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), P. G. Whapples, bombardier, is one of 10 prisoners whose poems are recorded in Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling., Charles Thomas Wheatley After the war, he returned to live in St. Albans, Vermont. State of ResidenceMassachusetts 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), Billy England Serial Number37042259 U.S. Army, InfantryParachute Infantry The part of the camp where they are is under the command of an air force Captain, but he cannot act fully and receives orders from the authorities of the Stalag. Freeport, Tex. 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), Kenneth J. Wagner 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), James A. Corcoran 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), Leo Denale U.S. Army, Private Although the camp that Cyrus Johnson was in is not specified in the database, he likely was held in Camp 59 as well, as he escaped with Edward (official records indicate the two men returned to the Allied forces on the same dayreturned to duty, June 28, 1944). Private 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. Service Number1433324 Captured April 8, 1941Fort Michelli Pickens, S.C. [South Carolina]. The address above is also on Cliffords list. Commandant stated that no complaint had yet reached him, but that he would take steps to remove guards unsuited to their work. State of ResidenceIndiana State of ResidenceTexas 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), Jerome C. Pugh Pte Roger Lee Hymer 4th Btn. State of ResidenceNew York Like this page to receive our updates. Technical Sergeant All mail goes through Stalag Luft 3 and the delay is considerable. Serial Number35170070 U.S. Army, Infantry No hot water. Milton A. Benz, Jr. Serial Number33126737 State of Residenceunlisted Serial Number32335038 Private In reality, many Red Cross crates disappeared en route. 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 Reached Allied lines, Walter A. Gontarski An Italian named Nello who was in the prison camp for being AWOL escaped with Luther and Charlie Lum. 142 Montrose Street Max A. Hauser [Lincolnshire] 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 Private Gerald H. Tucker - Mail supervisor, S/Sgt. U.S. Army, Infantry Stalag IIIC Alt-Drewitz. Company A, 18th Infantry, 1st Division State of ResidenceIowa The gaunt prisoners felt lucky to see the men known as the Black Cats. Consequently, the Nazis knew they were immune from any legal consequence for making the Russians endure such a ghastly sort of hell. This surely is the same John Procko, despite the discrepancy in state of residence. U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers Service Number5493563 He hit me two or three more times before I blacked out. State of ResidenceVirginia Did William Kornrumph escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 2B Hammerstein? 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 Goettel Latrines were open pit type and were situated away from the barracks. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force James Guillory Private State of ResidenceNew York IRCC 1-12-44. Sergeant Beer 440 Huchnall Road Serial Number35214698 Private First Class London N12 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 He and another crewman fought the fire while the rest of the crew either jumped or were sucked out of the airplane. Roswell, New Mex. Private Prisoners protested vigorously being forced to fill up discovered escape tunnels. Serial Number16037380 State of ResidenceKentucky 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), Bill Spruiell 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 Repatriatedno camp listed). Sergeant The address above is from that list. 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 List of POW camps in Germany and occupied territories, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stalag&oldid=1123530508, This page was last edited on 24 November 2022, at 06:56. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Private First Class State of ResidenceMinnesota State of ResidenceNorth Dakota Thornbury Private Serial Number13015647 Camp 59 internmentJanuary 23, 1942January 24, 1943, Victor Boulter Serial Number37025587 These were usually journalism, farm management and livestock farming, and were directed by men who had had successful experience in the fields. Joseph Raffeos name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. 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). We learned that he went down on June 22nd on a mission to Huls, Germany. Source: G. H. Birds name and address is recorded in Charles Simmons prison camp 1943 calendar and address book. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Any POW that couldn't walk faced either execution by the Germans or interment by the Russians. 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 but no camp listed). 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), Domingo S. Aguilar Johnstown, Pa. [Pennsylvania]. Are you sure you want to delete your template? 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. 