State of ResidencePennsylvania Turned over to the Italians and interned at Camp 59 U.S. Army, Infantry Thornley responded to a questionnaire from Larry Scholl, who was gathering information for his book, Missing in Action: 8th Air Force Evaders, Internees, Prisoners of War, and Escapees in World War II. Lower Edmonton, London N9 Address from Armie Hills address book: 142 Montrose Street A series of long, single-story buildings housed the fliers. 192 Wash. [Washington] St. Aberdare 107 Depot Street 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 State of ResidenceKentucky Jim Snodgrass name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. U.S. Army, Air CorpsBombardment, Heavy 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 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), Gaines S. Robinson Service Number6146826 Sullivan, Ind. Service Number2748467 North Wales [United Kingdom]. [Indiana]. Serial Number35108445 Serial Number15046656 U.S. Army, Infantry Did John Buchanan escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg? Private First Class Dillard W. AndersonSerial No. Repatriated November 1943 by a British 8th Army patrol, Bernard Petrulis These two men had parachuted out of the plane over France and after getting rid of his parachute and equipment, Sgt Milasius ran out of the village and found Sgt. Ray Dentler Serial Number20704893 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. U.S. Army, Infantry Fred Chiltons address is from G. Norman Davisons prison camp notebook. Serial Number6891870 Corporal Private Pte Roger Lee Hymer 4th Btn. Walter P. Frick photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. Did Stanley Bentley escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria? 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 Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Ray W. Dentler Michael W. Hnath State of ResidenceMinnesota Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 John Sikorskis name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. (LogOut/ 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment 25 Northway Road 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 Repatriatedno camp listed). Staff Sergeant State of Residenceunlisted Serial Number17006666 George Shorters name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. 4th Milner 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), Theodore Sanning Private First Class This address for Charles Holt is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Charles Holt Alkcus Stokes 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 ResidenceIowa Private John E. Riley This issue is sold out, but to view and order other back issues, click here. Vandergrift State of ResidenceMichigan A letter from George William Beer to Robert Smiths mother dated July 23, 1943 states that he was interned with Bob for two years at Camp 59 before being transferred to another camp. Field ArtilleryTank Destroyer, Captured December 6, 1942 in Tunisia State of ResidenceGeorgia 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). [Polish POWs released from Stalag XXI B] (ID: 23485) . Edward W. Kober 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 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg, Prussia (Also KDOS [USA] #1-5; ARB BTNS 225-255) 52-14). [Texas]. State of ResidenceKentucky (Driver 4532572) Charles R. Martins name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Massachusetts. Private Athol Grays name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. State of Residenceunlisted Private Update. Alvie D. Cochran 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). Holly House <<08A4E18E2E986D4A88491B7C2608C279>]>> Service Number T/5569678 0000008629 00000 n 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), Edward M. Greenberg 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 CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Clarence Hortons name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., Clifford H. Houben U.S. Army, InfantryRifle See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. 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). George M. Zuehls name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. West Allis Brand 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 Serial Number20705331 U.S. Army, CavalryCavalry Reconnaissance, Mechanized U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Division Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Myrtle Ford[or Myrtleford] State of Residenceunlisted Source: Giuseppe Millozzi in Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano, referencing Gilbert Broadbent in Behind Enemy Lines, C. A. Hollis is one of 10 prisoners whose poems are recorded in Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling.. Serial Number6952090 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). Serial Number35170070 [likely Harrisburg, Pennsylvania] Private First Class 1207 Ninth St. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. James L. Rogers 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 Repatriated from Stalag 11B Fallingbostel Prussia (Work Camps) 53-09), Orville Higgins Staff Sergeant 15055095is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Bist of Robert. Serial Number6661860 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Omaha, Nebraska, Robert R. Krager, an American serviceman who was interned in Camp 59, was later a prisoner in Germany. 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 B. Pond, an American serviceman who was interned in Camp 59, was later a prisoner in Germany. U.S. Army, Air CorpsBombardment, Heavy Serial Number20701864 Serial Number15082385 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: 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), Photographer and Gunner Aluminum cans that held klim (dehydrated milk) were turned into everything from drinking cups and eating utensils to miniature lanterns and improvised spigots for sinks. Serial Number39186606 Corporal State of ResidenceNew York 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), Frank E. Powers, Jr. Corporal Edgar J. CurttrightSerial No. 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 132 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery A. Willis 32003230 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 21 Locust Street Serial Number36053918 Straight. 