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Name of POW Thomas Riley Smith POW camp Germany Comments: Is there anyone who knows my Father? Please contact me....
Name of POW Thomas Riley Smith POW camp Germany City, State, Zip Plant City, FL Comments: I'm responding to Thomas E Accardi(?) Smitty was my dad's nick name. I have so many questions. Do you know the day he passed away? I haven't seen my Dad in 25 yrs or more. I found out his wife Jane Smith Moved back to Pennsylvania , 305 KishacoqullasSt/ Lewistown, PA 17044...I've written 2 letters and has not responded. I'm trying to get his military records.... I don't have his dog tag # or SS# but I'll do as best as I can. I hope you'll e-mail and I'll give you my telephone # ...you can call collect.
Name of POW William Giambrone POW camp Bucharest Romania Address 326 Fairview St. City, State, Zip Phoenixville, PA 19460 Comments: Hello, My great uncle Bill Giambrone of Norristown Pennsylvania was a radio operator on a B-24 that was shot down over Girgiu Romania on July 7, 1944. My uncle and one other person were the only surviving crew members. He was held prisoner in the Bucharest POW camp until the end of August 1944. When I interviewed my uncle he spoke highly of one of the other prisoners he befriended. The only info I have on this person is that he was a member of the Royal Air Force and he was held in the Bucharest POW camp in the summer of 1944. His first name was Ernie. That's all I have on this person. I would like to try to find this person to see if he is still alive and if not to maybe make a contact with any of his children. Any suggestions on where I could look or check to maybe find this person? E-mail me at the above address. Thank you. Ken Jefferis
Name of POW Alan Birley Bateman POW camp Stalag 9c and stalagluft 3 Address Warwickshire City, State, Zip UK Comments: I am related to Alan Birley Bateman, F/O 15 Squadron, flew Stirling Bombers, and shot down over Southern Denmark 26 April 1942. An account of this can be read here http://www.flensted.eu.com/194211.shtml Alan was held at Oflag 1XA/2, Stalag 9c and Stalagluft 3.I think his POW no was 39647. I have created a blog about Alan, which includes photos and original letters written from inside the camps, to his parents. The blog can be found at If anyone remembers Alan, recognizes anyone from the photos on his blog or from the names in his letters, I would be very keen to hear from them. Thanks very much
Name of POW Usry Burnett POW camp Stalag City, State, Zip Bessemer, Alabama 35022 Comments: Usry Burnett was my first cousin. I just found his POW bracelet in a trunk along with other memorabila. It is in good shape. On it is printed "Stalag" and a number "20424". Just wish I could find someone who knew him. He passed away about 6 years ago. One site says he died there -- but he didn't. Any information would be appreciated. [View Entry]
Address C-268/86 Cheran Colony, Thudiyalur City, State, Zip Coimbatore Tamil Nadu India 641034 Comments: I wonder if there were any Indian POW's. I heard some of them joined the germans.
Name of POW david p. (preston) grandon POW camp Stalag luft 1 barth-vogelsang prussia 54-12 Address 1416 16 1/2 ave. n.w. City, State, Zip rochester, minnesota 55901-0261 Comments: my uncle (David) was a navigator on a b-24 that was shot(?) down Sept. 18, 1944,he was captured and sent to Stalag Luft 1 camp 032. i haven't been able to find what bomber group or squad. he was with. I never knew he was a POW until after his death in 1986 when i read his obituary. to the best of my knowledge he never spoke of his experanices during or after the war. according to the U.S. National Archives & Records admin. he was a prisoner at Stalg luft 1, but i haven't found his name on the prisoners list. Any help with finding any information on his bomb group and squadron. I would be very thankful if someone might be able to help out finding more information,about him. it would be great to be able to add this info. to our family tree. thank you... theo johnson [View Entry]
Do you have a roommate listing? If so please email to us at stalagluftone@hotmail.com no I have lost all my papers Name of POW Thomas E. Accardi POW camp Stalag 1 in barth Germany Address 1002 SE Preston Lane City, State, Zip Port Saint Lucie, FL. 34983 Comments: My son found this information in a new's paper in new Jersey the other day and called me and I asked him to send me the information and I'm glad he did. I had a good time remembering this story and I was a part of it. I was a B 17 pilot and was shot down by flack on our 17 th mission the last that I know of my bomberder died last year, His name was Jack Schimpf.
