State of ResidencePennsylvania Serial Number34352271 Private Serial Number13023021 Serial Number13015711 U.S. Army, Infantry Traveled south on foot through Italy until contacted by a British Commando Unit that was looking for escaped POWs. Serial Number18061638 Escaped from Camp 59though the hole in the wallSeptember 14, 1943. 466th BG - 786th BS
#1 Serial Number37042238 Sol, Calif. [California]. H. Tugwell Because the limited supply of technical books prevented a check-out system, tables and benches were furnished for reference work. Shot down 8 April 1944. Private State of ResidenceOhio U.S. Army, Infantry Waldamer Semmler But also the dismal rations and food shortages that became a constant concern. 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), Stephen Shedlock Address from Armie Hills address book: Serial Number36306180 Reached Allied lines, Virgil Jarvis Sergeant 1207 Ninth St. Service Number5774137 Private First Class Harold AdkinsSerial No. Service Number902822 Address from Armie Hills address book: 13023021is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. 0000002605 00000 n
State of ResidenceNew York U.S. Army, InfantryRifle British Army, Denis Crooks is one of 10 prisoners whose poems are recorded in Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling.. 459 South Rowan Avenue State of ResidenceNew York Serial No. Address from Armie Hills address book: Flushing, Long Island Myrtle Ford[or Myrtleford] 56-10 Remson Place It wasnt until I returned that I realized what makes this place a unique and possible sacred space. 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). Commandant stated that no complaint had yet reached him, but that he would take steps to remove guards unsuited to their work. [Indiana]. British document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 119 Battery, 31st Field Regiment Royal Artillery, 11th Infantry Brigade, 4th Indian Division, Captured at Battle of Alem Hamza; interned at Caserta Military Hospital, transit Camp 66 Capua, Camp 59 Servigliano and Camp 29 Veano. Serial Number37003120 Kenneth E. Gaddy Dundee, Angus Captured near Tunis on December 3, 1942 State of ResidenceKentucky Was taken by this unit down the Adriatic Sea coast to the British 8th Army at Bari, Italy, on October 25, 1943. Gunner State of Residenceunlisted The remaining 900 men were too ill to make the march and were left behind in the hospitals. 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. During 1943 many English POWs were transferred to Sforzacostas prison camp (CPG 53) and also to various working camps in North Italy in order to make space for American POWs. Serial Number39017283 33147188is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Roland V. Rakow Army, InfantryArmored Force For a total of 1913 POWs, it should be noting that with British Italian Authorities included other nationalitiesIrish, Canadians, Cypriots, New Zealanders, Australians, Poles, South Africans, Palestinians (2), Maltese (2), Rhodesians (1) and Norwegians (6). 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). According to Nazi ideology, Slavic people were regarded as rassisch minderwertig ("racially inferior"). Serial Number33146602 Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Marion, Iowa, Lee Cooper U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number37042565 This address for Jack Davies is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Jack Davies Lance-Sergeant State of ResidencePennsylvania 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 Beyond the imposing barbed wire, the broad Austrian countryside separated any escapee from freedom. Inglewood Private Bill Hurley David E. Ridings name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Address from Armie Hills address book: Anglican Chaplain State of ResidenceMichigan U.S. Army, Air Corps Private First Class 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, Marshall C. Wells U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersEngineer (Combat, Square Divisions and Combat Units Not in Divisions) England. Private State of ResidenceSouth Dakota State of ResidenceIowa Serial Number32302560 Woodrow W. Bird Serial Number33090088 Kenneth Seldon escaped from Camp 59 but was recaptured and sent to Germany. 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment [Maryland]. 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. Private For further information on how your data is collected and used, please read our Privacy Policy. Lance Corporal Sherwood, Nottingham John S. Skulborstad escaped from Camp 59 with Paul Alsin and Willard J. Bergstrom. 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 I. Wakefield 192 Wash. [Washington] St. State of Residenceunlisted 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 (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 Serial Number37157173 Jack Kirkpatricks name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Lincoln, Lincolnshire Serial Number7040703 Dr. Adrian Duff, who attended him, donated his own blood but got an infection and was taken to the hospital. The prisoners focused most of their creative energies on making their lives more bearable. Camp 59 internmentMarch 1June 3, 1943, A. J. Briggs 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 Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. U.S. Army Trooper. Many American servicemen who were recaptured after the September breakout are recorded in the database as repatriated from German-controlled stalags. 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), Luther C. Vaughn Arthur Roberts name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. In Stalag 17-B this MOC was Staff Sergeant Kenneth Kurtenbach, a tough, intelligent, and resourceful sergeant who represented the prisoners in any dealings with their German captors. State of Residenceunlisted State of Residenceunlisted [Wisconsin] U.S. Army, Infantry CQ0 John A. Sikorski State of ResidenceTexas This address for Aurther Harris is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Aurther Harris 202 5th Ave. N.E. State of ResidenceKansas WX14635 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment They were refugees from the infamous stalag near Krems, Austria, 280 miles to the east. State of ResidenceWisconsin 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). New York c/o John C. Calhoun Homes [England, United Kingdom], Dee L. Fowler State of Residenceunlisted The PWs depended a great deal on card games, checkers, chess and other indoor games, as well as reading material from the well-stocked library. U.S. Army Sheffield [England, United Kingdom]. I did not find a Gene Schull or Eugene Schull in the U.S. Archives WW II POW or enlistment databases. Private U.S. Army, Infantry 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), Christopher J. Facchina 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), Venters Holcomb Charles R. Martins name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. (About 200 sick prisoners stayed behind, and were liberated by Russians on May 9.) 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 Number6025246 Service Number7887518 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. Serial Number15045264 Serial Number19012836 Sergeant Pilot State of ResidenceIowa Originally from Scotland Serial Number16004997 Lance Corporal U.S. Army, Air CorpsMedium Bomber (B25, B26) State of ResidenceIowa R.R. Lawrence F. Hunt 185th Squadron, Royal Air Force Left Waist Gunner
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. Harry Kirschners name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. State of Residenceunlisted 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 is listed). Dean Steeds name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. 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