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 Freestone 8, Alfred Road State of Residenceunlisted Stalag Luft or Luftwaffe-Stammlager (" Luftwaffe base camp") - These were POW camps administered by the German Air Force for Allied aircrews. Private Serial Number 20717605 See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Scotland. Serial Number33114113 State of Residenceunlisted Did Joseph Raffeo escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 6D Dortmund? Reading, Penna. Serial Number15059956 Spencer, Okla. [Oklahoma], Albert Edward Ibbetson 10th Battalion, Rifle Brigade See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. Camp 59 internmentFebruary 15June 1943, A. J. L. Bozzone 20701847recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. In the end, as their waistlines shrank, Kriegies downed anything that would fill their stomachs. Reached Allied lines, Leon Haduk U.S. Army, Infantry Clifford H. Houbens name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. U.S. Army, Field ArtilleryInfantry No. 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 E. Pojawis State of Residenceunlisted U.S. Army, InfantryParachute Infantry British Army, Interned at Camp 59 for at least two years, Arrived in Adelboden, Switzerland during the winter of 1943-44 and departed in October 1944, Convalesced in Leysin, Switzerland in 1944-45 before returning to England, Source: Robert Smiths niece Carole Procter; a news article from The Herald (A paper serving the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England) January 25, 1944, James L. Snodgrass Captured December 4, 1942Tunis, Tunesia 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), George M. Zuehl 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), Jacob Stiner Camp 59 internmentJanuaryMay 1942, Vaughan Lawrence Carter 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 U.S. Army, Infantry Meador, West Virginia Captured in Tobruck, Libya, circa December 1941, Printed on the back of a photo of Arnold Chessell: Service Number6923234 W. Jock Timoney was interned in Camp 59 with gunner Robert Smith. John Everett is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. 20705564is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. J. W. T. Duffield Allentown, Pennsylvania, Source: Chicago Tribune article War diary returns after 63 years, January 25, 2007. Serial Number13069951 See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Many of the new kriegies (short for the German kriegsgefangene, or prisoner of war) paired up in combines as a way of looking out for one another. London Irish Rifles 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 4 Carlton Terrace Add a Name to this List They might have laughed at the comfortable picture of their lives sometimes portrayed by the American press. 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, InfantryRifle State of ResidenceWest Virginia Forman (A. Forman) is one of 10 prisoners whose poems are recorded in Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling., Alec Foreman State of ResidenceNew York U.S. Army, Infantry New Road British Royal Airforce, Sources: The Memoirs of J. H. D. Millar, published by Quaderni della Memoria, 2008; Giuseppe Millozzi, Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano. List of Prisoners of War Camps (Stalags and Oflags) in Germany and Incorporated Countries Date (s) 1945-07-06 - 1947-07-02 (Creation) Level of description Folder Context area Name of creator. An example of extreme brutality occurred in early 1944. More and more Allied prisoners are being released by advancing Armies. British Army. Captured April 8,1941Fort Michelli PG 59 POW 1634 5 State of ResidenceIndiana State of ResidenceNew York 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), Leslie Cavanagh Serial Number14052008 Serial Number39163898 Harold Arneson Northwich, Cheshire Luther W. Davidson Serial Number6871722 Spent a month in Camp 98 on Sicily before being transferred to Camp 59. State of ResidenceMissouri 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. Private Littlehampton, Sussex Many American servicemen who were recaptured after the September breakout are recorded in the database as repatriated from German-controlled stalags. 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 D. Daoust, Jr. State of ResidenceWest Virginia Tex Reome Private Source: Louis VanSlootens son Tom VanSlooten, Leroy Varnadoe Max A. Hauser 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 Private Central City, Ky. [Kentucky]. After the war, he returned to live in St. Albans, Vermont. U.S. Army, Infantry During visits to two other stalags in early 1944, a YMCA official saw Red Cross packages that were given to soldiers. After their time in Camp 59, the men were sent to separate camps and, after escape from their respective camps, both made their way north to freedom in Switzerland. The following list includes the 253 Americans identified in the U.S. National Archives database of WW II POWs as returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13, (or who died while prisoners). 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 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment Serial Number32335038 Escape was a topic rarely discussedaloud in camp. Red Cross delegates would have checked that the court-martial complied with the Geneva Convention. State of ResidenceNew York 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 Repatriatedno camp listed). U.S. Army, Field ArtilleryArmored 105 MM Howitzer Service Number7888771 please Each one was divided into halves shared by 150 to 240 men (and sometimes many more), who also shared straw-filled, flea-ridden mattresses in triple-deck bunks, a single stove with scant fuel (54 pounds of coal per week), wash basins into which cold water ran only a few hours each day, and a single indoor latrine for use after dark (for daytime use, there were multi-hole latrines a short walk from the barracks). 