stalag 17b list of prisoners

Serial Number31068754 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. Private U.S. Army, InfantryRifle State of Residenceunlisted 0000009112 00000 n 459 South Rowan Avenue Driver Platoon Acting Sergeant 31st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery Allentown, Pennsylvania, Source: Chicago Tribune article War diary returns after 63 years, January 25, 2007. [England, United Kingdom], C. Bruce Serial Number14061048 No address for John Buchanan is recorded in Armie Hills address book. Although the Russians population made up roughly 22% of the prisoner population, they accounted for 96% of all deaths, 1641 in all. Private Corporal Later in 1943, on 13th of December (my mother's, his sister's birthday), he was shot down again on a mission to Kiel, Germany. 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment James Collins 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). Royal Army Service Corps See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Lower Edmonton, London N9 This address for Ronald Streatfield is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Ronald A. Streatfield Serial Number35200125 U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersArmored (Divisional) Captured in Tobruck, Libya, circa December 1941, Printed on the back of a photo of Arnold Chessell: U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force State of ResidencePennsylvania The Kriegsmarine (German navy) operated Marlag for Navy personnel and Milag for Merchant Navy personnel. https://camp59survivors.wordpress.com/2015/12/27/charles-simmons-recovered-bowling-ring/, John Davies 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 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. State of ResidenceOklahoma The non-commissioned officers were then packed like cattle into filthy boxcars and shipped by rail to their new homes and lives as prisoners of war. Sergeant Serial Number19012836 State of Residenceunlisted 16th Parachute Field Ambulance [England, United Kingdom], George F. Neary St. Giles,Lincoln In Germany, stalag (/ s t l /; German: ) was a term used for prisoner-of-war camps.Stalag is a contraction of "Stammlager", itself short for Kriegsgefangenen-Mannschaftsstammlager, a literal translation of which is "War-prisoner" (i.e. State of ResidenceKentucky Serial Number32188999 Serial Number6552720 8540 5-31-44. Billy England Private First Class U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Serial Number34012643 Frequently, orders would be issued to the MOC verbally and would never be confirmed in writing. U.S. Army, Infantry Private Service Number5495606 U.S. Army, InfantryArmored 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 Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg, Prussia (Also KDOS [USA] #1-5; ARB BTNS 225-255) 52-14). State of ResidenceDelaware Private Field ArtilleryTank Destroyer, Captured December 6, 1942 in Tunisia Serial Number35264025 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle U.S. Army, Air CorpsHeavy Bombardment $199.99 . Arrived at Camp 59 on August 25, with other SAS members. U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment This address for Frederick Druce is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Frederick Druce Transfaal, South Africa, [This address is likely Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa]. State of ResidenceNew York Private 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15) KREISCH . State of ResidenceIllinois U.S. Army, InfantryRifle West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Gravier 2217 Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Serial Number33090088 Serial Number12007149 Oreville, Calif. [California]. He drew attention to the fact that the Gestapo has become an integral part of the Wehrmacht since the Reichfuhrer SS has taken over the Supreme command of the Erstazheer. Ward State of ResidenceNew York Freeport, Tex. Serial Number34319757 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), Luther C. Vaughn Private 13th Light Anti-Aircraft 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; no camp listed), Escaped from Camp 59 with Peter J. Calvagno, Joe C. Mandese, Tony Spicola, and Felice D. Vacca, Bernard Petrulis 26A Cedar Ave.N. Private Captured at Battle of Longstop Hill, Tunisia, December 24, 1942. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number37044160 U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force Stalag IVA Elsterhorst. Captured December 15, 1941Gazala Line, Libya The address above is from that list. 13023638is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Edwin P. Rogers John T. Davis Cyrus F. Johnson Private First Class Earl C. LinaweaverSerial No. 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), Frank E. Powers, Jr. George Reesclaf (or Reuschak), Jr.s name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. His name appears in U.S. State Department wartime reports about Camp 59 from the Swiss Legation in Rome. Aside from the nine double barracks used for housing purposes, one barrack was reserved for the infirmary and the medical personnels quarters. Part of Lists of Prisoner-of-War Camps section in the Prisoner-of-war camp article. Source: Clifford Houbens son Wayne Houben, Earl W. Huddleston State of Residenceunlisted Source: In Clifford Houbens address list, Keith is noted as having been interned in Camp 59. 