State of Residenceunlisted U.S. Army, Field ArtilleryArmored 105 MM Howitzer Sergeant Lake City, Tenn. [Tennessee]. Sergeant Service Number5501857 U.S. Army, service branch unlisted Captured December 4, 1942Tebourba, Tunisia In addition, one barrack was used as a repair shop for shoes and clothing. 107 Depot Street 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), Walter G. Nesley [5], Last edited on 24 November 2022, at 06:56, Learn how and when to remove this template message, More Soviet prisoners of war died every day, "The Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy", La GUEFANGUE - La Vie des prisonniers de guerre Franais en Basse-Bavire - 1939-1945 par Roger DEVAUX. Captured April 8,1941Fort Michelli State of ResidenceNew York Corporal State of ResidenceMissouri The more I researched this place, the more I felt a strong need to see it with my own eyes. U.S. Army, Infantry 33090088 WX17234 Serial Number33186173 Corporal Warron A. Colver [Warren Culver]Serial No. The prisoners focused most of their creative energies on making their lives more bearable. Serial Number36199768 U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Infantry Serial Number20714952 Further detailed information, photographs and stories can be found at :http://www.b24.net/pow/stalag17.htm. Freeport, Tex. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Died as prisoner of war). State of ResidenceIowa 11 Clent Avenue U.S. Army 2nd Corps, Source: Luther Shields daughter Cindy Jackson, Murray Shulaw Private These two men had parachuted out of the plane over France and after getting rid of his parachute and equipment, Sgt Milasius ran out of the village and found Sgt. Joseph D. Steed Lowell, Mass. Object number: UPL 53605 - Captured April 8, 1941Fort Michelli Serial Number6984419 Source: Online Cenotaph Database (Auckland War Memorial Museum), and Maurices granddaughter Miriam McDonald. State of ResidenceMaryland State of Residenceunlisted Gunner It was among the most notorious of all prisoner-of-war camps, detaining as many as 66,000 prisoners4,200 being American. Service Number1433324 State of ResidencePennsylvania 276 Wragby Road State of ResidenceArizona Serial Number6881043 U.S. Army, Field ArtilleryArmored 105 MM Howitzer [Buckinghamshire] The other two were Staff Sergeant Cyrus F. Johnson Jr. and Staff Sergeant Edward T. Dzierzynski. Kurtenbach knew how to get things done, spoke German, and had final say on all prisoner matters, includingand especiallyescape attempts. Although the U.S. National Archives on-line POW database lists one serviceman with the last name of David returned to military control, liberated or repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-1, and he is Cpl. Charles R. Martin Thanks to the fine photoshopping skills of Bob Penoyer, by overlaying the map on a Google image, you can see its location today near Krems, Austria, and more specifically, the town of Gneixendorf. [England, United Kingdom], F. R. Jackson 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 xref Sheffield [England, United Kingdom]. 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 LaSalle Captured at Ruweisat Ridge, El Alamein in 1942. 0000002940 00000 n This address for Ronald Bones is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Ronald Bones U.S. Army, Field Artillery Private Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Theodore Sanning 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 A. Coccoran Private Serial Number16037380 The same address is recorded in Cliffords own address list. U.S. Army, Infantry Frank J. Mikes Gunner Blain Prewitt U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Forces State of Residenceunlisted [Wisconsin] Staff Sergeant British Army. Camp 59 internmentJanuaryMay 1942, Vaughan Lawrence Carter Frederick Buske U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Leslie J. Crotty 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). Duke Street Serial Number36072813 Notation in the dog tag hole indicates interned in Camp 59. Serial Number32302560 Private Benjamin F. FarleySerial No. 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 Number15054964 U.S. Army, Air Corps Camp 59 internmentFebruary 28May 1943, D. G. Bradbrook Sergeant Private Captured near Ragusa, Sicily, on or about February 27, 1942 Bud Davids name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. State of ResidenceOklahoma Private This address for George Crawford is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: George A. Crawford State of ResidenceMississippi inquire if anyone has any information about the crew and who may still Minneapolis, Minnesota, William D. Anderson U.S. Army, Air CorpsBombardment, Medium State of ResidenceOklahoma Serial Number33136467 The U.S. National Archives POW database include a listing for Moses Melmed, but no camp is specified. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Address from Armie Hills address book: The aircraft was 42-5877. They were quickly processeddeloused, shaved, and assigned a numberand released into the wide compound to find a bed in one of the barracks. Sergeant State of ResidenceMassachusetts Private Welwyn Garden City 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 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. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Sullivan, Ind. State of ResidenceCalifornia They represent the first Camp 59 POWs I was aware of in 2008. State of ResidenceNorth Dakota Private (National Archives Identifier: 540164). New York Brockton Private Private Service Number5050489 Serial Number13069951 What the Soviets were forced to endure was unimaginable. James L. Rogers State of ResidenceIowa Minnesota, Wesley Goettels name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., R. E. M. Gollop State of ResidenceNew York Gunner Serial Number35327149 Corporal State of ResidenceKentucky 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 Service NumberT/220738 State of Residenceunlisted 1944 Krakow Poland to Germany POW Camp Postcard Cover Stalag 17B Prisoner of War . Serial Number15082385 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). Private Address from Armie Hills address book: He and another crewman fought the fire while the rest of the crew either jumped or were sucked out of the airplane. Serial Number36160842 State of ResidenceTexas My Grandfather was the Tail gunner for B-1742-29663 and was a POW at this camp afterwards. Stalag 17B was situated 100 meters northwest of the village of Gniekendorf. St. Louis, Missouri. Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 with Joseph Olinix, George Tucker, James Snodgrass, James Martelli, and Carl Good. The prisoners regret they are not in an Air Force camp. Source: Willman Kings son Joseph M. King, James G. Kingsley If you have any unwanted 8, Alfred Road 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 With other SAS prisoners, made the hole in the west wall of the camp and was among the first to escape, with fellow SAS soldier named Schofield, on September 14, 1943. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Serial Number33137212 Some of the animosity can be attributed to centuries of conflict between the two peoples. PG 59 POW 1634 Private U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Source: In Clifford Houbens address list, Edmund is noted as having been interned in Camp. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), William Helmly Private Franklin E. Swints name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Middleton Sioux City, Iowa Stalag IVA Elsterhorst. Private First Class See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. According to the German governments own post-war figures, of the 5.7 million Russian POWs held by the Nazis, 3.3 million died. Dennis J. Sweeney 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 orno camp listed), 1st Infantry Division (the Big Red One) Reached Allied lines, John J. Withers 15054958is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. State of Residenceunlisted I also found this marker that also indicates the existence of the camp, and what happened to the bodies that were buried here. [Texas]. Thorpe Bay U.S. Army, InfantryPrivate Force Private Service Number7888771 Mangum, Okla. [Oklahoma]. Six separate classrooms accommodating 40 men were used for instruction, and furniture consisted of benches, tables and blackboards. Four additional barracks were added in early 1944, but two other were torn down because they were considered by the Germans to be too close to the fence, thus making it possible for PWs to build tunnels for escape purposes. Serial Number18061638 Lance-Sergeant Service Number568313 Service Number2368486 U.S. Army, Serial Number37042565 Pennsylvania Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 31. Meador, West Virginia Armie Sulo Hill He and his left waist gunner, SSgt James W McClain, were on the loose for 5 days prior to capture by the enemy. Emerson Street U.S. Army Air Corps He was Nazi prisoner number 105921. 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). Keith Argraves Alexander M. Haddon - School Director, S/Sgt. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersEngineer (Combat, Square Divisions and Combat Units Not in Divisions) Serial Number20705393 U.S. Army, Field Artillery Serial Number33137881 Earl Linaweaver Gunner Serial Number16020988 John A. Allen Reached Allied lines, Dwight L. Dulaney Captured December 28, 1941Agedabia, Libya Cyrus Johnson was one of three men who survived the crash of the Fyrtle Myrtle on July 16, 1943 at Pietragalla, Italy. State of ResidencePennsylvania Serial Number36238842 Private First Class James Guillary [Guillory]Serial 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). U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Private N. Manchester 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. 34138090 24 cold water taps per wash room. U.S. Army, Medical DepartmentRifle They reached the Allied forces on June 14, 1944. Serial Number11045737 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), Louis J. VanSlooten Source: letter from Eric provided by Denis Crooks daughter Maggie Clarke. Hollis, Long Island U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number36306180 Folder. In the end, as their waistlines shrank, Kriegies downed anything that would fill their stomachs. Did Orville Higgins escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 11B Fallingbostel? Address from Armie Hills address book: Serial Number36151528 Sergeant Private Heinrich Himmler inspects a Russian prisoner in a POW camp. 13 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 from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Elmer M. Eckman Did Joseph Raffeo escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 6D Dortmund? State of ResidenceNew York In reality, many Red Cross crates disappeared en route. Staff Sergeant Reached Allied lines, Gene Schull 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. Sikorski See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Private G. H. Bird 9 Amies Street 0000000016 00000 n Sgt. The marching column was divided into eight groups of 500 with an American leader in charge of each group, guarded by about 20 German Volkssturm guards and two dogs. 