Name of POW George Fern Clark POW camp not sure Address 1275 N 300 West City, State, Zip Provo,Utah 84604 Comments: My father inLaw George Fern Clark was shot down over Germany and was held till they were rescued by the americans.He participated in a long 500 mile march across Germany.He was B-17 gunner.When they were hit only George and one other were able to parachute out.George was the only one to survive out of his crew. He will me 85 in November. I am hoping to find anyone who knew of ths crew.Please contact me at mothermacguyer@yahoo.comThanks Karrie
Name of POW William A. Rendall POW camp Stalag Luft III Address 1449 Covered Bridge Rd. City, State, Zip Cincinnati, Ohio 45231 Comments:
My father 1st Lt William A. (Scotty) Rendall, now deceased, was a krigie at Stalag Luft III after he was shot down by ME-109's 30 December 1943. Evaded with the Free French until his arrest by the Gestapo on 19 June 1944. He ws first imprisoned at Fresnes prison in Paris, moved to interrogation center at Obereusel (spent 14 days in the "hot box" due to suspected armed action with the Maquois - true but not discovered). August 1944 moved to block #44 Center Compound, Stalag Luft III. After years of my pushing to get him to do it, he finaly wrote of his experiences in Europe in a informal format with copies for family and friends. I am now at a point (actually fed up with the current state of affairs) where I would like to have the book published. At the AFEES reunion held in Cincinnati I received and and still have a copy of the program book THE LONGEST MISSION, the program is not copy writed but I would like to use some pictures from it and wish to give proper credit I would appreciate any assistance as to whom I should contact to gain permission. Would also welcome any recommendations re: a publisher. With best regards, Richard Rendall
Name of POW Thomas E. Accardi POW camp Stalag 1, barth, Germany Address 1002 SE Preston Lane City, State, Zip Port ST. Lucie, FL 34983-2610 Comments: my son Thomas called this morning to tell me about this story and I'm glad he did, thankyou I love it Tom
Name of POW Lt. Nader P. Maroun POW camp Stalag Luft I North Compound Address 184 Marlyn Road City, State, Zip Lansdowne, Pa 19050 Comments: My FATHER, NADER MAROUN DIED IN MARCH 1983. HE WAS A PRISONER OF WAR AT STALAG LUFT I. POW # 5924. IF ANY ONE HAS INFORMATION ABOUT HIM (OR KNEW HIM) AND HIS EXPERIENCE, I WOULD APPRECIATE KNOWING . SINCERELY, VIRGINIA M. MAROUN
Name of POW Gerald E. ROdeick POW camp POW-Germany Address 618 Templewood Dr. City, State, Zip Nashville,TN 37214 Comments: I glad to see this website,someday if my son is in right age I can saw to him what his grandfather did to our country.And what his namesake did to be proud off.
Do you have a roommate listing? If so please email to us at stalagluftone@hotmail.com cartoons@duckfilm.de Name of POW an der Nordsee Comments: Der gute alte Donald ist mal wieder über Kopf und Schnabel verliebt … in Daisy natürlich. Doch das interessiert seine Neffen TICK, TRICK und TRACK überhaupt nicht. Sie möchten Eiscreme und Popcorn, jede Menge, und haben für Donalds verliebtes Tänzchen überhaupt kein Verständnis. Als Donald aus Versehen auch noch einen Maiskolben verschluckt und bei jedem Tanzschritt Daisy das Popcorn um die Ohren fliegt, ist sie stocksauer. ![]()
Address 1945 NW 4th Ave. #31 City, State, Zip Boca Raton FL 33432 Comments: Salute to the POWs, holding the line strong and firm so many years later. I have only been trained for POW camp, and can only guess at the resolve it takes to make through each minute of every day until repatriation. Blessed Be Thou! -Ken
Name of POW Paul R. Brown POW camp Stalag Luft I Address 4 Sullivan Ave. City, State, Zip Salem, NH 03079 Comments: My father was in the 8th Air Force, 445th Bomb Group, 702 Squadron. His plane was Beebe's Boys. He completed 19 missions before being shot down on 4/1/1944. He is living with us now in Salem, NH. He had lived in Scituate, MA since 1946. My mother just passed away in August. One of his roommates was Morti Seifter. He has lots of stories if anyone wants to contact him. (603) 898-2937.
Do you have a roommate listing? If so please email to us at stalagluftone@hotmail.com no Name of POW don't POW camp don't Address 123 short st City, State, Zip blackshear,ga.31516 Comments: i would like to say thank you to each of the ones that was in the war with all of my heart and i am praying for each of you May God Bless you each i ask that you don't send mail please i just would to say thank you each for what you did for The God and the USA thank you so much
Name of POW Chester L. Blackwell POW camp Luft IV Comments: Chester L Blackwell was my uncle. My dad, only told us a little about my uncle's stay. I'm very proud to have been raised in a military family and proud of the men who went before I came along. I hope that towards the end of their days on this earth that they will find PEACE and know that we younger Americans are proud of them.
Name of POW Daniel J. Kenny POW camp Stalag Luft I North I Barracks 8 Room I Sgts. Address His last address for over 20 years: 655 Middle Country Rd. Apt 3H1 City, State, Zip Coram, NY 11727 Comments: Daniel J. Kenny is my father. He passed away on Sept. 3, 2009. He was 86 years old. I have tons of historical documentation, thankfully my Grandmother saved everything! Interesting to read other POW's stories, no wonder they are called the Greatest Generation. Sincerely, Maureen Scott
Name of POW Charles Fittock POW camp Muhlberg IVB Comments: Hi, I would love to hear from anyone who can give me more details about what happened to my Uncle Charles: 2nd Bn Parachute Regiment, A. A. C. He served in France and North Africa, where I believe he was captured in November 1942. He died in Muhlberg POW camp on 16/10/1944. He was also prisoner at Sevigliano camp in Italy. There are stories about his having been part of an escape committee, and being shot when he was returning to his part of the camp after answering the roll call for an escaped prisoner - but I don't know the accuracy of this, and would love to know more about what happened to him, or to hear from anybody that remembers him. His last postcard home was addressed and sent by Corporal George Bluett. Thanks for any help, Helen Taylor
Name of POW Norman H. Nissen POW camp Hammerstein, Stalag IIB Address 19461 Inspiration Dr. So. City, State, Zip Pioneer, Ca. 95666 Comments: Norman Nissen was serving with the 3rd Infantry Division. He was captured in August or September of 1944, but wasn't reported missing in action to his family until Oct. 4,1944. In Jan. 1945, he was being held at a large prisoner of war camp at Hammerstein. Norman can't remember the name of the camp, it was likely Stalag IIB. Private Nissen's group of 200 was among many to set out on foot in blizzard conditions. All in his group were U.S. soldiers with the exception of one Frenchman who they disguised in a US uniform. The French soldier and one U.S. soldier were the only ones who speak and read German so they acted as interpreters for the group. According to the log Private Nissen Kept, the soldiers marched 564 Kilometers(349 miles) between Jan. 29, 1945 and March 19, 1945 eventually reaching a stockade in Hagenow, Germany, near a military air base. On a typical day the men marched 15 to 20 Kilometers with vary little to eat. At the beginning of the march, each man received four or five Red Cross parcels (similar to K rations) but with nothing to carry them in many of the parcels were dropped along the way. As the march continued, the group would periodically receive more Red Cross parcels but were at the mercy of their German guards as to how much they would actually get. The guards would take care of themselves first. When they were not receiving Red Cross parcels, the men received one slice of bread in the morning and one boiled potato in the evening. Norman recalls sometimes receiving four slices of bread and being instructed to make it last four days. But the men were so hungry, they would eat it all at once and then have nothing for the next three days. On one occasion, Norman recalls one of the men finding a coffee grinder that had been left alongside the road. Dispite the cold and the long days of marching, he refused to give it up, insisting it would come in handy. Soon after some of the men took advantage of the guards becoming a little lax and sneaked into a nearby box car where they found a 100 pound sack of grain. It took four men to carry the sack back to camp. where they used the coffee grinder to make cereal out of the grain. Towards the end of the march, they received only one Red Cross parcel to share among three men. At the time of his capture, Private Nissen stood 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighed 180 pounds. When liberated he weighed just 120 pounds. He suffered the effects of malnutrition from this march his entire life. From March 29 through May 2, Norman remained captive at Hagenow. On May 2, the soldiers incarcerated there were liberated by the #8th Infantry Division. Norman recalls being flown to France, possibly Camp Lucky Strike, before eventually being sent home to the United States. Norman Nissen just had his 86 birthday sept. 13, 2009