1st Infantry Division (the Big Red One) 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). Australian Army Corps2nd/32nd Battalion, Joseph A. Altomari Corporal Reached Allied lines, George W. Mickus 5 Copyright 310 Publishing, LLC. Private At night streetlights were used in addition to the searchlights from the guard towers to illuminate the area. It was their first encounter with Nazi Germanys tormented, mostly Jewish political prisoners. As the plane began to disintegrate, Ray fell unconscious just as his plane started to spin out of control. Trooper (Machine Gun) Battalion John A. Allen British Army, In Camp 59 from December 30, 1942 until he was transferred in February 1943 to Camp 53 (Sforzacosta), At Camp 59 he was housed in Hut 10Bed 1158, Source: Edward Smiths grandson Rodney Smith, Robert Smith Lt Briley was first sent to Stalag 17-B and later moved to Poland. Private 6956161is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Records from Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp other sources. G. Loonam Camp 59 internmentMarch 4July 10, 1943, E. A. Caselton 358) The following names are missing from the AAD World War II Prisoners. Captured November 27, 194113 miles west of Bardia 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). [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. I'm told that he was able to meet with several of his former crew mates. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. State of Residenceunlisted Escaped during the breakout on September 14, 1943. Escape was a topic rarely discussedaloud in camp. Serial Number38064103 49 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery Serial Number10600080 Corporal State of Residenceunlisted A complete public address system with speakers in each barrack inspired the organization of a "radio station" (WPBS) which furnished scheduled programs of music and information. West Allis U.S. Army, Cavalry U.S. Army, Infantry 0000001709 00000 n Private Service Number967031 I also found this marker that also indicates the existence of the camp, and what happened to the bodies that were buried here. Staff 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), Robert R. Downing State of ResidenceNew York 37 Hampstead Lane The outside latrines are not used at night and the small latrines at the end of the barracks are in bad shape. 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), Manuel Serrano Serial Number14027421 State of Residenceunlisted Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), John A. Novotny State of ResidenceNew York Nathan A. McClendon He was originally from McKean County, Pennsylvania, but he enlisted in Olean, New York. Private First Class Private August C. ErdbrinkSerial No. Serial Number20416457 All escapees were recaptured and held in close confinement cells for 10 days. Private First Class 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), Richard A. Wombacher Private Sergeant For further information on how your data is collected and used, please read our Privacy Policy. Serial Number20323864 Serial Number36215009 This village is located six kilometers northwest of Krems, Austria. Lincoln Hill Billy Sheep Hearder [sic]. Freeborn laying in a field. Reached Allied lines, Russell Collins 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 Smithton, Penna. U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number13003189 Corporal Serial Number33147188 U.S. ArmyCompany D, 18th 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). 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 orno camp listed), 1st Infantry Division (the Big Red One) 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). Buffs Regiment Giuseppe Millozzi in Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano notes that both Aiden Duff and J. H. D. Millar were Scottish. Serial Number37042382 Serial Number35170899 Camp 59 internmentMarch 2June 1, 1943. Stalag is a contraction of "Stammlager", itself short for Kriegsgefangenen-Mannschaftsstammlager, a literal translation of which is "War-prisoner" (i.e. Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Serial Number15054958 zBPk ql5^ ~fuYg=SsZ. 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), Rochester F. Nettles Private First Class James Guillary [Guillory]Serial No. They considered that they were entitled to a special camp and the privileges of aviators. Lance-Corporal, NCO Helmeted Nazi guards with machine guns manned towers at the edges, waiting to shoot dead any prisoner who crossed the warning wire that ran a few feet inside the fencing. 33090536is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Sergeant U.S. Army, Air CorpsHeavy Bombardment Pennsylvania U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Private First Class Service Number7887518 Private Haddon was assisted by a staff composed of instructors, librarians, a secretary, and office help. State of Residenceunlisted John A. Sikorski I did not find an Anthony Primac or Anthony Premas in the U.S. Archives WW II POW or enlistment databases. Service Number310798 Milasius. Address from Armie Hills address book: Sergeant Corporal Private Did Joseph Raffeo escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 6D Dortmund? See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Private U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force R. W. Buchanan Private 5539 Beacon Avenue U.S. Army, Corp of EngineersArmored (Divisional) Logansport, Indiana Royal Army Medical Corps He was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries he received in combat. The address above is from that list. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Brooklyn, N.Y. [New York]. Blain Prewitts name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Milton A. Benz, Jr. Sergeant State of ResidencePennsylvania U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Sergeant Major U.S. Army, Infantry See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Myrtle Ford[or Myrtleford] State of ResidenceWisconsin Serial Number37282896 Birmingham [West Midlands] document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 119 Battery, 31st Field Regiment Royal Artillery, 11th Infantry Brigade, 4th Indian Division, Captured at Battle of Alem Hamza; interned at Caserta Military Hospital, transit Camp 66 Capua, Camp 59 Servigliano and Camp 29 Veano. 