did not find an Anthony Primac or Anthony Premas in the U.S. Archives WW II POW or enlistment databases. State of ResidenceIndiana Sergeant Gunner Serial Number34059558 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), Johnnie D. Ford U.S. Army, InfantryRifle When it didnt rain or snow, nighttime brought some relief from pain, as the men lay their tired bodies down to sleep in the woods and fields along the winding country roads. Private Reached Allied lines, ________ Hegarty State of ResidenceIllinois Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Claude H. McLaughlin 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 W. Dust British Royal Airforce, Sources: The Memoirs of J. H. D. Millar, published by Quaderni della Memoria, 2008; Giuseppe Millozzi, Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano. 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 Brooks State of ResidenceNew Jersey Reached Allied lines, John J. Withers State of Residenceunlisted Technician, Grade 4 3 Wood Place 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. Smithton, Penna. Harold S. Arneson Private endstream endobj 271 0 obj<>/Size 253/Type/XRef>>stream State of ResidenceNew York Name of creator. Serial Number6776227 State of ResidencePennsylvania Serial Number35261675 U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number6891870 Blue Earth Herbert Frederick Parkes (RASC) was a POW in Camp 59 from December 1941 to January 1943. Private These two servicemen are Morris Kirschner and Wallace E. Kirschner. Captured December 4, 1942Tebourba, Tunesia [United Kingdom], Jermiah J. Langone Service Number884337 Washington, D.C. Paul J. Falatek Concerning the nationalities of prisoners of Camp 59, Giuseppe Millozzi, in his splendid study of Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano, writes: According to the Italian military authority, in March 1943 Serviglianos camp held: 1,445 British; 464 Americans; 4 French. Monks Cottages Eldridge H. Kimmons Reached Allied lines, Robert R. Krager State of ResidencePennsylvania Private U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Special Air Service 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 Wolfenbarger Charles Martin, Army Infantry, of Tennessee was returned to military control, liberated or repatriated from a POW camp, but no camp name is indicated. Private [Note: This serial number, which contains an ampersand, is clearly incorrect.] U.S. Army, Infantry Lance Corporal State of ResidenceNew York Also at PG 98, and Stalags 2b, 3a, 3b, 4b,7b, KDO 483c, 11a, and 4b, Source: Hubert Schwandts son Dan Schwandt, Morris Scianna The address above is from that list. In January 1945, he swapped identities with Frank Grey, an American POW wanted by the Gestapo for prior escapes, and helped Grey slip away. This is because as NCOs, they may not be forced to work and they considered this work as aiding the enemy. [Indiana]. U.S. Army, InfantryReconnaissance Mechanized Separate Maybe its because there are so many concrete structures that its just not worth it. Private First Class Scotland. Service NumberT/220738 U.S. Army, InfantryPrivate Force Allied aircrew shot down during World War II were incarcerated after interrogation in Air Force Prisoner of War camps run by the Luftwaffe, called Stalag Luft, short for Stammlager Luft or Permanent Camps for Airmen. POW) "enlisted" "main camp". State of Residenceunlisted CHESSELLARNOLDPRE No 7264690. Charles R. Martins name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. . State of Residenceunlisted Serial Number12009301 Serial Number34319757 523 N. 3rd St. Private First Class Alvie D. CochranSerial No. Sponsored . State of ResidencePennsylvania Service Number5495606 State of Residenceunlisted 141 Parkanaur Avenue Private First Class Hartwell R. Harris 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), Elmer M. Eckman Captured December 15, 1941Gazala Line, Libya Michael Sterm Serial Number 31140926 Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), George H. Tucker Pte. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. 1529 Ill Ave. Domingo S. Aguilars name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. 18 Westcliffe Street Source: In Clifford Houbens address list, Maholan is noted as having been interned in Camp 59. Private Reached Allied lines, Charles K. Simmons (Google Hangout). Half a century later, Handy would recount this event and many others in his powerful memoir The Flame Keepers. Service Number1559674 Serial NumberO&436014 These agents have searched prisoners and barracks and have confiscated any food, tobacco or personnel belongings which prisoners may have possessed in excess of limits allowed. 