State of Residenceunlisted Enlisted June 7, 1940 State of Residenceunlisted Sergeant The address above is from that list. Within that realm, individual bays became close-knit groupsmen bound together by circumstance, hatred of the Nazis, and the common fight for survival. 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, Tony Spicola, and Felice D. Vacca. State of ResidenceKentucky Private State of ResidenceNew York Australian Army Corps2nd/32nd Battalion, Joseph A. Altomari Black Private First Class Allen A. CoombsSerial No. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle 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), Joseph F. Tuchewicz John Savageaus name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Serial Number33090536 One of the amusing activities of the camps is the bargaining that goes on between prisoners for things they need or want, wrote a New York Timesreporter in March 1944. Private The Pilot was Harold C Russell and Radioman Robert Clark is listed as KIA. Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 with Joseph Olinix, George Tucker, James Snodgrass, James Martelli, and Carl Good. 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), Charles Gallo 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), Gus Teel 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), Richard Mooney The radio operator landed so hard that he broke his leg along with sustaining multiple injuries including broken ribs and severe lacerations to the face. 126 S. Ellwood Ave. Did Anthony Fiore escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 2B Hammerstein? 5th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment Caernarvonshire Serial Number6776227 Sergeant Dawson Springs, Ky. Paul Wakelands name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Dewitt Stansells name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Private First Class Their long ordeal was over. Royal Artillery (repatriated to the East Yorkshire Regiment), Captured in Egypt by Germans 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), 16th Engineer Battation, 1st Armored Division See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Sergeant 2006 7th St. Serial Number39227259 Private 1st Battalion, The Buffs U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force Address from Armie Hills address book: See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. On behalf of my first cousin Pamela Kelso Winkler, we would like to Blain Prewitt Private First Class John O. EverettSerial No. Concerning the nationalities of prisoners of Camp 59, Giuseppe Millozzi, in his splendid study of Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano, writes: According to the Italian military authority, in March 1943 Serviglianos camp held: 1,445 British; 464 Americans; 4 French. 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). Service Number967031 U.S. Army, InfantryDivisional Artillery 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), John E. Riley The address above is also on Cliffords 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), Jack Eichler U.S. Army, InfantryRifle State of ResidenceIllinois Serial Number38074437 U.S. National Archives on-line POW database has no listing for a serviceman by either of these names. This database is no t thought to be a complete listing of every POW of WW2. Captured December 4, 1942Tebourba, Tunisia Luther C. Shields Warrensburg, Mo. He was ill at the time of his escape and was sheltered and protected by the Cesari family for six months. Sergeant 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), Louis J. VanSlooten Fahl Earl Cornell. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Captured April 8, 1941Fort Michelli State of ResidenceTexas Corporal [England, United Kingdom], Daniel M. Jorgensen This issue is sold out, but to view and order other back issues, click here. 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). The camps American population soon swelled to more than 4,200 as the United States and Great Britain intensified their strategic bombing campaign. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Captured December 3, 1942Tebourba, Tunesia Camp 59 internmentFebruary 15June 1943, A. J. L. Bozzone ADAMO, ALFRED Alfred Adamo Serial Number12020033 Private First Class U.S. Army, Infantry State of Residenceunlisted Technician, Grade 5 The address above is from that list. Note: A. G. Bell was actually Arthur George Bell on the 2nd/32nd nominal roll, but his British fathers name was Richard Jux and Arthur sometimes went by the name A. G. Jux. U.S. Army, Infantry Interned at Lamsdorf Stalag VIII-B after the Armistice 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), John Leon Turner State of ResidenceFlorida Escape was a topic rarely discussedaloud in camp. R. W. Buchanan Serial Number13021497 WX12806 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 U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number34312025 He was interned at Camp 59 and escaped with Paul Alsin and John S. Skulborstad. I had honor of getting the know three of the men first-handRalph Hoag, Roland Rakow, and Neil Rorssellthrough email, over the phone, or by letter. State of ResidenceMassachusetts Adel, Iowa. [United Kingdom], Jermiah J. Langone Franklin E. Swint Serial Number37207024 John J. Procko, Jr., Army Infantry, of Michigan was returned to military control, liberated or repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-1. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Serial Number16023331 U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Infantry Serial Number33246928 The Nazis ignored sickness and starvation in the Russians ranks, and men died in droves. 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). Allentown, Pennsylvania, Source: Chicago Tribune article War diary returns after 63 years, January 25, 2007. Sources: Luther Vaughns daughters Judy Ingersoll and Victoria McMackin, Joseph MacDougall 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. Source: Giuseppe Millozzi, Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano, Hilbert H. Balk [Maryland], Ralph E. Eubank Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 with Joseph Olinix, George Tucker, James Kingsley, Carl Good, and James Snodgrass. Freeport, Tex. Charles R. Martins name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. On approach of the Soviet armies in January 1945, was evacuated from the stalag with other prisoners State of ResidenceWisconsin Trooper Service Number6146826 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Sol, Calif. [California]. 