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment Private Serial Number15088456 Service Number6285660 Edward T. Dzierzynski was one of three men who survived the crash of the Fyrtle Myrtle on July 16, 1943 at Pietragalla, Italy. U.S. Army, Field ArtilleryArmored 105 MM Howitzer Reached Allied lines, ________ Hegarty See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. Vandergraft, Penna. Serial Number20701864 Special Air Service (British Special Forces), Captured in Sardinia during operation Hawthorn, July 8, 1943 Private Serial Number37100623 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number32157976 13th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery State of ResidenceWest Virginia Sergeant Address from Armie Hills address book: Camp 59 internmentJanuary 31, 1942June 6, 1943, Cyril Cernobyl State of ResidenceMissouri Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15), Michael R. Kreisch Escaped from the camp September 14, 1943, Source: Charles Simmons daughter Trish Harper, John C. Simmons, Jr. Private First Class 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), 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). See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Clifford Houben escaped from Camp 59 and was given refuge by Italians; he was later recaptured and sent to Stalag 2B in Germany. Private Staff Sergeant Sergeant Private First Class Harold AdkinsSerial No. Freeborn as he was being carried to the hospital by civilians. Private State of ResidenceKansas Sergeant Captured December 4, 1942Tunisia Serial Number39302734 Serial Number20704916 Private Anthony P. FioreSerial 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). Serial Number6653062 Serial Number36215009 Private Serial Number38151547 U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Charles Webster Smith says in his memoirs Wine, Bread, & Cheese: A POWs Story of Survival in Italy (1998 by Ruby Simon Smith, Woodburner Press, Austin, Texas) that he and the following men left Camp 59 together on September 15, 1943: Charles Gallo of New Haven, Connecticut; Everett Kidd from Virginia; Raymond Johnson from Missouri; William F. Bill Tschoerner from Jarrell, Texas. These two servicemen are Morris Kirschner and Wallace E. Kirschner. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Charles Gallo See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Records from Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp other sources. Service NumberT/164275 Surely this is the same Robert Mooney, but why his state of residence is listed as Mississippi is unknown. Did Robert Chandler escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg? Serial Number37157173 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment Stalag 17b Stalag 17B was situated near the village of Gniexendorf, which is six . State of ResidencePennsylvania State of Residenceunlisted Private First Class His enlistment records indicate that he is from Bristol County, Rhode Island. Consequently, the tedium took its own toll on the prisoners, who had to find ways to keep themselves busy. Eldridge H. Kimmons Still, the resourceful American captives of Stalag 17-B attempted to dig a number of tunnels, using scoops fashioned out of aluminum cans and other items. Edward W. Weisenberg - Sports Supervisor. U.S. Army, Infantry c/o Martin Funeral Home U.S. Army, Infantry Private Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. 6 (LogOut/ Serial Number13057379 State of ResidenceKentucky Corporal See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Bill Spruiells name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. (DIED AS PRISONER OF WAR; 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Robert Alvey Newton Serial Number18120685 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). Turned over to the Italians and interned at Camp 59 Private Charles H. Ebright Northwich, Cheshire Address from Armie Hills address book: State of ResidenceOhio See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Serial Number33105763 It was liberated by the U.S. 14th Armored Division following a short battle with SS soldiers of the 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division on 29 April 1945. 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), Richard A. Wombacher 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), Laverne A. Sparks Service Number902822 Camp 59 internmentMarch 5, 1942June 3, 1943, C. A. Bourne Some cooperation was obtained from Major Eigl, but since there was friction between him and the other German officers (who were Wehrmacht), his authority was extremely limited. State of ResidenceIllinois U.S. National Archives on-line POW database lists only two POWs with this last name: Fay M. Straight and William J. Serial Number6952090 These sub-camps sometimes held more than 1,000 prisoners, separated by nationality. Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 7, Object number: UPL 54565 - U.S. Army, InfantryRifle But many historians point to the Russians refusal to sign the 1929 Geneva Convention (relating to the treatment of war prisoners.) Serial Number39013867 Arthur Shupes 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), Jack Eichler Serial Number17006666 Box 16 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). Any individuals who were injured in work, or became ill, were returned to the Lazarett (medical care facilities) at the parent stalag. John Pawlawskis name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Infantry $199.99 . Private Serial Number12017070 State of Residenceunlisted Royal Army Service Corps Rochester, New York, Captured in North Africa U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers Jacob Stiners name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Serial Number37073082 Private First Class State of Residenceunlisted The List of Prisoners. 