Sergeant 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), John Richard Shaw 7th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment 24 Pratt Street 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), Escaped from Camp 59 in September 1943; Owen Frye and William Helmley were protected by the Marcozzi family near the town of Force in the province of Ascoli Piceno. TREATMENT: The treatment at Stalag 17B was never considered good, and was at times even brutal. Serial Number33146780 Battersea, S.W. John Prockos 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), Frank Hillman U.S. Army, Infantry Sources: Luther Vaughns daughters Judy Ingersoll and Victoria McMackin, Joseph MacDougall Serial Number35264149 Sergeant There are:103 items tagged Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp available in our Library. Guy U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, service branch unlisted State of ResidenceNew York Serial Number36336832 Upon arriving at the camp, each new prisoner was forced to surrender all their personal items like watches, special clothing (like long-johns), jewelry, etc., and the guards often helped themselves to these valuables. 406 Redditch Road Bill Marcus is mentioned a letter dated October 21, 1943 in which a POW only identified as Eric, writing to his mother and dad, describes the escape from Camp 59 and the actions of the men immediately after. While no serious incident has occurred, prisoners are treated badly by certain guards. Among these was William L. Davidson, who apparently is the same person as Luther W. Davidson, who at times inverted his first and middle names. State of ResidenceTexas Today, the overgrown trees and moss-covered cement walls are all that physically remains. P.A. 185th Squadron, Royal Air Force Serial Number17006940 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 Procko 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 M. Majeski Serial Number14002753 So. [Note: This serial number, which contains an ampersand, is clearly incorrect.] Washington, D.C. Paul J. Falatek Matt Brazil was liberated by British forces after his escape from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy. State of ResidenceMissouri 253 0 obj <> endobj 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), Joseph E. Pojawis Did Orville Higgins escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 11B Fallingbostel? U.S. Army1st Armored Division, 27th Field Artillery Serial Number37044709 20705564is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Many American servicemen who were recaptured after the September breakout are recorded in the database as repatriated from German-controlled stalags. Finally, the Americans of Stalag 17-B were told to gather their meager possessions and prepare to move out. Flushing, Long Island U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Serial Number37042565 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 Mickus 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). See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Forces Antioch, Nebraska. The address above is from that list. State of Residencenot listed Sergeant Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Serial Number38009720 - SSGT Joe B. Dobbs State of ResidenceIndiana Andrew G. Fregede Captured at Battle of Longstop Hill, Tunisia, December 24, 1942. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Serial Number38019317 Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 9, Object number: UPL 54567 - State of ResidenceFlorida Meador, West Virginia Address from Armie Hills address book: U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Address from Armie Hills address book: U.S. Army, InfantryRifle 33-40 150 Place Technical Sergeant Captured December 15, 1941Gazala Line, Libya U.S. Army, Infantry John T. Davis Ernest Ellis name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Serial Number35200125 Staff Sergeant U.S. Army If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. His body lay sprawled across the fence until the morning as a warning to his shaken fellow prisoners. But also the dismal rations and food shortages that became a constant concern. While prisoner interaction with German overseers was generally limited to the twice-daily roll calls and an occasional barracks sweep, guards were sometimes brutish, and the shadow of death lingered over the camp. Serial Number33114113 Private First Class Address from Armie Hills address book: Haddon was assisted by a staff composed of instructors, librarians, a secretary, and office help. Private First Class U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers David E. Riding, Jr. U.S. Army1st Armored Division, 6th Regiment, Company C Camp 59 internmentJanuary 9April 22, 1942, A. J. Budd 33147188is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. (LogOut/ American planes appeared overhead almost daily, while thunderous flashes of light to the east confirmed the approach of Russians seeking vengeance for atrocities the Germans had committed on them earlier in the war. R.R. Special Air Service (British Special Forces) U.S. Army, Infantry Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Corporal Camp 59 internmentMarch 2June 1, 1943. 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). Private U.S. Army, Corp of EngineersArmored (Divisional) Corporal Attached, 3rd Light Field Ambulance Service Number3958294 State of ResidenceMinnesota Private Sergeant U.S. Army, Infantry Private First Class State of ResidenceMaryland Serial Number17006666 [Indiana]. Royal Sussex Regiment, 1st Buffs, Captured in North Africa on December 15, 1941. This surely is the same John Procko, despite the discrepancy in state of residence. Serial Number34088215 U.S. Army, Infantry Private (About 200 sick prisoners stayed behind, and were liberated by Russians on May 9.) Service Number T/5569678 Dewey E. Smith Service Number6285660 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), Served in 83rd Squadron, 12th Bomb Group, U.S. Army Air Force as a radio operatorgunner, On first mission, August 31, 1942, successfully completed assignment of bombing tanks and trucks on the front lines, Shot down and captured on September 1, 1942, while his B-25 bomber was on a mission over the front line at the Battle of El al Halfa near El Alamein, Incarcerated in several POW facilities in North Africa; transported from Tobruk, North Africa, by a Red Cross Hospital ship to a POW hospital in Caserta, Italy (near Naples), Imprisoned at Italian POW camps 53 and 59. 2006 7th St. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. Serial Number6959286 Stalag IIIC Alt-Drewitz. [likely Harrisburg, Pennsylvania] Died in the Camp 59 infirmary of appendicitis, William T. Miller 0000002605 00000 n 1st Special Air Service Regiment On 3 may 1945 the camp was liberated when six men of the 13th Armored Division arrived in three Jeeps and easily captured the remaining guards who numbered 205. SSGT Joe B. Dobbs Left Waist Gunner John Fouts Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 1, Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 3, Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 5, Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 7, Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 8, Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 9, Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 27, Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 31, http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=camps&cmp=Stalag+17b+Braunau+Gneik, http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=camps&cmp=Stalag+17b+Braunau+Gnei, http://www.457thbombgroup.org/POW/POW.html. Originally from Scotland 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). 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 D. Hasman Reached Allied lines, Donald F. Turner The address above is from that list. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle 3624827 532 S.E. State of ResidenceTexas Keith Argraves State of ResidencePennsylvania Private 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 In the middle of the beautiful Austrian countrysideof rolling hills and thick forest stood an ugly placethe sprawling eyesore and den of misery known as Stalag Luft 17-B. 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), Anthony P. Fiore, Jr. 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). Nello lives in Servigliano. Corporal Serial Number37045390 Sunny Side State of ResidenceNew York Serial Number6954980 I also found this marker that also indicates the existence of the camp, and what happened to the bodies that were buried here. U.S. Army, Infantry After hearing Rays story, it inspired me to read other first-hand accounts Stalag 17b. Private Private Captured on the ground, the American pilots, bombardiers, flight engineers, and assorted gunners and other crewmen were first funneled into a processing center, Dulag Luft, near Frankfurt, Germany, for interrogation. PP 8696 6-16-44. He was liberated from Dulag . Serial Number39525295 (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). Each double barrack contained a washroom of six basins in the center of the building. Sergeant Prisoners of various nationalities were generally separated from each other by barbed-wire fences subdividing each stalag into sections. John J. Procko, Jr., Army Infantry, of Michigan was returned to military control, liberated or repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-1. Within that realm, individual bays became close-knit groupsmen bound together by circumstance, hatred of the Nazis, and the common fight for survival. Houston,Tex. 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 Holly House They were quickly processeddeloused, shaved, and assigned a numberand released into the wide compound to find a bed in one of the barracks. Alfred Adamo Serial Number11011496 [Buckinghamshire] Rayford Blankenship Serial Number32157976 Armored Infantryman 34138090 Private First Class Grey ultimately reached Yugoslavia, where anti-Nazi partisans assisted him. Because the limited supply of technical books prevented a check-out system, tables and benches were furnished for reference work. Serial Number35000295 State of Residenceunlisted U.S. Army, InfantryRifle See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Cyrus F. Johnson David E. Ridings 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), Nathaniel Kemp Nye 13 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery Corporal Edgar J. CurttrightSerial No. Returned home through Sicily, French Morocco, and via transport on the General E. A. Anderson American troop ship to Newport News, Virginia. Because of the lack of heating and an insufficient number of blankets, the men slept two to a bunk for added warmth. 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment Handy exacted a measure of revenge by facilitating the only successful escape from Stalag 17-B. State of ResidenceIllinois U.S. Army, Air CorpsBombardment, Medium Please log in using one of these methods to post your comment: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. 20701816is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. State of Residenceunlisted Private U.S. Army, Infantry British Grenadier Guards and SAS (Special Air Servicethe British Special Forces), Source: An Active Service: The Story of a Soldiers Life in the Grenadier Guards, SAS and SBS 1935-1958 by Richard Dorney, Helion & Company Limited, 2005, Timothy Boyde U.S. Army, Medical DepartmentRifle 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), Wesley A. Goettel Serial Number34195650 Arthur Shupes name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. State of ResidenceCalifornia Feet crammed into worn-out leather boots or camp-issued wooden clogs swelled, bled, and blistered. State of ResidenceNew Jersey U.S. Army, Infantry An example of extreme brutality occurred in early 1944. 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 This address for Charles Holt is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Charles Holt Vandergrift Lance-Sergeant 2578794 Fred Chilton and Norman Davison were sent to North Africa on the same boat, were captured together in Libya in April 1940, and were transferred from camp to camp together, eventually ending up in Camp 59. All rights reserved. In the Soviet Stalags, the death rate during the entire war was 57.5 percent, although during the last months of 1941 this rate must have been much higher. Captured November 21, 1941Tobruk, Libya Waggner, [or Waggoner] Ill. [Illinois]. Address from Armie Hills address book: A series of long, single-story buildings housed the fliers. Burton Street Context area. Serial Number32180893 State of ResidenceKentucky Captured December 4, 1942Tebourba, Tunesia State of ResidencePennsylvania 1207 Ninth St. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Willis Largent His name appears in U.S. State Department wartime reports about Camp 59 from the Swiss Legation in Rome. Kurtenbach carried on the administration with the following organization. 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 U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersArmored (Divisional) Kurtenbach knew how to get things done, spoke German, and had final say on all prisoner matters, includingand especiallyescape attempts. State of Residenceunlisted In the artists own description of the work, he points out that few people in Krems are aware of the sordid history that existed in their hometown. Massachusetts. 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). Service Number2980168 Albert L .Parker Jr. POW Stalag XVIIB, Object number: UPL 54559 - Address from Armie Hills address book: Sign up now to receive news and communications from American Air Museum in Britain charity. Serial Number12013944 U.S. Army, CavalryCavalry Reconnaissance, Mechanized Frequently prisoners speaking the same language, for example British Commonwealth soldiers, were permitted to intermingle. U.S. Army, Infantry Nicknames Ark and L.C. When the school was first started, attendance registered 1389, but gradually enthusiasm dropped until the average attendance was 980. 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 Reached Allied lines, Gene Schull [Kent] Serial NumberO&436014 Serial Number6956161 Corporal U.S. Army, Infantry Private First Class 192 Washington Street Pleasant Hill, Illinois. So enabled to monitor the progress of the war, kriegies knew when the end was near. Hillsborough U.S. Army, Armored U.S. Army, Infantry 601 Walnut Street Private I'm told that he was able to meet with several of his former crew mates. Serial Number37129829 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Many men lost almost half their body weight, while others lost their minds and were never the same when they returned. [England, United Kingdom], George F. Neary Serial Number12020954 Private U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Infantry State of Residenceunlisted Each one was divided into halves shared by 150 to 240 men (and sometimes many more), who also shared straw-filled, flea-ridden mattresses in triple-deck bunks, a single stove with scant fuel (54 pounds of coal per week), wash basins into which cold water ran only a few hours each day, and a single indoor latrine for use after dark (for daytime use, there were multi-hole latrines a short walk from the barracks). Reached Allied lines, Robert A. Newton U.S. Army, Field ArtilleryInfantry Private State of Residencenot listed Lance Corporal WX14635 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle John Pawlawskis name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Private Beyond the imposing barbed wire, the broad Austrian countryside separated any escapee from freedom. Private Seattle 8, Wash. [Washington]. Serial Number37093751 Source: Though direct written and phone contact with Frank Mikes, I understand him to have been an escapee from Camp 59. U.S. Army, Infantry The day after their arrival at the new site, Red Cross parcels were issued to every PW. The map points to the grove of trees where the only relics of the camp remain. U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersArmored (Divisional) ______ Kuhn was charged with a crime and brought to trial in Camp 59. State of Residenceunlisted Reached Allied lines, Robert R. Downing Add a Name to this List Shelby, Montana Source: In the Prison of His Days: The Memoirs of a Captured World War II Gunner by G. Norman Davison (Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd, 2009), Alvie D. 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