Yorkshire 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). Sergeant Kenneth E. GaddySerial No. 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment Sources: Luther Vaughns daughters Judy Ingersoll and Victoria McMackin, Joseph MacDougall Freeborn's next two years would be spent at the infamous Stalag VII B Braunau Gneikendorf, Germany, near Krems, Austria. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. 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 Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Robert J. Gossman U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Serial Number13069951 U.S. Army, Infantry Camp 59 internmentDecember 22, 1941May 15, 1943, Patrick Cahill Cyrus Johnson was one of three men who survived the crash of the Fyrtle Myrtle on July 16, 1943 at Pietragalla, Italy. 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. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle U.S. Army1st Armored Division, 27th Field Artillery U.S. Army, Air CorpsHeavy Bombardment P. A. Hawksley-Hill Connections See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below. 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), Ebb W. McGuire 15054958is 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 CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), J. M. Greenshields Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp during the Second World War 1939-1945. Serial Number6136465 Escaped from Camp 59 on September 15, 1943 State of ResidenceMinnesota Address from Armie Hills address book: U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Royal Horse Artillery To some of the underfed, ailing, and depressed POWs forced to live theremany of them American airmensudden death by enemy gunfire must at times have seemed a reasonable alternative. Minneapolis, Minnesota, William D. Anderson Private First Class Nello lives in Servigliano. U.S. Army, Medical DepartmentRifle 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), Robert Dickinson, Gunner All the POWs present in the camp escaped en masse the evening of 14 September 1943; exactly six days after the Armistice had been announced.. Private Baltimore, Md. Service Number1424178 Serial Number12021619 State of ResidenceGeorgia Corporal State of ResidenceNew Jersey Serial Number14067569 August C. Erdbrink State of ResidenceGeorgia England. Serial Number12023561 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment Private Ray Felcle [Felchle]Serial No. U.S. Army, Signal CorpsRifle U.S. Army, CavalryCavalry Reconnaissance, Mechanized State of Residenceunlisted Serial Number14037579 Serial Number12007149 The List of Prisoners ABRAMS, BERNIE Bernie Abrams 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 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Corporal Robert D. ChandlerSerial No. U.S. Army, Infantry (Driver 4532572) Medical Officer Sergeant WX4449 Sergeant 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), Anthony P. Fiore, Jr. Brechin, Angus State of ResidenceNew York The German camps were expected to stock enough of the parcels to provide one week of sustenance for each American. Serial Number33146482 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), Marshall J. Brekke T/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), George M. Zuehl Address from Armie Hills address book: 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 Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Harold Adkins Private Hattiesburg, Miss. Serial Number7014021 Guss Teel and Francis A. Thomas escaped Camp 59 together on September 14, 1943; both men were sheltered by Italians and were repatriated in June 1944. U.S. Army, Infantry Dr. Adrian Duff, who attended him, donated his own blood but got an infection and was taken to the hospital. The most prized trading commodities were cigarettes and D-Bars. Route 1 Serial Number6575976 Serial Number6952090 Baltimore, Md. Hmo0SDc;R.KE State of ResidenceIllinois Gil. Private State of ResidenceIowa 6959286is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. More and more Allied prisoners are being released by advancing Armies. Sergeant State of Residenceunlisted Camp 59 internmentApril 22June 22, 1943, John E. Buchanan Private State of ResidenceWest Virginia See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. be living and where the plane crashed after being shot down. State of Residenceunlisted State of ResidenceMissouri Serial Number32188839 State of Residenceunlisted State of Residenceunlisted State of ResidenceNew York 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). U.S. Army, Infantry Camp 59 internmentFebruary 15June 1943, A. J. L. Bozzone 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), Joe L. Ross Serial Number35107131 Lance Corporal, Australian Army Corps2nd/28th Batallion, Address from Red Cross service record: Serial Number16037380 After one and a half years, was transported to Hamburg, Germany; then moved to Cologne, Germany, Liberated on April 18, 1945 by a British tank battalion, Sources: American Ex-Prisoners of War biography and Frank Mancinellis daughter, Irene Mancinelli, Joe C. Mandese Private 33189164is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Private See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Serial Number37036627 Serial Number32105941 These are the camps that housed captured members of the enemy armed forces, crews of ships of the merchant marine and the crews of civil aircraft. Sheffield [England, United Kingdom]. Private First Class He was originally from McKean County, Pennsylvania, but he enlisted in Olean, New York. Lawrence F. Hunt 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), Wesley Goettel Update. 1945 Leicester England to Germany Prisonerof War POW Camp Stalag 17BCover $68. Sergeant Initially used to detain the hapless prisoners of Germanys early blitzkriegs, Stalag Luft 17-B (Stalag Luft, short for Stammlager Luft, or prison camp for airmen, and 17-B because it was the second prison camp in the German 17th military district) was opened to American POWs in 1943. State of Residenceunlisted U.S. Army, Infantry Surely this is the same Robert Mooney, but why his state of residence is listed as Mississippi is unknown. Dennis J. Sweeney U.S. Army, InfantryRifle 459 South Rowan Avenue U.S. Army, Infantry 18 Westcliffe Street 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 Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Harry Kirschners name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Allen Coombs (LogOut/ 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). John O. Everett in an interview said that William Helmley is from Savannah, Georgia, Escaped from Camp 59 in September 1943; William Helmley and Owen Frye were protected by the Marcozzi family near the town of Force in the province of Ascoli Piceno, Orville A. Higgins 4300 Davis Ave. Private U.S. Army, Infantry This address for Leslie Beer is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Leslie J. 1724 South 88th Street This address for Frederick Druce is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Frederick Druce Private Serial Number37003120 Serial Number33189164 U.S. Army, Infantry 102nd Regiment, Royal Artillery Technician Fifth Grade Bernard P. Robinson WX14635 Four men, Bill Marcus, Ron (last name unknown), Pip Cummings, and Eric himself were together near the camp for a time. 185th Squadron, Royal Air Force U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Forces Did Anthony Fiore escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 2B Hammerstein? Serial number7597368 State of ResidenceConnecticut Eric Ethier is a former staff editor of Civil War Times and American History magazines. Private Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Reached Allied lines, Robert R. Downing 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), Johnnie D. Ford Serial Number37141362 Los Angeles Private Camp 59 internmentFebruary 28June 2, 1943, Lawrence J. Buerkle Roswell, New Mex. State of ResidenceIowa The address above is from that list. George M. 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