Franklin Nettles Private [England, United Kingdom], James Bough Serial Number12005280 So, they filled their days with chat, occasional visits to the camps makeshift library, exercise, and thoughts of how to stay a step ahead of hunger, depression, and the guards. Did Ray Dentler escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 2B Hammerstein? U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers Turned over to the Italians and interned at 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), Willis C. Pirnie Address from Armie Hills address book: Serial Number13057379 Serial Number15047094 Sergeant Maspeth, New York, Source: Bernard Petrulis son Alan Petrulis Clifford Houben escaped from Camp 59 and was given refuge by Italians; he was later recaptured and sent to Stalag 2B in Germany. Serial Number14061048 Stalag is a contraction of "Stammlager", itself short for Kriegsgefangenen-Mannschaftsstammlager, a literal translation of which is "War-prisoner" (i.e. 4th Milner Pleasant Hill, Illinois. Corporal 0000004492 00000 n See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Serial Number12020303 See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. Perhaps he was stationed there before going overseas. Stalags were operated in both World War I and World War II and were intended to be used for non-commissioned personnel (enlisted ranks in the US Army and other ranks in British Commonwealth forces). 14038487is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. State of ResidenceVirginia Reached Allied lines. Anthony N. Proto U.S. National Archives on-line POW database lists only two POWs with this last name: Fay M. Straight and William J. His name appears in U.S. State Department wartime reports about Camp 59 from the Swiss Legation in Rome. After hearing Rays story, it inspired me to read other first-hand accounts Stalag 17b. Route 1 Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Paul Wakeland Trooper Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF) State of ResidenceNew York Source: In Clifford Houbens address list, Marion is noted as having been interned in Camp 59. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Source: Richard Kanes nephew (and Henry Kanes son) George Kane. Private State of ResidenceNew York Dewey E. Smith U.S. Army, Infantry Pte Roger Lee Hymer 4th Btn. 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), Frank Hillman 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. U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, Infantry John A. Allen 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 S. Bamberg 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), Gaines S. Robinson Serial Number15056350 Serial Number36053918 Further detailed information, photographs and stories can be found at :http://www.b24.net/pow/stalag17.htm. Sergeant He and his left waist gunner, SSgt James W McClain, were on the loose for 5 days prior to capture by the enemy. Serial Number15082385 Serial Number37141362 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), Olin E. Rodgers U.S. Army, Infantry 34059817recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. A. Willis [Kent] Private U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Massachusetts. Serial Number33137217 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). First Sergeant Address from Armie Hills address book: U.S. Army, Infantry England. #2 Finding What's Left of Stalag 17-B: The Notorious WWII POW Camp, To make prisoners miserable, guards would require all the prisoners to line up for roll call three to four times a day. 1 Maes Tryfon Sgt. Address from Armie Hills address book: Alfred Adamo Source: In Clifford Houbens address list, Edmund is noted as having been interned in Camp. Serial Number14046442 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), Roman Rozanski This address for Denis Crooks is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Denis Crooks On 8 April 1945, 4000 of the PWs at Stalag 17B began an 18-day march of 281 miles to Braunau, Austria. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle This address for Leslie Beer is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Leslie J. Serial Number39078023 Together with diarrhea and dysentery, the poor hygiene made life at Stalag 17-B precarious. Serial Number15055023 Alkcus Stokes Private 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 Jesse E. Kirk Serial Number36151528 P.A. Signalman They represent the first Camp 59 POWs I was aware of in 2008. Captured April 8, 1941Fort Michelli Service NumberT/220738 Private U.S. Army, InfantryParachute Division The beds in the barracks were triple decked, and each tier had four compartments with one man to a compartment, making a total of 12 men in each group. Bill Kornrumph Serial Number37042309 Entire camp has had one bath at central bathing station since May 30. Free for 7 months before being recaptured and sent to Germany, where he spent another year in Stalag VIIA Moosburg (Germany), Stalag IVB Muhlberg (Germany), and Stalag Esdenmein Serial Number32354694 Serial Number6956161 And thats why one of my key characters is a composite character of many American survivors of this camp. During World War II, the Luftwaffe (German air force) operated Stalag Luft in which flying personnel, both officers and non-commissioned officers, were held. State of ResidenceNew Jersey Serial Number37282896 [England, United Kingdom], Source of address: Denis Crooks daughter Maggie Clarke, Lawrence Danich 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 Serial Number7014021 Private Glamoranaen, Virginia. Serial Number35108445 If I recall correctly, his ship was shot up once so badly of France that they had to bail out shortly after returning across the Channel. State of ResidenceDelaware C. Cowley Mulberry, Kansas. There, German Luftwaffe (air force) officers separated the commissioned officers from the non-commissioned officers and shipped them to other depots of the German prison camp system (except for chaplains and doctors, who might be assigned among enlisted prisoners). Private First Class Reached Allied lines, George W. Mickus Serial Number20714952 England. 