0000005307 00000 n 6th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment Private First Class James CollinsSerial No. U.S. Army, Field Artillery Armored 105 MM Howitzer State of Residenceunlisted State of ResidenceWisconsin U.S. Army, Cavalry 0000002863 00000 n British Army, Interned at Camp 59 for at least two years, Arrived in Adelboden, Switzerland during the winter of 1943-44 and departed in October 1944, Convalesced in Leysin, Switzerland in 1944-45 before returning to England, Source: Robert Smiths niece Carole Procter; a news article from The Herald (A paper serving the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England) January 25, 1944, James L. Snodgrass State of ResidenceMississippi Over 130,000 Allied soldiers were imprisoned there. Private Civilians who were officially attached to military units, such as war correspondents, were provided the same treatment as military personnel by the Conventions. 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), James Guillory 0000004492 00000 n Address from Armie Hills address book: British Army 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), S. C. Dowland Private Inside their spartan quarters, prisoners searched for fellow crew members whom they had last seen inside a falling, shot-up plane, and acquainted themselves with the other men of their bay (a tightly clustered section of bunks that lined the barracks walls). Serial Number20614252 Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 3, Object number: UPL 54563 - U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Box 132 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 O. Everett Jesse E. Kirk State of ResidenceNew Jersey Private Edmond Petrelli Vandergrift A second issue was made a few days later of one parcel for every fifth man. Serial Number15041867 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Corporal U.S. Army, Armored 2703555is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. David E. Ridings name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Serial Number13015647 Serial Number13023021 British Army, Escaped from Camp 59 with Dr. J. H. D. Millar, Source: The Memoirs of J. H. D. Millar, published by Quaderni della Memoria, 2008, H. F. Jones Sergeant Captured April 8, 1941Fort Michelli U.S. Army, Infantry Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 with Joseph Olinix, George Tucker, James Snodgrass, James Martelli, and James Kingsley. Tennessee, Clovis Amos name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., Arnold L. Anderson Private First Class Allen A. CoombsSerial No. See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. 0000000948 00000 n Private First Class Serial Number39017283 U.S. Army, Infantry 1225 Quincy Street, N.E. Technician, Grade 5 Spencer, Okla. [Oklahoma], Albert Edward Ibbetson 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 G. Hughes 406 Redditch Road Even without a radio, though, the Americans at Stalag 17-B could tell something was happening in April 1945. Reached Allied lines, Source: The National Archives, United Kingdom U.S. Army, Infantry 13023638is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Left Waist Gunner The following list includes the 253 Americans identified in the U.S. National Archives database of WW II POWs as returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13, (or who died while prisoners). Serial Number14027421 State of Residenceunlisted U.S. Army, Infantry Want to know what life was like during the War? Private 466th BG - 786th BS Staff Sergeant U.S. Army, Air CorpsArmy Air Forces Serial Number6973874 Serial Number12005278 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 Mooney U.S. Army, Rifle Private Attached, 3rd Light Field Ambulance Private Private James Guillory U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Serial Number34088215 Starvation was a deliberate policy in the Stalags, particularly with regard to Soviet prisoners of war. 20701883is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Clermont, Florida, William W. Hurley Serial Number12021601 State of ResidenceIowa Arbeitskommando 10001 in Ruckenwaldau (now Wierzbowa, Lower Silesia - Poland), Agency Camp German Stalag VIII-A. R.F.D. 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 Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Charles A. Gravier 2217 State of ResidenceOhio 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: Swiss Red Cross report on Camp 59 from December 16, 1942, as referenced by Giuseppe Millozzi in Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano. Black His name appears in U.S. State Department wartime reports about Camp 59 from the Swiss Legation in Rome. Sweechbridge Road U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number11011496 U.S. Army, Air CorpsMedium Bomber (B25, B26) 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). 5 Sergeant Riley Rudd died in a hospital in Ascoli Piceno on July 20, 1942 of appendicitis. Serial Number37044192 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), Charlie W. Smith Private Serial Number33090088 Camp 59 internmentJanuary 2June 1, 1942, Marshall J. 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