404 No. They were quickly processeddeloused, shaved, and assigned a numberand released into the wide compound to find a bed in one of the barracks. 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment Kenneth Seldon escaped from Camp 59 but was recaptured and sent to Germany. To get more articles like this one, subscribe to America in WWII magazine. 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 State of ResidencePennsylvania George Shorters name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Sonny spent the remainder of the war as a POW in Stalag Luft XVII-B. State of ResidenceMinnesota State of ResidenceKentucky Buffs 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), John F. Kirkpatrick, Jr. 20705564is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. 13th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery State of Residenceunlisted U.S. Army1st Armored Division, 6th Regiment, Company C [Texas]. Newburgh, N.Y. [New York]. Serial Number13015711 Raymond A. Johnson Private Private State of ResidencePennsylvania U.S. Army, Infantry Star Route, Box 54 NX10180 See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Private Corporal Private South Shore, K.Y. Service Number2980168 The address above is from that list. Private U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. State of Residenceunlisted [Wisconsin] As the highest-ranking British officer in the camp after the Italian Armistice was signed, he convinced the Italian commander of the camp to let the prisoners escape before German troops arrived to deport them to Germany. Private First Class Service Number1529644 Serial Number37141362 Reached Allied lines, Gerald W. Rowland 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 U.S. Army, InfantryParachute Infantry Serial Number36072813 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Church Street State of ResidenceNew York U.S. Army, InfantryRifle c/o John C. Calhoun Homes Corporal The non-commissioned officers were then packed like cattle into filthy boxcars and shipped by rail to their new homes and lives as prisoners of war. State of Residenceunlisted Address from Armie Hills address book: Reached Allied lines, Dwight L. Dulaney He was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries he received in combat. 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), Joseph F. Raffeo State of ResidenceTexas Serial Number12016278 U.S. Army, InfantryRifle U.S. National Archives on-line POW database lists two servicemen with the last name of Kirschner from New York who were detained by Germany. State of Residenceunlisted The following year, quick-trigger guards shot an unbalanced Kriegie who ran screaming across the compound one night. Staff Sergeant Serial Number11033641 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 CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13). Serial Number33116580 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. Perhaps three weeks later, guards halted the four-mile-long column and ordered the Americans to make camp among the tall pines of the Leach Forest. U.S. Army, Infantry State of ResidencePennsylvania American planes appeared overhead almost daily, while thunderous flashes of light to the east confirmed the approach of Russians seeking vengeance for atrocities the Germans had committed on them earlier in the war. Private 185th Squadron, Royal Air Force Stalag Luft III, a large prisoner of war camp near Sagan, Silesia, Germany (now aga, Poland ), was the site of an escape attempt (later filmed as The Great Escape ). 4 Normanby Street U.S. Army, Armored Serial Number37140882 New Marion, Ind. Omaha, Nebraska, Robert R. Krager, an American serviceman who was interned in Camp 59, was later a prisoner in Germany. Burton Street U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Private John E. BuchananSerial No. Source: researcher Robert A. Newton, James Pond, Jr Private Joe MalySerial No. 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), Ralph N. Astin Camp 59 internmentMarch 3May 29, 1943, H. J. British Royal Artillery, Lincoln Territorial Battery 237, Address: Private First Class Earl C. LinaweaverSerial No. U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersArmored (Divisional) 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). State of ResidenceNew York Houston,Tex. Although they had lived through hell, they lived. Serial Number32423241 Service Number7889463 Hill Billy Sheep Hearder [sic]. Private Serial Number32003300 If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Matt Brazil was liberated by British forces after his escape from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy. 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), Benjamin F. Farley 6956161is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Serial Number33146780 This article originally appeared in the February 2006 issue of America in WWII. Serial Number13022149 To free-spirited airmen accustomed to seeing only the pastoral outlines of the German landscape or the tops of cities, the ominous, tightly-pressed surroundings were troubling. Kurtenbach knew how to get things done, spoke German, and had final say on all prisoner matters, includingand especiallyescape attempts. 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 CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Leroy C. David Camp 59 internmentMarch 19, 1942May 25, 1943, R. E. Byne Pte. Private Camp 59 internmentJanuary 29, 1942February 27, 1943, Jack Brann Brooklyn, N.Y. [New York]. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle [Lincolnshire, United Kingdom]. Private New Road 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), Edmund H. Cote This address for William Redman is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: William Redman 4300 Davis Ave. U.S. Army, Infantry xbbc`b``3 a Private Source: Herbert Parkes granddaughter Michelle Stephenson, John Pawlawski Vandergraft, Penna. Brooklyn 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. New York U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, InfantryRifle 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 Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin & Stolp) West Prussia 53-17), James Guillory State of ResidenceMaryland U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Bombardier/Corporal Lt Briley was first sent to Stalag 17-B and later moved to Poland. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, Infantry George M. Zuehls name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. State of ResidenceIowa Brooklyn, New York, Third Regiment Massachusetts. 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), Additional source: Letters written by Marshall Wells provided by POW Raymond Kestners granddaughter Jessica McMahon (posted on this site), Robert B. Wessels State of ResidenceOhio State of ResidenceWest Virginia High Wycombe, Bucks. Sergeant U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Reached Allied lines, Gene Schull Sheffield 2 Raymond Hines name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 [Kansas]. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Victoria, Australia, James Frederick Osborn S.E. Private 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. 12th Royal Lancers, British Army State of ResidencePennsylvania U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number6973874 T/Sgt. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle U.S. Army, Medical DepartmentRifle Captured December 4, 1942Tebourba, Tunisia 852 Muhlenberg St. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Source: researcher Robert A. Newton, Serial Number17040065 Serial Number37044192 Corporal William S. KornrumphSerial No. Liverpool U.S. Army, Infantry See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. State of ResidenceNew York Private State of ResidenceNew York See post Clifford Houbens Address List, January 5, 2013. Private First Class Willis LargentSerial No. R.R. 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). Inkley House West Allis Arthur Shupes name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. U.S. Army, Infantry 4217 S. 23rd Street Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 with James Martelli, George Tucker, James Kingsley, Carl Good, and James Snodgrass. Serial NumberO&436014 State of ResidenceNew York 59 during the Second World War. 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 ResidenceNew York State of ResidenceTexas Serial Number6966803 Private U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersEngineer Corporal Michael M. StermSerial 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), S. C. Dowland 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), Albert G. Ross 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 E. Good, Jr. Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersArmored (Divisional) Protests to the commandant were always useless. Ned Handy, a flight engineer from Massachusetts, described one such run-in with one of the camps more notorious guards: After dressing, I was the last out, trailing the others, when suddenly I was grabbed by my left arm and yanked about ten feet to a little shed. Captured in Algeria, Willman King was interned in Italian and German camps, including Camp 59. Source: In Clifford Houbens address list, Thomas is noted as having been interned in Camp 59. Serial Number20704893 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, InfantryRifle State of ResidenceNew York State of ResidenceCalifornia Address from Armie Hills address book: Lyndale Ligons name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Royal Corps of Signals Stalag 20b Prisoner of War Camp. Serial Number14038487 Serial Number33090208 0000009112 00000 n Private First Class State of ResidenceAlabama Bill Spruiells name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Serial Number36053918 U.S. Army Air Corps Sergeant See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. 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 Connections 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), Elvin L. Perisho Serial Number35254694 Private U.S. Army, Field ArtilleryArmored 105 MM Howitzer Roswell, New Mex. So. Source: C. Bruces name and address is recorded in Charles Simmons prison camp 1943 calendar and 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 CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Clovis G. Amos Private First Class Ray W. DentlerSerial No. Middleton August C. Erdbrink Private First Class Dillard W. AndersonSerial No. Charlie Perkins name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Patrick Cahills address is from an official notification of his capture to his parents. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force Serial Number12023027 Private Benjamin F. Farley LaSalle He was originally from McKean County, Pennsylvania, but he enlisted in Olean, New York. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Arnold L. Anderson 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). Captured December 28, 1941Agedabia, Libya Serial Number36052038 Sources: an interview with John O. Everett; John O. Everetts son John O. Everett, Jr. Anthony T. Fryt 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), Paul I. Wakefield Serial Number33137217 Days passed slowly as the men struggled along in eight groups of 500 eachhesitant to stop to drink from a nearby stream or even to relieve themselves for fear of the guards rifle butts and bayonets. 49th Battalion, Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery Corporal Warron A. Colver [Warren Culver]Serial No. Camp 59 internmentFebruary 29May 30, 1943, Robert Brawn Service Number902822 Bill Smith A French policeman arrested Sgt. L. H. Straights name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. U.S. Army, Air Corps U.S. Army, Infantry State of ResidenceTexas Serial Number12005201 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. Fields 33090536is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Notes: The records do not include all prisoners of war and contain some errors. 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), Emil J. 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