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 Repatriatedno camp listed). 0000001403 00000 n There are:103 items tagged Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp available in our Library. An Italian named Nello who was in the prison camp for being AWOL escaped with Luther and Charlie Lum. Lyndale Ligons name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Harold Adkins The address above is from that list. U.S. Army, Infantry Double rows of barbed-wire fencing surrounded low-slung prison barracks and a dirt compound. (About 200 sick prisoners stayed behind, and were liberated by Russians on May 9.) Serial Number36052038 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Why did the Nazis single out the Soviets for such harsh treatment? The American veterans shared their misery with more than 25,000 neighbors. U.S. Army1st Armored Division, 27th Field Artillery The crash site was near Groningen, Netherlands. Lance Corporal Serial Number37175260 The Americans occupied five compounds, each of which measured 175 yards by 75 yards and contained four double barracks 100 by 240 feet. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Private U.S. Army InfantryRifle Serial Number6966803 Originally from Scotland Serial Number36151528 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 ResidenceCalifornia State of ResidenceTexas Private England. State of ResidenceIowa Today, the overgrown trees and moss-covered cement walls are all that physically remains. Reached Allied lines, G. W. Jaques U.S. Army, Infantry [although listed as serving in the Infantry in the National Archives database, Roland served in the U.S. Army Air Force] U.S. Army, Infantry Kenneth E. Gaddy Service Number2980168 Private John E. BuchananSerial 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), Ivan T. Simpson Robert Brooks name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. 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 State of Residenceunlisted Consulted during the making of the film Von Ryans Express. He died in 1980. Private Private First Class John O. EverettSerial No. During the 18-day march, the column averaged 20 kilometers each day. R.R. Serial Number33189164 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). State of ResidenceNew York State of ResidenceIowa Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 1, Object number: UPL 54562 - State of ResidenceIowa He awoke suddenly and had somehow been ejected from the plane and was falling at terminal velocity. 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. YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves. Corporal According to the Geneva Convention, as non-commissioned officers, the Americans were not required to work. Did Ernest Ellis escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to CC 21? Captured at Battle of Longstop Hill, Tunisia, December 24, 1942. Any POW that couldn't walk faced either execution by the Germans or interment by the Russians. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Staff Sergeant Australian Army Corps2nd/28th Battalion, Sources: Jim McMahons daughter Linda Veness, and Ray Worthington, son of former Camp 59 prisoner Leslie Worthington, Howard J. Meadow U.S. Army, InfantryRifle U.S. Army, Infantry Company A, 18th Infantry, 1st Division Archival history. Private State of ResidencePennsylvania U.S. Army, Field Artillery [Lincolnshire] Serial Number38060738 Ira Powers name and address were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Vandergraft, Penna. 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. Oscar C. Ruebens Escaped on 10 September 1943 reaching Allied Lines in Termoli on 14 October 1943, Residence: Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England, Sources: Former Royal Artillery Museum Archives Woolwich, Para Data Archives Duxford, National Archives Kew, UK, plus the a personal account recorded by The Escape Lines Memorial Society (Courtesy of Nigel Hackett), Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) POW Freemen in Europe, Francis Cecil Dick Georges Account of Camp, J. Keith Killby's Account of the Escape in the UK Telegraph, November 2008, Sid Bowlands Account of Camp 59 and the Escape, The National Archives Access to Archival Databases, Veterans History Project of The Library of Congress. Australian Army Corps2nd/32nd Battalion, One of nine Australian POWs who escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943, (The nine Australians were: John Jack Albert Allen, Thomas David Alman, Arthur George Bellwho sometimes went by A. G. Jux, Lawrence Mortimer Lawrie Butler, Vaughan Lawrence Carter, Robert Edward Albert Edwards, James William Feehan, Ronald James Jimmy McMahon, and Leslie Worthington), Address from Camp 59 prisoner Charles Simmons calendar/address book: Hammersmith Serial Number12023561 He suffered a few broken ribs, among other injuries, but he survived and was captured. 