(LogOut/ State of ResidencePennsylvania Oscar C. Ruebens Corporal This address for Leslie Beer is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Leslie J. U.S. Army, Field Artillery State of Residenceunlisted 5 California, James Tasiopulos name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., Guss O. Teel Service NumberT/220738 See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Top photo: Armed guards in watchtowers and double rows of barbed-wire fencing kept POWs from escaping Germanys notorious Stalag 17-B. But many historians point to the Russians refusal to sign the 1929 Geneva Convention (relating to the treatment of war prisoners.) Staff Sergeant 4217 S. 23rd Street Clifford Houben escaped from Camp 59 and was given refuge by Italians; he was later recaptured and sent to Stalag 2B in Germany. August C. Erdbrink 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. State of ResidenceTennessee After hearing Rays story, it inspired me to read other first-hand accounts Stalag 17b. Private First Class Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 U.S. Army, Infantry State of ResidencePennsylvania 13022149is 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 Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin & Stolp) West Prussia 53-17). 99th Bombardment Group Serial Number34121513 Fall River 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 C. Wojcik State of ResidencePennsylvania U.S. Army, InfantryRifle All escapees were recaptured and held in close confinement cells for 10 days. 15055130is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. 5115 Schuler Ave. Bod Liverpool Captured December 4, 1942Tunisia Camp 59 internmentJanuary 2June 1, 1942, Marshall J. Brekkes name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., Author of Behind Enemy Lines (Bognor Regis, Anchor Publications, 1985), Gilbert Broadbent was one of the 150 POWs transferred to Sforzacosta on February 23, 1943, Robert Brooks Yorkshire 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 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. 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. Source: Patrick Cahills grandson Dean Cahill, Patrick Cahill Serial Number12066110 Many men captured a year ago have received no mail. If the hell inflicted on the Americans was different from the hell inflicted on the Russians, it was only by degreeespecially during the wars final months. Lyndale Ligons name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13). Service Number7916190 The majority of them were American, but also included . Private First Class Willis LargentSerial No. Serial Number36306180 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 Once I found one foundation, I kept finding more. Royal Sussex Regiment, 1st Buffs, Captured in North Africa on December 15, 1941. 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. Private Did Anthony Fiore escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 2B Hammerstein? $35.99 + $2.00 shipping . Serial Number15046656 Sergeant State of ResidenceCalifornia 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, Thomas C. Cronin 0000001129 00000 n Escaped from Camp 59 on September 12, 1943 Frequently prisoners speaking the same language, for example British Commonwealth soldiers, were permitted to intermingle. Reached Allied lines, Maurice W. Cox Outgoing mail very erratic. Serial Number34089653 Private To get more articles like this one, subscribe to America in WWII magazine. WX14635 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), Cyril Cooke [Note: This serial number, which contains an ampersand, is clearly incorrect.] To make prisoners miserable, guards would require all the prisoners to line up for roll call three to four times a day. 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 The number of English POWs in the same span of time decreased from 1,337 to 313. Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 State of ResidenceOklahoma State of Residenceunlisted The prisoners regret they are not in an Air Force camp. L. H. Straights name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Are you sure you want to delete your template? U.S. Army, Field Artillery Address from Armie Hills address book: Charleston, S.C. [South Carolina]. Stalag IIIC Alt-Drewitz. By June 1943, new barracks had been built and the camp was renamed Stalag Luft 6. . [Pennsylvania]. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. 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), Address: U.S. Army, InfantryPrivate Force While this process was ostensibly to keep a tally on prisoners and to detect escapees, the process was often cruel. The day after their arrival at the new site, Red Cross parcels were issued to every PW. State of Residencenot listed After the war, he returned to live in St. Albans, Vermont. Eldridge H. Kimmons Camp 59 internmentMarch 3July 4, 1943, F. C. Brain Captured December 3, 1942Bizerta, Tunisia U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Central City, Ky. [Kentucky]. [England, United Kingdom], C. Bruce Neither of these are specifically identified as returned to military control, liberated or repatriated from a specific camp. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Stalag IIIB Frstenberg/Oder. Private Each single barrack had a stove to supply heat and cooking facilities for approximately 200 men. Serial Number35250761 Private First Class Entire camp has had one bath at central bathing station since May 30. 7 Leicester Street Australian Army Corps2nd/32nd Battalion, One of nine Australian POWs who escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943, (The nine Australians were: John Jack Albert Allen, Thomas David Alman, Arthur George Bellwho sometimes went by A. G. Jux, Lawrence Mortimer Lawrie Butler, Vaughan Lawrence Carter, Robert Edward Albert Edwards, James William Feehan, Ronald James Jimmy McMahon, and Leslie Worthington), Address from Camp 59 prisoner Charles Simmons calendar/address book: Serial Number 13025138 Sergeant [England, United Kingdom], J. R. Cromley is one of 10 prisoners whose poems are recorded in Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling., Clarence T. Cronin Corporal Gunner U.S. Army, Infantry ABRAMS, BERNIE. State of ResidenceVirginia Sergeant Pilot In 1943 three Americans were killed under suspicious circumstances. State of ResidenceIllinois Serial Number 7082151 Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Owen M. Frye U.S. Army, InfantryRifle U.S. Army Air Corps My sources for information about British and other non-American Allied prisoners have been less official. Sergeant John Sikorskis name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Serial Number20614252 U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, Air CorpsHeavy Bombardment Source: In Clifford Houbens address list, Maholan is noted as having been interned in Camp 59. Serial Number33123750 Robert Dickinson Today, the overgrown trees and moss-covered cement walls are all that physically remains. [Massachusetts]. U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersArmored (Divisional) 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), Bud David Serial Number36053918 Among the first to escape through the hole in the camps west wall, with fellow SAS soldier J. G. Whitlow on September 14, 1943, H. Schofield 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 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), J. F. Meyler Corporal Hartwell R. Harris As elements of Pattons 13th Armored Division blasted their way into Austria, they found several groups of chilled, ashen-faced Americans in the woods near Braunau. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 Private Service Number967031 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), Joseph F. Tuchewicz State of ResidenceIowa Address from Armie Hills address book: To free-spirited airmen accustomed to seeing only the pastoral outlines of the German landscape or the tops of cities, the ominous, tightly-pressed surroundings were troubling. Did Dennis Sweeney escape from Camp 59, and after recapture was he sent to Stalag 2B Hammerstein? Heinrich Himmler inspects a Russian prisoner in a POW camp. U.S. Army, Infantry Address from Armie Hills address book: Private While he was stationed in Massachusetts he married; the address of Lowell, Massachusetts in Luther Shields playing card deck is the address of the newlyweds before Clifford went overseas. Fitchbourgh [Fitchburg] The Survivors of Camp 59 site as a whole contains much more informationinterviews, photos, and newspaper storieson many of these fellows in individual posts. 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 S. Elliott Serial Number32003230 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Michael W. Hnath 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), J. G. Whitlow 33090088 Oflag IIIA Luckenwalde. Private Source: Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling contains a 1942 drawing by Sgt. Serial Number36501055 London Irish Rifles Captured April 8, 1941Fort Michelli 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), Thaddeus A. Sopel Brooklyn, New York, Third Regiment Two separate wire fences charges with electricity surrounded the area and four watchtowers equipped with machine guns were placed at strategic points. 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. Cochran I am pleased to have been contacted by many in the UK whose fathers, grandfathers, and uncles were interned in the 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), John Procko Corporal West Hill Corporal Joseph Maly Moses was near Comunanza with a large group, including Gus Teel, Francis Thomas and Walter Simon. Object Number - UPL 28901 State of ResidenceFlorida State of Residenceunlisted Serial Number32026775 U.S. Army, Air CorpsBombardment, Medium U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Source: Ronald Gordons name and address is recorded in Charles Simmons prison camp 1943 calendar and address book. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Infantry 24 cold water taps per wash room. Captured at Battle of Longstop Hill, Tunisia, December 24, 1942. State of ResidenceNew York Gunner Source: In Clifford Houbens address list, Gene is noted as having been interned in Camp 59. State of Residenceunlisted Waggner, [or Waggoner] Ill. [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). 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 Repatriatedno camp listed). U.S. Army, Infantry 404 No. 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), Laverne A. Sparks 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). Renamed Stalag Luft XVIIb for consistency. State of ResidenceTexas Staff Sergeant Picture Information. Serial Number33116580 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), Lyndale Ligon U.S. Army, InfantryRifle State of ResidenceIowa Traveled south on foot through Italy until contacted by a British Commando Unit that was looking for escaped POWs. Serial Number37036627 Prisoners protested vigorously being forced to fill up discovered escape tunnels. Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Serial Number33126737 State of ResidenceKentucky Richard Mooneys name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Serial Number14027421 Dr. Adrian Duff, who attended him, donated his own blood but got an infection and was taken to the hospital. Bist of Robert. 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), Joseph F. Raffeo State of ResidenceWest Virginia 16th Parachute Field Ambulance State of Residenceunlisted Serial Number33136467 John Pawlawskis name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Serial Number20701816 Stalag is a contraction of "Stammlager", itself short for Kriegsgefangenen-Mannschaftsstammlager, a literal translation of which is "War-prisoner" (i.e. Private Serial Number39928714 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 In the surrounding area, I noticed a few markers to identify this place as a former POW camp. 34059817recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Straight. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261045 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Warren, Ohio. Private Private Maurice Ernest Snow French The address above is from that list. HUT 8. U.S. Army, Air CorpsHeavy Bombardment The men on this page are just a sample of the thousands of prisoners who passed through P.G. Private I did not find a Gene Schull or Eugene Schull in the U.S. Archives WW II POW or enlistment databases. 