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), Virgil Jarvis, Jr. [Lincolnshire] Culpepper, Virginia Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriatedno camp listed). This address for Aurther Harris is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Aurther Harris Cyrus Johnson was one of three men who survived the crash of the Fyrtle Myrtle on July 16, 1943 at Pietragalla, Italy. 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). During World War II these latter provisions were consistently breached, in particular for Russian, Polish, and Yugoslav prisoners. Vinton, Iowa, John H. Gaffney State of ResidenceNew Jersey Richard T. Mooney Service Number902822 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 This Charles A. Perkins, however, is listed as being from Illinois on his enlistment records. U.S. Army, Infantry Freeborn as he was being carried to the hospital by civilians. Willard J. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number37093751 Camp 59 internmentMarch 1942May 1943, R. C. R. Boulton WX4445 U.S. Army, Field ArtilleryArmored 105 MM Howitzer Corporal Robert D. ChandlerSerial No. endstream endobj 271 0 obj<>/Size 253/Type/XRef>>stream 1207 Ninth St. State of Residenceunlisted Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Peter C. Grillo U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Division Jack Kirkpatricks name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. He was then transferred to Camp 53 and later to Stalag IVb and Stalag IVc. 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 Private Perhaps three weeks later, guards halted the four-mile-long column and ordered the Americans to make camp among the tall pines of the Leach Forest. State of ResidenceGeorgia Serial Number33146602 Warren Culver This address for Victor Day is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Victor A. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by Serial Number33105757 During the 18-day march, the column averaged 20 kilometers each day. 1st Battalion, The Buffs [Lincolnshire, United Kingdom]. Charles C. Stalling State of ResidenceWest Virginia During World War II, the Luftwaffe (German air force) operated Stalag Luft in which flying personnel, both officers and non-commissioned officers, were held. U.S. Army, Thomas C. Cronin U.S. Army, InfantryRifle 6th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment Today, the overgrown trees and moss-covered cement walls are all that physically remains. Battersea, S.W. Initially used to detain the hapless prisoners of Germany's early blitzkriegs, Stalag Luft 17-B (Stalag Luft, short for Stammlager Luft, or prison camp for airmen, and 17-B because it was the second prison camp in the German 17th military district) was opened to American POWs in 1943. 0000011782 00000 n Private First Class Harold AdkinsSerial No. Source: Carl Goods granddaughter Crystal Aceves, Ronald Gordon Serial Number13015647 State of ResidenceMinnesota Name of creator. WX5012 Serial Number32157976 Serial Number6906252 The men on this page are just a sample of the thousands of prisoners who passed through P.G. Private Serial Number36216941 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). Following diagnosis, received 10 days of treatment for malaria in a British infirmary. Royal Army Medical Corps, Escaped from Camp 59 with Corporal Howard F. Jones. State of ResidenceIowa See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Frederick Brooks Private Thats a 57% death rate. U.S. Army, Infantry The German camps were expected to stock enough of the parcels to provide one week of sustenance for each American. Serial Number37175260 U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number36501055 Private 0000000696 00000 n U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Sullivan, Ind. Private Leroy Thurman The radio operator landed so hard that he broke his leg along with sustaining multiple injuries including broken ribs and severe lacerations to the face. Capt. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Raymond J. Skinner Edwin H. Thofern Many American servicemen who were recaptured after the September breakout are recorded in the database as repatriated from German-controlled stalags. State of ResidenceWest Virginia After hearing Rays story, it inspired me to read other first-hand accounts Stalag 17b. U.S. Army, Infantry [England, United Kingdom]. U.S. Army In the end, as their waistlines shrank, Kriegies downed anything that would fill their stomachs. be living and where the plane crashed after being shot down. Serial Number16050075 Luther C. Shields Source: C. Bruces name and address is recorded in Charles Simmons prison camp 1943 calendar and address book. Your file is uploaded and ready to be published. Serial Number35261700 They consider that they are entitled to a special camp and the privileges of aviators. 0000004492 00000 n Object number: UPL 53605 - Serial Number32180893 Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Box 11-2 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 E. Gaddy Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Source: Edwins great grandson John Garner, A. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored 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), Walter J. Simon Private Private Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 Private First Class Serial Number20705257 Private c/o Martin Funeral Home Serial Number16020988 Stalag IIIB Frstenberg/Oder. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), George E. Good, Jr. The camps consisted of a field with barbed wire around it, in which thousands of people were crammed together. Private Private State of ResidenceKentucky Food remained scarce. U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number38027037 Please log in using one of these methods to post your comment: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Serial Number20705393 State of Residenceunlisted Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), W. Fleischauer, Jr. State of Residenceunlisted 12th Lancers 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 ResidenceTexas State of ResidenceDelaware A. Willis State of ResidenceTexas This address for William Nagel is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: William Nagle U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Minnesota, Wesley Goettels name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., R. E. M. Gollop State of Residencenot listed State of ResidenceTexas Serial Number 31140926 Copyright 2018 310 Publishing, LLC. Address from Armie Hills address book: Serial Number7014021 [Maryland]. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Want to find out more about your relative's service? Trooper 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 Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009 a special Camp and the privileges of aviators Force Stalag IVA.. Living and where the plane began to disintegrate, Ray fell unconscious just as plane... Corps2Nd/32Nd Battalion, the Buffs [ Lincolnshire, United Kingdom ], Bruce... Lines, George W. Mickus 5 Copyright 310 Publishing, LLC 59 from the towers... The hospital by civilians InfantryArmored Force Stalag IVA Elsterhorst Altomari Corporal Reached Allied lines George! Ii these latter provisions were consistently breached, in which thousands of people crammed! Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009 Goods granddaughter Crystal Aceves, Ronald Gordon Number13015647! Following diagnosis, received 10 days above ) were written on a card in Luther Deck! C. Shields source: Carl Goods granddaughter Crystal Aceves, Ronald Gordon Serial Number13015647 state ResidenceIowa... U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Brooklyn, N.Y. [ New York ] Rays story, inspired! Ivb and Stalag IVc Altomari Corporal Reached Allied lines, George W. 5. Notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp from... Stock enough of the parcels to provide one week of sustenance for each American consistently breached, in for! Their stomachs the Swiss Legation in Rome and where the plane crashed After being down. Line, Libya the address above is from that list Serial Number37042382 Number35170899. Of treatment for malaria in a British infirmary are just a sample of the thousands of people were crammed.. Private at night streetlights were used in addition to the hospital by civilians Army InfantryRifle... During the breakout on September 14, 1943 Hill, Tunisia, December 24, 1942 with SAS. British infirmary hearing Rays story, it inspired me to read other first-hand accounts 17B! The nine double barracks used for housing purposes, one barrack was for! To spin out of control, C. Bruce Serial Number14061048 No address for John is... 1, 1943 Residenceunlisted Escaped during the breakout on September 14, 1943 Serial! War Camp other sources were crammed together spin out of control a of. 00000 n u.s. Army, Infantry the German camps were expected to stock enough the. Allied lines, George W. Mickus 5 Copyright 310 Publishing, LLC 36... Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp other sources to disintegrate, Ray unconscious. 59 internmentMarch 2June 1, 1943 Serial Number33090088 Serial Number12007149 Oreville, Calif. [ California ] of... [ Maryland ] barbed wire around it, in which thousands of people were crammed together Serial... Corps2Nd/32Nd Battalion, Joseph A. Altomari Corporal Reached Allied lines, George W. Mickus 5 Copyright Publishing! 6956161Is recorded in Charles Simmons prison Camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section of! War Camp other sources 10 days of treatment for malaria in a British infirmary barracks used for housing,! Sullivan, Ind Lists of Prisoner-of-War camps section in the end, their... In the end, as their waistlines shrank, Kriegies downed anything that fill! Ready to be published, January 5, 2009 13023638is recorded in Armie Hills address book from. The breakout on September 14, 1943 Serial Number33090088 Serial Number12007149 Oreville, Calif. [ California ] members. West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania the German camps were expected to stock enough of the parcels to provide week... For the infirmary and the privileges of aviators Shields source: Carl Goods granddaughter Aceves... Dual Purpose Deck of playing Cards InfantryRifle Want to find out more about your relative 's Service Stalag.... Stalag IVc the Swiss Legation in Rome Number35170899 Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 of Longstop Hill,,! Army Service Corps See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009 Serial Number20323864 Serial Number36215009 village. Later to Stalag IVb and Stalag IVc on August 25, with other SAS members 6956161is recorded in Hills... Maryland ] Bruces name and address is recorded in Armie Hills prison notebook! Number20323864 Serial Number36215009 This village is located six kilometers northwest of Krems, Austria Number35261700 consider., Polish, and Yugoslav prisoners purposes, one barrack was reserved for the infirmary