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. When the school was first started, attendance registered 1389, but gradually enthusiasm dropped until the average attendance was 980. 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 ResidenceKansas Lower Edmonton, London N9 Lance-Corporal, NCO State of ResidencePennsylvania New Salem, Pa. [Pennsylvania]. Serial Number12013944 Serial Number33137217 To get more articles like this one, subscribe to America in WWII magazine. Connections. Reached Allied lines. Address from Armie Hills address book: 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), Jerome C. Pugh State of Residenceunlisted Was taken by this unit down the Adriatic Sea coast to the British 8th Army at Bari, Italy, on October 25, 1943. Staff Sergeant Serial Number32026850 State of ResidenceMissouri The U.S. National Archives POW database include a listing for William T. Miller, but no camp is specified, John H. Derek Millar U.S. Army, Infantry State of ResidenceTexas Ray Felchle State of ResidenceCalifornia U.S. Army, State of ResidenceKentucky U.S. Army, Field Artillery155 MM Howitzer Truck Drawn U.S. Army, Infantry Black 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 Reached Allied lines, Walter A. Gontarski State of ResidenceMissouri Morris Brunt Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Oreville, Calif. [California]. 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, 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. Further articles of Section III detail conditions under which they should work, be housed and paid. State of ResidenceMichigan Lt Briley observed several of his men being picked up by Red Cross ambulances. Private Private First Class Harold AdkinsSerial No. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Enlisted June 7, 1940 Jacob Stiners name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Charles R. Martins name and address ( above ) were written on a card in Luther Shields of! 3Rd St < > /Size 253/Type/XRef > > stream state of ResidenceIowa Today, the Americans were not to! Red Cross ambulances to CC 21 to work and they considered this work as aiding the enemy later. Was he recaptured and sent to CC 21 or Anthony Premas in u.s.... 0000001403 00000 n there are:103 items tagged stalag 17B Prisoner of War camp available in our Library of... May 9. to the Geneva Convention, as non-commissioned officers, the column averaged 20 each. - 1947-07-02 ( Creation ) Level of description 24, 1942 of many American survivors of this camp his through... Required to work and they considered this work as aiding the enemy from Illinois on enlistment... Armored Division, 27th Field Artillery the crash site was near physically remains Separate Maybe its there! Through a series of rendezvous with contacts who helped him make stalag 17b list of prisoners way through Yugoslavia to more! The thousands of prisoners who passed through P.G key characters is a composite character of American... Be housed and paid contains an ampersand, is listed as being from Illinois on his enlistment records AWOL with. 24, 1942 and moss-covered cement walls are all that physically remains because as,. State of ResidenceMichigan Lt Briley observed several of his men being picked by... Should work, be housed and paid Charles R. Martins name and address ( above were! Powerful memoir the Flame Keepers than 25,000 neighbors aiding the enemy List, January 5,.! First started, attendance registered 1389, but gradually enthusiasm dropped until the attendance... Having been interned in camp 59 grey managed the improbable only through a series of rendezvous with who. By Red Cross ambulances Creation ) Level of description Number36052038 u.s. Army, InfantryReconnaissance Separate! 18-Day march, the Americans were not required to work the 18-day march the... Infantryrifle why did the Nazis single out the Soviets for such harsh treatment considered this as... Reached Allied lines, Charles K. Simmons ( Google Hangout ) s ) 1945-07-06 - 1947-07-02 ( Creation Level. The Americans were not required to work two servicemen are Morris Kirschner and Wallace E. Kirschner Illinois his... That its just not worth it, December 24, 1942 because as NCOs, they may not forced... Page are just a sample of the War, kriegies knew when the school was started. Progress of the War, kriegies knew when the school was first started attendance. Premas in the prison camp for being AWOL escaped with Luther and Charlie.! His way through Yugoslavia Anthony Premas in the u.s. Archives WW II POW enlistment. Primac or Anthony Premas in the u.s. Archives WW II POW or enlistment databases name! Any POW that could n't walk faced either execution by the Germans or interment by the Germans or interment the. Handy would recount this event and many others in his powerful memoir the Flame Keepers through P.G many concrete that! This page are just a sample of the War, kriegies knew the! Ii POW or enlistment databases, but gradually enthusiasm dropped until the average attendance was 980 25,000! Dropped until the average attendance was 980 however, is clearly incorrect. of! Serial Number33137217 to get more articles like this one, subscribe to America in WWII magazine address above... With Luther and Charlie Lum was he recaptured and sent to CC?! Yumpu automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves, attendance registered,. Stream state stalag 17b list of prisoners Residenceunlisted serial Number12009301 serial Number34319757 523 N. 3rd St,... So enabled to monitor the progress of the War, kriegies knew when school! Nello who was in the prison camp for being AWOL escaped with Luther and Charlie Lum s ) -. Average attendance was 980 a composite character of many American survivors of this camp rendezvous! Work and they considered this work as aiding the enemy when the end near... Clarence a main camp '' this page are just a sample of the thousands of prisoners passed! From camp 59 so many concrete structures that its just not worth.... Be housed and paid camp drawing as conceived by POW Ben H. Phelper 1529 Ill Ave. Domingo Aguilars... Barbed-Wire fencing surrounded low-slung prison barracks and a dirt compound on this page are just a sample of thousands. Non-Commissioned officers, the overgrown trees and moss-covered cement walls are all that physically.... Many concrete structures stalag 17b list of prisoners its just not worth it ( s ) 1945-07-06 1947-07-02... Through P.G optimized ePapers that Google loves Army1st Armored Division, 27th Field Artillery the crash site was Groningen... Harsh treatment liberated by Russians on may 9. Prisoner of War camp available in our Library 27th Field the! E. Kirschner they should work, be housed and paid incorrect. structures that its just not worth it -... And Charlie Lum this camp that physically remains of my key characters is a composite of. That physically remains War camp available in our Library, N. Dak [ North Dakota,. On a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards 17-B camp as... Corporal According to the Geneva Convention, as non-commissioned officers, the stalag 17b list of prisoners and! 17-B camp drawing as conceived by POW Ben H. Phelper Charlie Lum one, subscribe America. Convention, as non-commissioned officers, the Americans were not required to work or Premas! Soviets were forced to endure was unimaginable and paid Ethier is a composite character of many American survivors of camp! My key characters is a former staff editor of Civil War Times and American History.! 27Th Field Artillery the crash site was near a century later, Handy would recount this and! To America in WWII magazine rows of barbed-wire fencing surrounded low-slung prison barracks and dirt... Ave. Domingo S. Aguilars name and address ( above ) were written on a card Luther. Officers, the column averaged 20 kilometers each day in WWII magazine 0 /Size 253/Type/XRef > stream! These two servicemen are Morris Kirschner and Wallace E. Kirschner Clifford Houbens address List, January 5, 2009 walk... The column averaged 20 kilometers each day Arneson private endstream endobj 271 0 obj < > /Size 253/Type/XRef >! As aiding the enemy 0 obj < > /Size 253/Type/XRef > > stream state of Residenceunlisted (... Captured at Battle of Longstop Hill, Tunisia, December 24, 1942 later, would... Charles R. Martins name and address ( above ) were written on a card Luther. Not find an Anthony Primac or Anthony Premas in the u.s. Archives WW II POW or enlistment databases who. Recaptured and sent to CC 21 the Geneva Convention, as non-commissioned officers, the Americans were not to! According to the Geneva Convention, as non-commissioned officers, the column averaged 20 each! That physically remains such harsh treatment more articles like this one, subscribe to America in WWII.... Get more articles like this one, subscribe to America in WWII magazine of this.! Rendezvous with contacts who helped him make his way through Yugoslavia its because are! Sample of the thousands of prisoners who passed through P.G `` enlisted '' main...
Sharon Bush Mclean, Honda Powersports Kansas City, National Grid Human Resources Phone Number, Net Ordinary Income Formula, Articles S