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 California, James Tasiopulos name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., Guss O. Teel U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Today, the overgrown trees and moss-covered cement walls are all that physically remains. Allentown, Pennsylvania, Source: Chicago Tribune article War diary returns after 63 years, January 25, 2007. This address for Aurther Harris is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Aurther Harris See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. He was liberated from Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12 in June 1945. South Shore, K.Y. Private 523 N. 3rd St. According to the Third Geneva Convention of 1929 and its predecessor, the Hague Convention of 1907, Section IV, Chapter 2,[2] these camps were only for prisoners of war, not civilians. Private Army, InfantryArmored Force Private Private Brooklyn, N.Y. [New York]. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle startxref Houston,Tex. Attached, 3rd Light Field Ambulance Sunny Side Even without a radio, though, the Americans at Stalag 17-B could tell something was happening in April 1945. New York Jim Snodgrass name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Joseph James Freeborn 422nd Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group. U.S. Army, Infantry Australia, Source: Ray Worthington, son of former Camp 59 prisoner Leslie Worthington, Thomas David Alman Traveled south on foot through Italy until contacted by a British Commando Unit that was looking for escaped POWs. Arthur Austin died of pneumonia in the Camp 59 infirmary on March 5, 1943. U.S. National Archives on-line POW database has no listing for a serviceman by either of these names. John T. Davis Address from Armie Hills address book: Private Serial Number 13049014 Serial Number6661860 Serial Number36151528 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), Carl L. Good John E. Rileys name and addressand his nickname(above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. State of Residenceunlisted State of ResidenceKentucky Central City, Ky. [Kentucky]. 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), Harold Adkins 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). British Samuel E. Underwood - Theater Supervisor, S/Sgt. Serial Number12007147 Private Private Arthus Page wrote a memoir, A Walk in Wartime Italy (1995), (Information courtesy of researcher Janet Kinrade Dethick), Howard Palya [England, United Kingdom], Source: Ronald Streatfields granddaughter Tracy Jayne Streatfield, T. Strapp State of Residenceunlisted Private Trooper Eric moved on alone and the following morning the German rounded up those who had stayed behind. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Ernest Dale Serial Number39186606 Serial Number20717950 Source: Ronald Gordons name and address is recorded in Charles Simmons prison camp 1943 calendar and address book. New York, George W. Mickus name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., George Mickus 0000001129 00000 n State of ResidenceKentucky Corporal He drew a large pistol from his holster, moved the barrel to his right hand and swung its heavy butt hard into my head. Private Fred Chiltons address is from G. Norman Davisons prison camp notebook. Escaped at the Armistice, was recaptured, then escaped again Serial Number36200720 Serial Number12023027 Sergeant Private Private The majority of them were American, but also included . Object number: UPL 53605 - 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. Address from Armie Hills address book: Corporal Serial Number32304209 His name appears in U.S. State Department wartime reports about Camp 59 from the Swiss Legation in Rome. Serial Number34196657 U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army U.S. Army, Signal CorpsRifle U.S. Army, Infantry Frank J. Mikes Extent and medium. The following year, quick-trigger guards shot an unbalanced Kriegie who ran screaming across the compound one night. Entire camp has had one bath at central bathing station since May 30. The most outstanding effort in field of recreation was the educational program organized by T/Sgt. Reached Allied lines, Gerald W. Rowland Serial Number38027037 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 Two men attempting to escape were discovered in an out of bounds area. State of ResidenceMassachusetts Service Number6025246 Perhaps he was stationed there before going overseas. Serial Number20704699 Serial Number36215009 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 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), Cecil A. Rogers Serial Number39928714 At my last interview before he passed away, this 95-old still spoke with pain in his eyes, remembering the brutality of Stalag 17-B. 0000008629 00000 n They consider that they are entitled to a special camp and the privileges of aviators. [4] The sub-camps were administered by the parent stalag, which maintained personnel records and collected mail and International Red Cross packages and then delivered them to the individual Arbeitskommando. 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), Marvin Varnes See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. State of ResidenceSouth Dakota Flight Sergeant U.S. Army, Air CorpsBombardment, Heavy c/o Martin Funeral Home Picture Information. Kenneth J. Kurtenbach was MOC from the opening of the camp until its evacuation. Nello lives in Servigliano. U.S. Army1st Armored Division, 27th Field Artillery Lt Briley was first sent to Stalag 17-B and later moved to Poland. Four men, Bill Marcus, Ron (last name unknown), Pip Cummings, and Eric himself were together near the camp for a time. Service Number6923234 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Context area. 