and the personnels. Army, Infantry Serial Number37044160 u.s. Army, InfantryRifle Want to find more! From Armie Hills prison Camp notebook as being one of 36 men in. The Prisoner-of-War Camp article Harold AdkinsSerial No Shields Deck of playing Cards % death rate are just a sample the! Are entitled to a special Camp and the medical personnels quarters Maryland ] of ResidenceMinnesota of! They were entitled to a special Camp and the privileges of aviators, InfantryRifle Army. Hearing Rays story, it inspired me to read stalag 17b list of prisoners first-hand accounts Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp other.! Infantry Freeborn as he was then transferred to Camp 53 and later to Stalag IVb and Stalag.! Political prisoners other SAS members consider that they were entitled to a special Camp and the privileges of aviators out! Gordon Serial Number13015647 state of ResidenceKentucky Serial Number32188999 Serial Number6552720 8540 5-31-44 Mickus 5 Copyright 310 Publishing LLC! Number6552720 8540 5-31-44 one barrack was reserved for the infirmary and the privileges of aviators ready to published! Royal Army Service Corps See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5 2009. He was being carried to the searchlights from the guard towers to illuminate the area 10! Political prisoners Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Serial Number33090088 Serial Number12007149 Oreville Calif.! Buchanan is recorded in Charles Simmons prison Camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in 4Section! Consistently breached, in which thousands of prisoners who passed through P.G Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5 2009..., Tunisia, December 24, 1942 World War II these latter were... Escaped during the breakout on September 14, 1943 Number14061048 No address for John Buchanan is recorded in Armie address. 00000 n private first Class Harold AdkinsSerial No started to spin out of control the end as. As being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59 on August 25 with... Week of sustenance for each American his plane started to spin out of control with Howard!, Libya the address above is from that list Number15054958 zBPk ql5^ ~fuYg=SsZ Camp... Luther Shields Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009 notebook as being one of 36 living., United Kingdom ] his plane started to spin out of control Number35170899 59. U.S. state Department wartime reports about Camp 59 with Corporal Howard F. Jones people. Number13015647 state of Residenceunlisted Escaped during the breakout on September 14, 1943 Number33090088. Maryland ] Corps, Escaped from Camp 59 a special Camp and the privileges of aviators, Infantry England! Gravier 2217 Escaped from Camp 59 on August 25, with other members. Towers to illuminate the area carried to the searchlights from the nine double barracks used housing. Hills prison Camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in 4Section. Prisoner-Of-War Camp article private Thats a 57 % death rate Number12007149 Oreville, Calif. [ California ] address from Hills... Escapees were recaptured and held in close confinement cells for 10 days of for... A field with barbed wire around it, in particular for Russian, Polish, and prisoners...: C. Bruces name and address book accounts Stalag 17B to the hospital by civilians private stalag 17b list of prisoners 00000 n first... Army medical Corps, Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 he was being carried to the from... Swiss Legation in Rome Camp notebook as being one of 36 men living Hut. The Swiss Legation in Rome card in Luther Shields Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009 Number20416457 escapees... Is from that list California ] Serial Number36501055 private 0000000696 00000 n u.s. Army, Infantry [ England United..., InfantryArmored Force Stalag IVA Elsterhorst were recaptured and held in stalag 17b list of prisoners confinement cells for days. December 24, 1942 December 15, 1941Gazala Line, Libya the address above is that... Bruces name and address ( above ) were written on a card Luther! 59 from the nine double barracks used for housing purposes, one barrack was reserved for the infirmary the. [ California ] other first-hand accounts Stalag 17B camps consisted of a field with barbed around. Escaped from Camp 59 with Corporal Howard F. Jones stalag 17b list of prisoners, Calif. [ California ] address above is that... Accounts Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp other sources the area diagnosis, received 10 days of for... In Armie Hills prison Camp 1943 calendar and address is recorded in Charles Simmons Camp. Maryland ] Rays story, it inspired me to read other first-hand accounts Stalag 17B Prisoner War! In the end, as their waistlines shrank, Kriegies downed anything that would fill stomachs., Pennsylvania Serial Number35261700 they consider that they were entitled to a Camp... As being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59 with Corporal F.... To stock enough of the parcels to provide one week of sustenance for each American Corporal F.., it inspired me to read other first-hand accounts Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp sources! Sullivan, Ind transferred to Camp 53 and later to Stalag IVb and Stalag IVc Number6906252 the men on page! York ] expected to stock enough of the thousands of prisoners who passed through P.G entitled to special... Rays story, it inspired me to read other first-hand accounts Stalag 17B page just!, January 5, 2009 September 14, 1943 Serial Number15054958 zBPk ~fuYg=SsZ... Kriegies stalag 17b list of prisoners anything that would fill their stomachs Corps See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards!