Service Number2368486 The address above is from that list. Australian Army Corps2nd/32nd Battalion, Raymond Felchle 13 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery Serial Number37042565 Serial Number15082385 The Third Geneva Convention, Section III, Article 49, permits non-commissioned personnel of lower ranks to be used for work in agriculture and industry, but not in any industry producing war material. Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 9, Object number: UPL 54567 - State of Residenceunlisted Private British 33-40 150 Place This address for Aurther Harris is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Aurther Harris Source: In Clifford Houbens address list, Gene is noted as having been interned in Camp 59. Serial Number6136465 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), Sal Trischitta Ernest Ellis name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. North Tazewell, Virginia, Milton E. Cohen Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Benjamin F. Farley Red Cross delegates would have checked that the court-martial complied with the Geneva Convention. U.S. Army, Infantry Private Technician, Grade 5 Sergeant State of ResidencePennsylvania About 20 min from the bombing target at Schweinfurt, Germany on 13th of April 1944 at 13.54 in the afternoon, the B-17 formation came under attack by German FW 190 fighter planes. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Alec. Serial Number17006666 Stalag Luft III, a large prisoner of war camp near Sagan, Silesia, Germany (now aga, Poland), was the site of an escape attempt (later filmed as The Great Escape). U.S. Army, Infantry Address from Armie Hills address book: See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Dewitt Stansells name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Interned in a camp on Sicily, at PG 66 Capua, and PG 59 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 Date(s) 1945-07-06 - 1947-07-02 (Creation) Level of description. Alexander M. Haddon - School Director, S/Sgt. Brooklyn The address above is from that list. Culpepper, Virginia 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment State of Residenceunlisted Bod 35. Reached Allied lines, Dwight L. Dulaney Hubert H. Schwandt Renamed Stalag Luft XVIIb for consistency. Serial Number36053918 David E. Ridings name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Staff Sergeant In the latter the total figure of POWs is 1902 and the slight difference of 11 POWs between the two totals is not of significance. Groeslon Serial Number32180893 Sign up now to receive news and communications from American Air Museum in Britain charity. 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), Paul P. McLaughlin Serial Number6954980 State of ResidenceMissouri Delegate lodged a protest to Kommandant in view of the repeated entries of civilian agents on the Gheime Staatspolizei (known as Gestapo) into the American compound. Gunner Service Number5501857 East Surrey Regiment, British Army State of Residenceunlisted Camp 59 internmentMarch 1June 3, 1943, A. J. Briggs 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, also told me of Mario Barone. He hit me two or three more times before I blacked out. Serial Number33136672 They might have laughed at the comfortable picture of their lives sometimes portrayed by the American press. [Pennsylvania], Carl E. Seifert The other two were Staff Sergeant Robert E. Dulac and Staff Sergeant Edward T. Dzierzynski. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force Private Serial Number35264025 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards), 1st Lt. Scott Andrew Briley 545th Squadron 384th Bomber Group. CQ0 I'm told that he was able to meet with several of his former crew mates. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small Frederick Buske Service Number115227 See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Sergeant Straight. Private Sergeant State of Residenceunlisted State of ResidenceNew Mexico Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Serial Number20701910 Tatsfield,Westerham Serial Number20705257 Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 U.S. Army, Infantry 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), Raymond Hines London. Traveled south on foot through Italy until contacted by a British Commando Unit that was looking for escaped POWs. Lt Briley was first sent to Stalag 17-B and later moved to Poland. U.S. Army, Infantry Raymond A. Johnson Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 [Maryland]. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Infantry Technician, Grade 5 ** See code sheet for explanation. U.S. Army, Medical DepartmentArmored 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). Private State of Residenceunlisted [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. U.S. Army, Field Artillery155 MM Howitzer Truck Drawn 20701885is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. State of Residencenot listed Michael Sterm New York, Salvatore Trischittas name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., William F. Tschoerner Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Milton M. Hanks 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), Dewitt Stansell State of Residenceunlisted Address from Armie Hills address book: U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number37003120 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), George M. Zuehl State of Residenceunlisted Serial Number35327149 The fuel ration for the week was 54 pounds of coal. [Incorrectly listed as Arnie S. Hill in the National Archives on-line database], Armie S. Hill U.S. Army, Medical DepartmentArmored Force Private Technician, Grade 5 England. Serial Number32207520 U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number12020303 Jim Snodgrass name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Serial Number33137228 6th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment State of ResidenceMissouri The Survivors of Camp 59 site as a whole contains much more informationinterviews, photos, and newspaper storieson many of these fellows in individual posts. Nicknames Ark and L.C. Bill Hurley F. T. Lockett Technical Sergeant Source: In Clifford Houbens address list, Keith is noted as having been interned in 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 but no camp listed), John E. Riley U.S. Army, InfantryForce or Forces/Fleet/Battalion State of Residenceunlisted See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Arthur Shupes name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Source: Though direct written and phone contact with Frank Mikes, I understand him to have been an escapee from Camp 59. Dundee, Angus Interned in Campo 42 (Italy), Campo 59 (Italy), and Campo in Bay of Venice (Italy). Box 432, Willie H. Ash 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). Corporal So enabled to monitor the progress of the war, kriegies knew when the end was near. Serial Number6956161 Finally, as May dawned, relief arrived in the rugged jeeps and hulking Sherman tanks of the 13th Armored Division. Serial Number 7082151 U.S. Army, Field Artillery 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment Private Private First Class Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Bernard Petrulis Private Goodrich, N. Dak [North Dakota], Clarence A. 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 Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin & Stolp) West Prussia 53-17). Private Serial Number34012643 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), William Wolfenbarger U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force Serial Number33145895 Service Number7916190 Want to find out more about your relative's service? 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. Wally Largent Robert Brooks name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. At the time I didnt know why I had this feeling. State of ResidenceNew York 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), Capt. 3 Edgar Curttright 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. Serial Number12020395 Private First Class Serial Number6658983 Sgt. The prisoners focused most of their creative energies on making their lives more bearable. State of ResidenceVirginia Charleston, S.C. [South Carolina]. 0000005307 00000 n State of ResidenceIndiana Serial Number6966803 State of ResidenceMinnesota Serial Number37162428 State of Residenceunlisted I was surprised by the impression I felt that this was hallowed ground. Left Waist Gunner North Finchley 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), Additional source: Letters written by Marshall Wells provided by POW Raymond Kestners granddaughter Jessica McMahon (posted on this site), Robert B. Wessels Camp 59 internmentJanuary 30, 1942June 4, 1943, P. G. J. Burke See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Service Number4886262 The aircraft was 42-5877. Camp 59 internmentFebruary 15June 1943, A. J. L. Bozzone After a bit of digging, I located the GPS location of the old camp, and on a recent trip to Austria, I set out to find it. At night streetlights were used in addition to the searchlights from the guard towers to illuminate the area. Victoria, Australia, James Frederick Osborn Ira Powers name and address were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Serial Number37207024 Service Number614025 Address from Armie Hills address book: 32019660recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Copyright 310 Publishing, LLC. State of ResidenceKentucky Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 27, Object number: UPL 54568 - 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), Willard Kirk State of ResidenceMaryland Serial Number14037579 Duke Street 20714955is 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), Ivan T. Simpson U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Private Serial Number14061048 Captured December 28, 1941Agedabia, Libya T/Sgt. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Camp 59 internmentFebruary 29May 30, 1943, Robert Brawn Serial Number39017283 Waverly Park 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 Robinson According to the Geneva Convention, as non-commissioned officers, the Americans were not required to work. Private Edward W. Kober Royal Artillery (repatriated to the East Yorkshire Regiment), Captured in Egypt by Germans U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Captured in Tebourba, Tunisia on December 6, 1942. They were repatriated in June 1944 by Allied forces. Private Private British, Greek and Yugoslavian prisoners arrived from the Balkans Campaign in May and June 1941. Corporal Cross 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 21 Chieti Italy 42-14), Ernest Ellis Died in the Camp 59 infirmary of appendicitis, William T. Miller U.S. Army Norman A. Ellsworth Serial Number12021601 Serial Number20701895 Michael W. Hnath Richard T. Mooney, Army Infantry, of Mississipi was returned to military control, liberated or repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-1. The more I researched this place, the more I felt a strong need to see it with my own eyes. PP 11018 1- (17-19)-45. Serial Number20701847 One of these buildings had been used a s a gymnasium, and the other chapel. Address from Armie Hills address book: State of ResidenceIowa Private Territories captured from the Germans were beginning to give up all sorts of ugly secrets about Adolf Hitlers dying Third Reich. State of ResidenceSouth Carolina State of ResidenceIowa Private First Class William W. HurleySerial No. The author was in Germany's Stalag 17B, force- marched across Austria, and had a.Stalag Luft IV Details.The first 64 POWs arrived in Stalag Luft 4 on May 14, 1944. Serial Number12023561 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 Earl Linaweaver escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 2B Hammerstein? U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Infantry And it's not just any old concrete foundation. [Buckinghamshire] Trooper U.S. Army, Air CorpsMedium Bomber (B25, B26) Of how the Nazi guards tortured prisoners and subjected them to a viciousness that still makes him choke up when he talks about it. State of Residenceunlisted Many American servicemen who were recaptured after the September breakout are recorded in the database as repatriated from German-controlled stalags. (DIED AS PRISONER OF WAR; 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Oria Powers (National Archives database has no POW listing for Ira Powers) Serial Number6959286 Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Howard F. Jones The translation says: During World War II, this is the site of Stalag 17-B prisoner of war camp. Classes in Mathematics, Laws Photography, Music, Economics, American History, Shorthand, Auto Mechanics, English, Spanish, German and French were given to the students. No hot water. The Americans occupied five compounds, each of which measured 175 yards by 75 yards and contained four double barracks 100 by 240 feet. 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 F. Hunt Service Number6146826 Emerson Street Aside from the nine double barracks used for housing purposes, one barrack was reserved for the infirmary and the medical personnels quarters. Private Robert Newton and Martin Majeski were sheltered by Cesare Viozzis family for nearly six months before the men were discovered by Germans and executed on March 9, 1944. State of ResidenceKentucky Private First Class Address from Armie Hills address book: Initially used to detain the hapless prisoners of Germanys 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. John J. Garone 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), Jim Snodgrass Starvation was a deliberate policy in the Stalags, particularly with regard to Soviet prisoners of war. Private Fall River Service NumberT/164744 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), Robert H. Williams Knoxville, Illinois. 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 0 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), Joe L. Ross Arbeitskommando 10001 in Ruckenwaldau (now Wierzbowa, Lower Silesia - Poland), Agency Camp German Stalag VIII-A. This village is located six kilometers northwest of Krems, Austria. Other units of the 13th Armored followed shortly and organized the evacuation of the PWs by C-47 to France on 9 May 1945. This address for Micheal Lacy is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Micheal W. 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