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 Technician, Grade 4 Serial Number38056580 Serial Number33090536 Dale E. Bechtel 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 Cecil Dick George U.S. Army, Field Artillery U.S. Army, InfantryPrivate 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), Alec. State of ResidenceOhio U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force U.S. Army, InfantryRifle State of Residenceunlisted Corporal Technical Sergeant In the surrounding area, I noticed a few markers to identify this place as a former POW camp. Serial Number32207520 Royal Horse Artillery Source: George Wales son-in-law Tom Hill. U.S. Army, Infantry Svc.) Service Number2748467 Reached Allied lines, Donald F. Turner 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment 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 State of ResidenceCalifornia Private First Class Joseph Maly (National Archives Identifier: 540164). State of ResidencePennsylvania There was usually no room to sit or lie down. [Maryland]. Private Serial Number6881043 At the time I didnt know why I had this feeling. Corporal On 24 March 1944, 76 Allied prisoners escaped through a 110 m (approximately 360 feet) long tunnel. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Infantry Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 Outgoing mail very erratic. 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). Sergeant 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. Arrived in Camp 59 on March 1, 1943 State of Residenceunlisted Camp 59 internmentMarch 12, 1942June 8, 1943, H. J. Carey [United Kingdom], Jermiah J. Langone Driver Private First Class The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. Serial Number15054958 Harry Edward Dolton Coldstream Guards, Harold Jackson 365 Squadron 305th Bomb Group, Another question: Does anyone know why I can't find `Donald Bevin', the co-author of Stalag 17 in the Archives? 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), Clarence T. Tom Cronin Also at PG 98, and Stalags 2b, 3a, 3b, 4b,7b, KDO 483c, 11a, and 4b, Source: Hubert Schwandts son Dan Schwandt, Morris Scianna For further information on how your data is collected and used, please read our Privacy Policy. Corporal 0000003632 00000 n 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. U.S. Army, Infantry [although listed as serving in the Infantry in the National Archives database, Roland served in the U.S. Army Air Force] U.S. Army, InfantryRifle U.S. Army, Field Artillery105 MM Howitzer Truck Drawn 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. Prisoners protested vigorously being forced to fill up discovered escape tunnels. State of Residenceunlisted Frederick Brooks 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), Alvin G. Norden State of ResidenceGeorgia Alexander M. Haddon - School Director, S/Sgt. Serial Number36238842 State of ResidenceConnecticut Private Joe MalySerial No. Thats a 57% death rate. U.S. Army, Infantry State of ResidenceNew York Poems by Fred Chiltern are recorded in both Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling, and also in prisoner Edward Smiths book of poems. U.S. Army, Infantry Private First Class Alvie D. CochranSerial No. To get more articles like this one, subscribe to America in WWII magazine. State of Residenceinlisted Serial Number12009301 Sergeant 192 Wash. [Washington] 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), William B. Casey, Jr. Captured in Tebourba, Tunisia on December 6, 1942. Northwich, Cheshire State of ResidenceNew York Clermont, Florida, William W. Hurley 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). Address from Armie Hills address book: Lake City, Tenn. [Tennessee]. [England, United Kingdom], C. Bruce Change). John J. Procko, Jr., Army Infantry, of Michigan was returned to military control, liberated or repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-1. Private First Class Arnold L. AndersonSerial No. U.S. Army, Field ArtilleryInfantry Blue Earth Address from Armie Hills address book: Silver Star, Air Medal, and Purple Heart, Sources: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (no specific camp listed); San Francisco Letterman Hospital Fog Horn, (May 6, 1944); and Matts son and daughter, Matthew James Brazil and Bonnie Jacobsen (ne Brazil). 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. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Division U.S. Army, Infantry Duke Street Medical Officer 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 Each barracks became a sort of autonomous unit. Serial Number38019317 Lt Briley was first sent to Stalag 17-B and later moved to Poland. 192 Wash. [ Washington ] St up discovered escape tunnels serial Number20714952 England signalman They represent first. Read other first-hand accounts Stalag 17b E. 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