Name of POW Claude Walter McCrocklin POW camp Stalag Luft I , Address 731 Ratcliff St City, State, Zip Shreveport, LA 71104-4911 Comments: My brother Claude is still alive and well at the age of 87 in Shreveport, Louisiana. His wartime story can be found on the internet by simply entering the name Claude W. McCrocklin. Also his Memoirs have been put together by our nephew Mark Armstrong of Bossier City , La. and published under the title of "Combat and Capture" by Infinity Publishing.com of West Conshohocken, PA. Richard McCrocklin
Name of POW Sergeant Clarence E Smith POW camp Stalag Loft 4 Comments: I'm looking for info on a Clarence E Smith serial number #16160000. He was the only server of a B-17 crew. Shot down Sept 19 1944 my Dads cousin was the radio operator. I'm trying to get info from Mr. Smith about there last mission. If you have info please email me Bart Duncan tightwad45@earthlink.net.
Name of POW John Joseph George POW camp Germany Comments: My father, John Joseph George, was a prisoner of War in WWII in Germany from January 1945-June 1945. If anyone knows of the specific prison he was in please contact me. Thank you.
Name of POW World War II battle POW camp German Address 219 N 2nd St City, State, Zip Wormleysburg, PA 17043 Comments: My Father Was Thomas R Smith passed away April 18, 2008. Does anyone know if my stepmother Jane Smith is still alive because 478 chickadee ct, Plant City Fl 33565 and last time I spoke to her she sent me pictures of my father....
I pasted some articles of what info I have of my father.
Bottom of Form 1 American POW friend of SchmelingAha! Glad I noticed this post. I met an old fellow who is a friend to a re-enactment unit in Florida who was taken prisoner by the Germans. Besides gaining some weight, Smitty got to work out and stay fit. He was an amateur boxer.
Monday May 26, 1997 Section BAYLIFE Page 1 Keeping history on track Military re-enactors in Plant City say their staged battles are a lesson on the sacrifices by U.S. soldiers. PHILIP MORGAN of The Tampa Tribune PLANT CITY — In World War II battle re-enactments, somebody has to be the bad guy. Pete Winston and his friends are happy to oblige. They dress up as Germans to fight and die — again and again — in staged combat with American re-enactors. They have fun at it, and they say it gives spectators an idea of what an earlier generation of Americans went through to preserve their freedom. On a recent Sunday, Winston, dressed for the press as a soldier in the regular German army of the era, hauls recruits around a cow pasture in his half track armored vehicle. Diesel exhaust wafts through the confined cockpit of the machine. It doesn't bother him. "It's part of the fun!" a grinning Winston shouts over the roar of the engine. Winston is looking for a few good German soldier actors. He seeks people interested in the history, he cautions — not militiamen making a political statement. "If you hate somebody, don't call us. If you want to overthrow the government, don't call us. If you see black helicopters flying around, don't call us. We don't want to hear from you. We're not interested." Winston, a major in the Florida Army National Guard, says the common thread among most of his squad of re-enactors is a consuming interest in World War II and membership in the National Rifle Association. "We like to take our rifles out and enjoy them," he explains. They shoot blanks, of course. This is, after all, theater of war. Winston caught the re-enacting bug in 1994, when he attended command and general staff college at Camp Shelby in Mississippi . "They had a World War II battle re-enactment out there, and I just thought that was so neat." He got a chance to buy the half track last year, and "I jumped in with both feet." The vehicle, with wheels on the front and tank-like tracks on the rear, is a Czechoslovakian-made weapon