State of ResidenceMichigan Serial Number33146602 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 R. Downing Staff Sergeant 18th Regiment, 4th Platoon, 1st Battalion, C Company, Captured in at the battle for Long Stop Hill in Tunisia on Christmas Eve 1942, Held for 10 days in Camp 98 on Sicily before being transferred to Camp 59. State of ResidenceIowa Gunner Camp 59 internmentJanuary 23, 1942January 24, 1943, Victor Boulter State of ResidenceWisconsin Bramley, Leeds Sergeant 601 Walnut Street Maspeth, New York, Source: Bernard Petrulis son Alan Petrulis 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. The address above is from that list. Northwich, Cheshire Private Upon arrival, the PWs cut down pine trees and made small huts, since there was no housing available. Lincoln, Lincolnshire Claude J. Cole Source: G. H. Birds name and address is recorded in Charles Simmons prison camp 1943 calendar and address book. Serial Number13078670 Private First Class Gilbert D. LoonamSerial No. In the National Archives, the camp listed for each prisoner was the last camp they were interned in; some were held in a number of camps. Pte Roger Lee Hymer 4th Btn. 0000006984 00000 n Duke Street Richard Mooneys 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. Edwin H. Thofern Roy Blankenbeckler See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. These agents have searched prisoners and barracks and have confiscated any food, tobacco or personnel belongings which prisoners may have possessed in excess of limits allowed. Private Winchester, Virginia. Private Joe MalySerial No. Source: Confirmation of Daniel McAnallys internship in Camp 59 confirmed by his great niece Danielle McNally. Serial Number37129673 Shot down 8 April 1944. Bill Marcus is mentioned a letter dated October 21, 1943 in which a POW only identified as Eric, writing to his mother and dad, describes the escape from Camp 59 and the actions of the men immediately after. Heinrich Hoffman Collection. Dean Steeds name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number37141362 Private First Class Robert Dickinson . 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 Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13). U.S. Army, Infantry Brand State of Residenceunlisted U.S. Army, InfantryRifle 1207 Ninth St. Private Clifford Houben escaped from Camp 59 and was given refuge by Italians; he was later recaptured and sent to Stalag 2B in Germany. Serial Number31069525 Private Chris J. FacchinaSerial 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). 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). 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 but no camp is indicated), Steve Shedlock To get more articles like this one, subscribe to America in WWII magazine. State of ResidenceOhio Sergeant Private Cross State of Residenceunlisted 4217 S. 23rd Street State of ResidenceKentucky Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 5, Object number: UPL 54564 - U.S. Army, Coast Artillery Corps 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). 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), F. Chilton State of ResidenceIllinois Private On three occasions the men were quartered in cow barns. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Ernest Dale 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 G. Hughes Letterforms issued in order. Corporal Private First Class U.S. Army, Field 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 from Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin & Stolp) West Prussia 53-17), Henry Kane See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. 2578794 Of these, 73 were recaptured within two weeks, and 50 of them were executed by order of Hitler in the Stalag Luft III murders. Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 with Joseph Olinix, George Tucker, James Snodgrass, James Martelli, and James Kingsley. State of ResidencePennsylvania Sergeant Source: Lorraine McLoughlin, whose mother was Jack Davies daughter-in-law owns a St. Johns Ambulance First Aid Book that belonged to Jack Davies; information about Jack is recorded on the inside covers of the 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 Repatriatedno camp listed). Camp 59 internmentMarch 5, 1942March 3, 1943, Alfred Bowen State of ResidenceNew York State of ResidenceNew York [England, United Kingdom], Dee L. Fowler Serial Number39017283 Sergeant U.S. Army, Infantry Edward Dzierzynski is listed in the WW II POW database of the U.S. National Archives as having been interned in Camp 59 (Robert Dulac was hospitalized in Potenza, 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), Arthur Page State of ResidenceMaryland State of Residenceunlisted Vandergraft, Penna. 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 Brooks Service Number3196639 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 S. Elliott 37073082is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. 72nd Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery U.S. Army, Infantry Corporal Jim Snodgrass name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Baltimore, Md. 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). PP visit 7034 12-7-43. State of Residenceunlisted U.S. Army, Field Artillery Nathan A. McClendon Service Number1424178 What the Soviets were forced to endure was unimaginable. State of ResidenceIowa He hit me two or three more times before I blacked out. Charged with a crime and brought to trial in Camp 59. Address from Armie Hills address book: U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, CavalryCavalry Reconnaissance, Mechanized State of ResidencePennsylvania Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Ivan T. Simpson Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Driver Stanley Bentley State of Residenceunlisted Private First Class Serial Number20705350 Serial Number32019660 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 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 CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13). U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, Infantry State of ResidenceMaryland Frank J. Mikes Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 7, Object number: UPL 54565 - 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), Maholan J. 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). 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). Technical Sergeant John J. Garone Royal Sussex Regiment, 1st Buffs, Captured in North Africa on December 15, 1941. Serial Number15055023 Theodore Drazkowski number and were required to memorize it or endure severe physical punishment. State of Residenceunlisted State of ResidenceNew York Hattiesburg, Miss. This address for Ronald Bones is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Ronald Bones Service Number3189899 This is because as NCOs, they may not be forced to work and they considered this work as aiding the enemy. Private WX14366 Sergeant Kenneth E. GaddySerial No. State of ResidencePennsylvania U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force Montello Street See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. U.S. National Archives on-line POW database indicates Sgt. startxref Escaped from Camp 59 on September 15, 1943 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). 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), Francis L. Dixon 12th Lancers Ray Blankenships name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. 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), Claude H. McLaughlin Service Number5774137 He was supposed to be a POW in Stalag 17, but when I searched the online records at the National Archives, his name did not come up. State of ResidenceOregon 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 but no camp is listed). For my new World War II novel, I wanted to include this place in my storyline. State of ResidencePennsylvania Corporal 3 Private Serial Number37284762 The camps consisted of a field with barbed wire around it, in which thousands of people were crammed together. Although the camp that Cyrus Johnson was in is not specified in the database, he likely was held in Camp 59 as well, as he escaped with Edward (official records indicate the two men returned to the Allied forces on the same dayreturned to duty, June 28, 1944). Source: Swiss Red Cross report on Camp 59 (December 16, 1942), as referenced by Giuseppe Millozzi in Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano, William Kulynych They were given a new German I.D. Lance-Sergeant Clermont, Florida, William W. Hurley Grey managed the improbable only through a series of rendezvous with contacts who helped him make his way through Yugoslavia. 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 State of Residenceunlisted YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves. T/Sgt. Tex Reomes name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. U.S. Army, Infantry Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Darrell DeCamp All mail goes through Stalag Luft 3 and the delay is considerable. Staff 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 Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Thaddeus A. Sopel U.S. Army, Air CorpsBombardment, Heavy U.S. Army, Air Corps It was Max. Private [England, United Kingdom], George F. Neary 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 6D Dortmund Prussia 51-07), Joseph Raffeo Of ResidenceNew York Hattiesburg, Miss written on a card in Luther Shields Deck of,... Name and address ( above ) were written on a card in Luther Shields Deck of Cards!, since there was no housing available down pine trees and made small huts since. 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