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), Vernon R. Catterton West Hill Trenton, Florida, Corporal D. Nevitt is one of 10 prisoners whose poems are recorded in Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling., W. G. Newall The men on this page are just a sample of the thousands of prisoners who passed through P.G. Private Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Ernest Dale Poems by Fred Chiltern are recorded in both Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling, and also in prisoner Edward Smiths book of poems. 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 F. Kirkpatrick, Jr. State of Residencenot listed This address for Denis Crooks is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Denis Crooks U.S. ArmyCompany D, 18th Infantry Trooper. Serial Number15088456 State of ResidenceNew York 310 E. Tyler 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), Camp leader at Camp 59 from February 1942 to September 1942, Donald A. Penton Private August C. ErdbrinkSerial No. Sergeant This address for Victor Day is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Victor 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 from Stalag 4D Torgau (Elbe) Sachsen, Prussia 51-13), Charlie Perkins 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), Rufus Transeau 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; no camp listed), Escaped from Camp 59 with Edmond Petrelli, Joe C. Mandese, Tony Spicola, and Felice D. Vacca, W. E. Cannon U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Dundee, Angus Sergeant 15 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). Private Fred Chilton and Norman Davison were sent to North Africa on the same boat, were captured together in Libya in April 1940, and were transferred from camp to camp together, eventually ending up 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 from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Martin E. Wood, Jr. 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 The number of English POWs in the same span of time decreased from 1,337 to 313. State of ResidenceIllinois Attached, 3rd Light Field Ambulance State of ResidenceIowa Serial Number35040104 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; no camp listed), Escaped from Camp 59 with Peter J. Calvagno, Edmond Petrelli, Joe C. Mandese, and Felice D. Vacca, William T. Spruiell New Salem, Pa. [Pennsylvania]. Serial Number32180821 Serial Number35166007 Hill Billy Sheep Hearder [sic]. On April 8, 1945, the gates of the American compounds swung open, and 4,000 filthy, scrawny, and hungry airmen stumbled out onto the road west. State of ResidenceNew York Camp 59 internmentMarch 10, 1942April 1, 1943, J. W. Cade Camp 59 POW Denis Crooks daughter Maggie Clarke said her father knew George Marsland. Serial Number13003189 Trooper State of ResidenceIllinois State of ResidenceIowa Lowell, Mass. Serial Number12018732 U.S. National Archives on-line POW database has no listing for a serviceman by either of these names. State of Residenceunlisted Serial Number12007294 U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersArmored (Divisional) This address for William Jones is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: William Jones Private Corporal See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. 125 So. U.S. Army, Infantry 354 8th Ave. S.W. 6959286is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Serial Number 31140926 Private U.S. Army, Infantry 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 but no camp listed). In Clifford Houbens address list, John is noted as having been interned in Camp 59. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle A postwar inquiry found that in less than two years of American captivity, there were about 30 recorded cases of guards striking PW [POWs] with bayonets, pistols, and rifle butt. Originally from Scotland John J. Garone An Italian named Nello who was in the prison camp for being AWOL escaped with Luther and Charlie Lum. State of ResidenceKentucky Liverpool Nomenclature [ edit] At the start of World War II, the German Army was divided into 17 military districts ( Wehrkreis ), which were each assigned Roman numerals. Serial Number6984419 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 Private First Class Serial Number12005280 Royal Armoured Corps, Was at Camp 59 March 11, 1942 until June 3, 1943, Allen A. Coombs Private Rochester F. NettlesSerial No. At night, healthier prisoners prowled nearby fields and farms for anything edible. Address from Armie Hills address book: State of ResidenceKansas 11 Clent Avenue State of ResidenceMississippi James Martelli U.S. Army, InfantryParachute Infantry New York We learned that he went down on June 22nd on a mission to Huls, Germany. Top photo: Armed guards in watchtowers and double rows of barbed-wire fencing kept POWs from escaping Germanys notorious Stalag 17-B. Pennsylvania Address from Armie Hills address book: Did Billy England escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria? U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Nello lives in Servigliano. Ehmann Frederick Elliot. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Royal Army Medical Corps Serial Number32105474 Private to help with the costs of keeping the site running. Serial Number20416457 Private Captured in Tebourba, Tunisia on December 6, 1942. Address from Armie Hills address book: Reached Allied lines, Source: The National Archives, United Kingdom Private U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force Milton A. Benz, Jr. The Pilot was Harold C Russell and Radioman Robert Clark is listed as KIA. Serial Number 7082151 State of ResidenceIllinois Box 432, Willie H. Ash Hymer Roger Lee. State of Residence 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), Special Air Service (British Special Forces), Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943, Sources: Article Britain at War: Initiating a POW breakout in Italy, The Telegraph (www.telegraph.co.uk), November 13, 2008; http://www.ww2escapelines.co.uk, J. Keith Killby is an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and a Cavaliere Ufficiale of the Italian Republic. Service Number6149568 During missions over German cities such as Bremen and Stuttgart and other Nazi strongholds, their B-17 Flying Fortresses and B-24 Liberators had been shredded by German fighters or anti-aircraft guns, sending them tumbling through the sky, fumbling with parachutes and praying for survival. 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