from the early 1950s. It's very similar to the ones the Czechs made for the German occupiers during the war. Half tracks, usually equipped with machine guns or antitank guns, were widely used by the Germans and the Allies. They carried troops into battle, spearheaded infantry attacks and neutralized pockets of opposition following tank thrusts through enemy lines. Winston and his friend Tom Smith, both of Plant City , bought the machine for $5,000. They keep it in a camouflaged garage in rural east Hillsborough County . Winston and Smith, with some help from re-enactor John McDonald of Lakeland , spent eight months reconditioning it. Little work was needed on the air-cooled V-8 engine, which looks to McDonald like a "Volkswagen on steroids." Smith, 70, works backstage in re-enactments. He advises the younger men on how it was. The veteran of the U.S. 101st Airborne was born in France of a German mother and American father and raised in Plant City . He was awarded the Silver Star and given a battlefield commission in Europe . He was captured during the Battle of the Bulge, Germany 's unsuccessful last gasp offensive in Western Europe in December 1944. He finished the war a first lieutenant. The staged battles, he says, will "show the kids the sacrifices and let them realize what the situation was, and bring it to their attention how easy they've had it in this country." Winston, new to the hobby, so far has participated in just one re-enactment, a small battle near Bartow in March. He plans to go to more in the fall. In his thick wool uniform, summer truly is hazardous duty. Though spectators and opponents jeer good-naturedly during engagements, people seem to keep perspective — that these are actors, not the real warriors who threatened to conquer the world a half century ago. "Nobody gets angry about anything. There's no point," Winston says. The 46-year-old machinist and mechanic says acquiring the Czechoslovakian halftrack had a lot to do with his decision to play a German. He says, too, he admires the skill of some of their World War II generals. And, as a military officer, he appreciates the effectiveness of the blitzkrieg warfare the Germans perfected. He notes that the U.S. military uses a high-tech version of the coordinated attack of airplanes, tanks and infantry. Crew member Dewey Norris, 35, of Plant City , says he admires the battlefield skills of the front-line soldiers. "They were smart. They were very courageous. They could fight." Norris calls himself a military fanatic. He figures he has spent $2,000 so far on his library of World War II books. "It's interesting, the stories. If the American people would only pick up a book and read of World War II battles, of any Army battle or Marine battle on any island, they would be shocked at what goes on in war and what the guys of World War II went through for us today." Norris gets a kick out of driving the halftrack, though he and McDonald warn it isn't for claustrophobic people. The two front and two side windows are about 2 inches by 7 inches. "If you can drive a standard [shift], you can drive it," says Norris. Winston says halftracks like the one he and Smith own are rare, though a number of people bring military vehicles of the era to re-enactments. Often, they just put them on display. Winston bought his to use. He hopes to expand his squad of six into an armored reconnaissance platoon. He wants 20 to 40 soldiers, some BMW motorcycles with sidecars and a couple of kubelwagens — the German counterpart to the American Jeep, similar to the Volkswagen "Thing" of the 1970s. A friend bought a second Czech halftrack that was available when Winston got his, but it needs work before it rolls into mock combat. Winston's mustard-colored halftrack with German cross markings has two dummy MG 34 machine guns that make no sound. It was battle-tested in the re-enactment near Bartow. "We had a ball," says Winston. The crew was able to outflank an enemy antitank gun but couldn't bring enough firepower into play. "We were yelling, "Bang! Bang!' and he ignored us." Winston figures that won't happen after he equips the guns with a device that makes them flash and bang. He plans to cut out a piece of the 3/8-inch armor on the top and move the front machine gun forward to better duplicate the World War II models. In battle re-enactments, the rule is the equipment and uniforms must look accurate from 10 feet away, "and a lot of them try to go beyond that." Winston says it's exciting to see hundreds of re-enactors, serious about authenticity, gathered in one place. In January, he went as an observer to one of the biggest World War II re-enactments in the country, at Indiantown Gap , Pa. More than 300 German re-enactors faced more than 500 Allied re-enactors in a mini-Battle of the Bulge. "It was like stepping back in time." KEYWORD WORLD WAR II REENACTMENT PETE WINSTON TOM SMITH GERMANY MILITARY EQUIPMENT Copyright © 1997, The Tampa Tribune and may not be republished without permission. E-mail library@tampatrib.com
Comments: Hello-- My Dad was a naval aviator during WWII. He was, thankfully, never a POW. But he flew his missions and he did crash into the Pacific...and from the time I was very small he told me all of his stories, so I find that I can relate viscerally to the experiences you have documented on your website. (Yes, I cried as I read them.) Thank you for gathering these accounts! May it never be necessary for any other sons or daughters to compile a website like this. --Ken Skier Lexington, MA
Name of POW Hubert V. Finnell POW camp stalag luft IV Address 237 MILL HAMLET NW City, State, Zip CHARLESTON ,TN .37310 Comments: thank you for this web site , dad is gone , but still lives in our hearts. J.V. Finnell
Name of POW George Hughes POW camp stalag xxa Address 33 Passfield path thamesmead City, State, Zip london se28 8bt Comments: I am looking for anyone who may remember my dad George hughes his regement was kings royal rifle corp he was in stalag xxa pow camp as my dad never spoke about his time in the camp i would like learn about his life there Doreen davies (Daughter)
Name of POW Micheal Diguglielmo POW camp Clinton, Glinton? Comments: I need your help; my great uncle was a POW at a German camp near Hamburg. He turns 90 this year and has just started talking about his experiences, he can't remember the name of the camp, but he thinks its: Clinton or Glinton....he says there were 10 factories and the camp had Italians, Russians, Polish.....any help you could provide would be much appreciated.....
Comments: I live in Sale Creek Tennessee. I have been told by several old timers that there was a pow camp here. The camp housed "according to them" some 2000 prisoners. I do not know if this is true or accurate but I am very interested in finding out. I have found through research of a camp near here during Civil War. I have thought this may have been the one people have told about for so long, but the dates are too far apart for this to be correct. I was also told the area in which the supposed camp was built. I have tried to find info myself looking up the history of my town and county but am not having any luck. I only hope that someone has info about this to help lead me towards the right path in finding out what really happened here. Thank you so much for your time and or help, Amanda
Name of POW ELMER J. LEWIS POW camp STALAG 7A Address 5417 BARDEN RD. City, State, Zip COLEMAN, MI 48618 Comments: I AM A VIET NAM VETERAN TRYING TO RESEARCH MY UNCLES POW WWII TIME AND GET HIS POW MEDAL FOR HIM. HE WAS CAPTURED IN ITALY WHEN HE BROKE THUR THE GOTHIC LINE OCT, 44 HE WAS A MACHINE GUNNER IN THE 5TH ARMY 3RD. BATT. 361ST INFANTRY AT 89 YRS OF AGE HE IS SHARING THINGS WITH ME THAT HE NEVER SHARED WITH HIS BROTHERS OR SONS. I AM SO PROUD OF HIM AND OF ALL VETERANS. IF I COULD PUT HIM IN TOUCH OLD BUDDIES THAT WOULD BE GREAT. [View Entry]
Do you have a roommate listing? If so please email to us at stalagluftone@hotmail.com no Name of POW Warren Lewis Soden POW camp Stalag Luft I Address 9617 Della Drive City, State, Zip Henrico, Virginia 23238 Comments: My father Warren Soden was in the "Bloody 100th Bomber Group" 8th Army Air Force, 349th squadron and a navigator, in the Orville Everitt crew. He passed away August 11, 2008 but would have enjoyed this website. His plane was shot down during the Ruhland Mission on September 11, 1944 and only three men were able to parachute out. He did not talk about this time in his life but he did make a brief letter to the Czech Republic Museum, Mr. Jan Zodiarsky, about that day. He was captured that night by the Germans and taken by truck to a hospital and then to Sta lag Luft I. He was there until May, 1945. Later he traveled to Thorpe- Abbots,England where they received their training . He was loved and respected by all of his family. If anyone is still living that knew my Dad or was a roommate of his, I would love to hear from you. Thank you for having this wonderful website.
Name of POW MACDONALD Donald DX153 POW camp Stalag Vlll B GERMANY Comments: Born Golspie Scotland 1903 to Robert & Jessie MacDONALD ~~Nee:SUTHERLAND moved to West Aust Geraldton around 1921. ~~Name on records quite often mixed up Mc and Mac. ~~Year of Birth on some records shows 1903 or 1907 on some ~~records. ~~DX 153 D McDONALD ~~Prisoner 92406 ~~On original postcards to home ~ some say STALAG V11A 51 GEPRUFT 1942.05.22 ~ Kriegsgefangenenlager Camp des prisonniers or STALAG V11A 15 GEPRUFT~~or STALAG V11A 17 1943 APRIL ~ Letter home ~ D McDONALD A.I.F has been interned at STALAG V111 B Germany 1942.05.22 Postcard home 1942.10.17 Letter home STALAG 79 GEPRUFT 1943.03.27 Postcard home ?? I can only assume he was already a pow at a differant camp when his family received letter stating he was a pow in 1943 April Have only just started to research war records for all of our family tree ~ Long long way to go ~ Maureen MacDonald Geraldton Western Australia Would love to hear from other's in the same camps etc
Name of POW Joseph thompson ww1 ? koyli ? POW camp Chemnitz 1916 Comments: Trying to get info on my father, everything about him is a mystery, I did not know him and the only info I have is as follows. Served in KOLYI WW1. POW Chemnitz.? Gassed, Served in Black/Tans 1920/1 Ireland. Died Yorkshire 1955. I realise this is very scant info.I cannot find anything in ww1 records uk. I live in Tasmania and realise time is not on my side. Thank you, Mike Thompson.
Do you have a roommate listing? If so please email to us at stalagluftone@hotmail.com ness.coombs2@btopenworld.com Name of POW Charles Leonard Coombs POW camp Stalag XX-B Malbork, Poland Comments: My husbands Uncle Len died in 1978 of Leukemia. He was a POW from 1940 through to the end of the war. If anyone has a photo or any info regarding Uncle Len I would love to hear from them. We still have the rucksack that he made to carry things to and from his work placement whist a POW. [View Entry]
Do you have a roommate listing? If so please email to us at stalagluftone@hotmail.com no Name of POW Clarence R. Shepherd (Bud) POW camp Stalag Luft 1 Address 1250 Fairview Drive City, State, Zip Burlington, NC 27215 Comments: I am interested in locating others that were in Stalag Luft 1 North 3 Barrack 8 (Block 308) -Room 11. Please contact me via e-mail and /or via phone 336 584 7931 (home) or cell (336) 260-8487. I am also interested in contacting the following men: George William Cauldwell Granville F. Billingsley
Do you have a roommate listing? If so please email to us at stalagluftone@hotmail.com no Name of POW Clarence R. Shepherd (Bud) POW camp Stalag Luft 1 Address 1250 Fairview Drive City, State, Zip Burlington, NC 27215 Comments: I am attempting to find any of those POW's that were in North 3 Barrack #8 (Block 308) Room 11 @ Stalag Luft 1.. the time frame Dec 1944 thru the end of the war.. Please contact me if you or someone you know was in the same room. I am also looking for the following: Lt. Joseph C. Frechette Sgt. James F. Hedgecock Sgt. Granville F. Billingsley George William Caudell PLEASE CONTACT ME
Name of POW Paul Sundheim POW camp Stalag Luft 1 Address 143 N Oak Ave City, State, Zip Pitman, NJ 08071 Comments: I found my uncle, Paul Sundheim , under a posting by Walter Neuwirth. When I tried to contact him at the e-mail listed, it was returned to me. I would love to hear from anyone who knows anything about my uncle's war experience because other than knowing he was a POW, he never talked about it. Neither did my Dad, Peter Sundheim, who was an engineer in the 280th, building bridges. Thank you for anything! Beverly Sundheim Donofrio
Name of POW Edward J Mcenaney POW camp stalag luft 1 Address 11125 274th ave City, State, Zip zimmerman,mn 55398 Comments: Ever since my father passed away in 1990 I've kicked myself that I didn't record him talking about his pow days. I have looked up a few names in his wartime log but I've never contacted any one. If anyone wants to contact me, I would love to hear from them. thank you for hving this website!
Name of POW George Hughes POW camp stalag xxa Address 33 Passfield Path City, State, Zip London se28 8bt England Comments: These sites are immportant if families want trace people who may remember relatives and to give them the chance to learn just what went on daily in the camps Doreen Davies
Name of POW julius s. petercsak POW camp stalag 17 ???? Address 175c portland ln. City, State, Zip monroe, nj 08831 Comments: Dad was shot down over austria. Picked up by the german gorillas. Spent 18 months as a pow. I had a copy of "kriege memories" i think my sister has it. But can't seem to find any other details or specifics. Anyone have any luck?
Name of POW Donald A. Burnell POW camp unknown Address 1014 Eugene Drive City, State, Zip Schenectady,NY 12303 Comments: I only know my Dad was a POW in Germany during WWII. I reallyknow nothing of his time in the war or his time as POW. He NEVER spoke about it and he died in an explosion at his place of employment in 1975 when I was just 18 years old. As a young kid growing up I never had an interest to know, but as an adult I would LOVE to know more about my father. If anyone knew my Dad, please get in touch.
Name of POW Fred B. Creel POW camp Stalag Luft 1 City, State, Zip Birmingham, Al. Comments: Mr. Creel wrote an account (partial) of his imprisonment. He was with the 303rd Bomb Group, shot down Oct 11, 1944. He was assigned to North 2, Barracks 3, Room 4. I did not find his name on your site. P.S. Very nice work you have done here...
Name of POW edward james jones POW camp stalag IVB muhlberg sachsen 51-13 Comments: I am trying to find all I can about my Dad (deceased)whose records were "destroyed" in the 1973 fire in St. Louis. If anyone has anything on him please help, I'm trying to recontruct his life for my grandkids, thanks in advance.
Do you have a roommate listing? If so please email to us at stalagluftone@hotmail.com dheywood5@talktalk.net Name of POW ARTHUR WILLIAM POW camp STALAG X11-A Address penllyn pentrefelin City, State, Zip criccieth, gwynedd LL52 0PT Comments: Hi, I know very little about what happened to my dad as he never talked about it. I know he was taken deeper into Germany and witnessed the bombing of cologne and the after math. He escaped from the Germans with 2 other POW, one was named Bill from Nelson in lancashire but I do not know who the other one was. My father returned home in 1946 extremely thin and had to be on a special diet for a long time. I would love to fill in the missing gaps of his time in Germany and perhaps meet some of his comrades. He was in the Green Howard's as a private he had not been in the army long before he was captured. Thanks for taking your time in looking at this entry. Kind regards Graham Cammish
Name of POW William R Ganz POW camp Stalag Luft 1 South/West compound Address 4111 W Vernal Pike #75 City, State, Zip Bloomington IN 47404 Comments: He is 88 years old and lives in Charlotte NC. He was in the12th AF 57th bomb wing 340group 486th squadron Shot down Jan 14 1944 on his 20th mission. The target was Portecoryo Italy. Spent the rest of the war in Stalag l Luft 1.His health is good for his age but his memory isn't the best and am trying to find more information on his time in prison camp.Any info, barracks # room # etc would be appreciated. |
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