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), Franklin E. Swint Private Did Ernest Ellis escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to CC 21? Allied aircrew shot down during World War II were incarcerated after interrogation in Air Force Prisoner of War camps run by the Luftwaffe, called Stalag Luft, short for Stammlager Luft or Permanent Camps for Airmen. 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). 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), Ralph N. Astin State of ResidenceMichigan Source: Though direct written and phone contact with Frank Mikes, I understand him to have been an escapee from Camp 59. Serial Number37042382 Edmond Petrelli 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), Hobert W. Gabbard Upon arrival, the PWs cut down pine trees and made small huts, since there was no housing available. Escaped from Camp 59though the hole in the wallon September 14, 1943, with an Italian named Nello who was in the prison camp for being AWOL and Luther Vaughn. Serial Number20701801 Stalag 17B was situated 100 meters northwest of the village of Gniekendorf. Serial Number35455726 Source: Swiss Red Cross report on Camp 59 (December 16, 1942), as referenced by Giuseppe Millozzi in Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano, William Kulynych U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force 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, Infantry This article originally appeared in the February 2006 issue of America in WWII. 18th Regiment, 4th Platoon, 1st Battalion, C Company, Captured in at the battle for Long Stop Hill in Tunisia on Christmas Eve 1942, Held for 10 days in Camp 98 on Sicily before being transferred to Camp 59. [Maryland]. 35. Corporal Edgar J. CurttrightSerial No. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Sergeant 55 Sheaf Gardens Oreville, Calif. [California]. Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 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. Vinton, Iowa, John H. Gaffney Arnold L. Anderson 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), Verlin E. Cokely 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). State of ResidenceNew York of War Data File for Stalag 17B. 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 or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Francis L. Dixon 322 Lincoln St. U.S. Army, Infantry Bar Machine Gunner Private U.S. Army, Medical DepartmentRifle But at Stalag 17, the conditions tell a similar yet still gruesome story. Serial Number36052038 Private U.S. Army, InfantryRifle 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment Glamoranaen, Virginia. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force POW) "enlisted" "main camp".Therefore, technically "stalag" simply means "main camp". State of ResidenceKentucky Sergeant The Trust awards English language study bursaries to Italians, aged 18 to 25, in recognition of the courage and generosity of the Italian people in aiding the escaped Allied prisoners of war. Escaped from Camp 59though the hole in the wallSeptember 14, 1943. be living and where the plane crashed after being shot down. Serial Number33137217 20701816is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. British Royal Artillery, Lincoln Territorial Battery 237, Address: Staff Sergeant (LogOut/ They consider that they are entitled to a special camp and the privileges of aviators. Private Source: Carl Goods granddaughter Crystal Aceves, Ronald Gordon U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Serial Number16000460 Corporal The treatment at Stalag 17B was never considered good, and was at times even brutal. TREATMENT: The treatment at Stalag 17B was never considered good, and was at times even brutal. State of ResidenceIndiana Sponsored . See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Sergeant Serial Number12013944 20701847recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Charles R. Martins name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Corporal Harold Arneson U.S. Army, InfantryRifle While this process was ostensibly to keep a tally on prisoners and to detect escapees, the process was often cruel. Thats a 57% death rate. State of Residenceunlisted Box 667 This address for Charles Woolnough is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Charles A. Woolnough Australia, Source: Ray Worthington, son of former Camp 59 prisoner Leslie Worthington, Thomas David Alman State of ResidenceMaryland Frederick Buske John D. Green Did Frederick Buske escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and send to Stalag 2B Hammerstein? 440 Huchnall Road U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersEngineer State of Residenceunlisted U.S. Army, Medical DepartmentArmored Force Consequently, the tedium took its own toll on the prisoners, who had to find ways to keep themselves busy. State of ResidencePennsylvania Address from Armie Hills address book: Charles H. Ebright Corporal Warron A. Colver [Warren Culver]Serial No. 8540 5-31-44. Sergeant New York. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Serial Number6956922 See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. 20701885is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Private Mahlon J. 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), Donald D.Fremd U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Service Number6290483 Died in the Camp 59 infirmary of appendicitis, William T. Miller U.S. Army, CavalryCavalry Reconnaissance, Mechanized State of Residenceinlisted 20701883is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. #1 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 Repatriatedno camp listed). Service Number310798 Private Was taken by this unit down the Adriatic Sea coast to the British 8th Army at Bari, Italy, on October 25, 1943. 20th Ave. Source: John Shaws daughter Penny Hayes (nee Shaw). 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 Ray Blankenships name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. U.S. Army, Cavalry Royal Air Force 410 Crawford Ave. Service Number5342465 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) Heinrich Himmler inspects a Russian prisoner in a POW camp lyndale Ligons name and address ( above ) were on! 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