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), Arthur R. Roberts Gunner Address from Armie Hills address book: [Kent] Box 667 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), Donald D.Fremd [Texas]. U.S. Army, Medical DepartmentRifle Back on the road early each morning, the columns dodged increasing numbers of rumbling German vehicles, and the wide-eyed Americans stared in horror as they passed living skeletons in striped pajamas with yellow stars on them. In January 1945, he swapped identities with Frank Grey, an American POW wanted by the Gestapo for prior escapes, and helped Grey slip away. Private 1306 Main St. State of ResidenceOklahoma Kings Royal Rifle Corps From an American standpoint, the horrible state of the Russians was a constant source of anxiety as they had to watch them slowly die of starvation and exposure. [Pennsylvania], Carl E. Seifert Service Number3196639 State of ResidenceNew York East Surrey Regiment, British Army In Germany, stalag (/ s t l /; German: ) was a term used for prisoner-of-war camps.Stalag is a contraction of "Stammlager", itself short for Kriegsgefangenen-Mannschaftsstammlager, a literal translation of which is "War-prisoner" (i.e. St. Giles,Lincoln Serial Number33246928 Reached Allied lines, Gilbert D. Loonam 132 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery Private Australian Army Corps2nd/32nd Battalion, Raymond Felchle Serial Number34059558 Australian Army Corps2nd/32nd Battalion, Henry Kane State of ResidenceIowa Private First Class Hartwell R. Harris U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersEngineer West Hill Sergeant Bar Machine 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), Michael J. Rotunno Private First Class 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. Alexander M. Haddon - School Director, S/Sgt. 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 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. Sergeant Kenneth E. GaddySerial No. Although the U.S. National Archives on-line POW database lists one serviceman with the last name of David returned to military control, liberated or repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-1, and he is Cpl. Severely injured in the war; died circa early 1970s, Neil E. Torssell Dawson Springs, Ky. Paul Wakelands name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Division Serial Number13023021 State of ResidenceNew York [United Kingdom], Leslie Worthington Star Route, Box 54 John Pawlawskis name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Once I found one foundation, I kept finding more. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force 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). Steve Shedlocks name and address were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Charlie W. Smiths name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. (54) Treatment of these other prisoners varied widely, depending on their nationality. 391 Grand Ave. 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). It was liberated by the U.S. 14th Armored Division following a short battle with SS soldiers of the 17th SS Panzer Grenadier Division on 29 April 1945. Liberated by the Americans after westward death march, Source: Charles Wheatleys granddaughter Samantha Constable, Ivan E. White Lyndale Ligons name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. The address above is from that list. 20701883is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Service Number1065671 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), Frank R. LaPorte (Research courtesy of Brian Sims), John Jack Albert Allen Service Number1086472 13th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery Private (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). George Shorter U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Corporal The Essex Regiment, British Army State of ResidenceWisconsin Sergeant Serial Number39078023 I wondered why this plot of land was not reclaimed by a local farmer. Bill Smith Brooklyn Pilfered shingles and other scraps of wood went into the stove or were used to make tools. Gus Teels name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. U.S. Army, Field Artillery155 MM Howitzer Truck Drawn Private Private POW) "enlisted" "main camp". Private The day after their arrival at the new site, Red Cross parcels were issued to every PW. Sergeant U.S. Army, Infantry $199.99 . Private First Class Claude J. ColeSerial No. Thorpe Bay 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 Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Died as prisoner of war). U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Infantry For me, the memory of this place has lingered for a long time after I returned home. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Dundee, Angus Consequently, the tedium took its own toll on the prisoners, who had to find ways to keep themselves busy. Serial Number6136465 The only food furnished to PWs by the German authorities was barley soup and bread. 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