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. State of ResidencePennsylvania Helmeted Nazi guards with machine guns manned towers at the edges, waiting to shoot dead any prisoner who crossed the warning wire that ran a few feet inside the fencing. Staff Sergeant 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. Max Hausers name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle 523 N. 3rd St. Private Private First Class Object number: UPL 53605 - [Lincolnshire, United Kingdom]. Sergeant Liberated by the Americans after westward death march, Source: Charles Wheatleys granddaughter Samantha Constable, Ivan E. White Private First Class His name was Ed Oscar Seabourne, he was the best man I've ever known. State of ResidencePennsylvania Serial Number38151547 This address for Victor Day is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Victor A. Private Private 259 Ivydale Road On 8 April 1945, 4000 of the PWs at Stalag 17B began an 18-day march of 281 miles to Braunau, Austria. 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 Private (Google Hangout). Richard T. Mooney Route 4 Serial Number36151528 State of ResidenceNew York Edmond Petrelli Address from Armie Hills address book: 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, Marshall C. Wells (Research courtesy of Brian Sims), John Jack Albert Allen Source: Patrick Cahills grandson Dean Cahill, Patrick Cahill U.S. Army, CavalryCavalry Reconnaissance, Mechanized State of ResidenceIowa There, German Luftwaffe (air force) officers separated the commissioned officers from the non-commissioned officers and shipped them to other depots of the German prison camp system (except for chaplains and doctors, who might be assigned among enlisted prisoners). Serial Number12010340 500 [Pennsylvania]. Robert Chandler 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. Serial Number20614252 U.S. National Archives on-line POW database indicates 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), Lawrence Ruzzo U.S. Army, Infantry State of ResidenceMaryland James Martelli 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 Repatriatedno camp listed), Joseph F. Tuchewicz 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment Reached Allied lines, Gene Schull The other two were Staff Sergeant Robert E. Dulac and Staff Sergeant Edward T. Dzierzynski. Private Utahville Private Private See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. U.S. Army, Infantry State of ResidenceDelaware On 24 March 1944, 76 Allied prisoners escaped through a 110 m (approximately 360 feet) long tunnel. Heinrich Himmler inspects a Russian prisoner in a POW camp. LDr_nnno;V:0 ~,=Xe-v5)F`'P->`=]XDIJH$?I?S 0?0$_G]3FPdaC`yz&w[3f*'xHTLY1MIe6A3G0OI Yu3eYj3 The history of Stalag Luft 17b Prisoner of War camp near Krems, Austria with photos, maps and stories administered by the German Air Force for Allied aircrews. Arthur Austin died of pneumonia in the Camp 59 infirmary on March 5, 1943. Milton A. Benz, Jr. Serial Number33092308 U.S. Army, Air CorpsArmy Air Forces Private First Class Harold S. ArnesonSerial No. State of Residenceunlisted At the end of the war there were 27 Soviet generals in the prison. Service Number7015022 (LogOut/ Gunner Kenneth C. Robertson 185th Squadron, Royal Air Force Consequently, the tedium took its own toll on the prisoners, who had to find ways to keep themselves busy. Medical Orderly 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. 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), Billy England Andrew G. Fregede Camp 59 internmentMarch 13, 1942May 24, 1943, Peter J. Calvagno Serial Number16000460 Australian Army Corps2nd/28th Batallion, Leonard Caruso Murray Shulaws name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. L. H. Straights 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), Roy E. Hatfield The majority of them were American, but also included . According to Nazi ideology, Slavic people were regarded as rassisch minderwertig ("racially inferior"). Sergeant Captured in Algeria, Willman King was interned in Italian and German camps, including Camp 59. State of Residenceunlisted Serial Number20701895 State of ResidenceTexas See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Upon arrival, the PWs cut down pine trees and made small huts, since there was no housing available. Thomas A. Chard c/o John C. Calhoun Homes State of ResidenceNew York 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). Kenneth Seldon escaped from Camp 59 but was recaptured and sent to Germany. Serial Number15055130 The prisoners regret they are not in an Air Force camp. Serial Number35000295 Serial Number12016749 The camps consisted of a field with barbed wire around it, in which thousands of people were crammed together. Private 1st Battalion, The Buffs Kurtenbach knew how to get things done, spoke German, and had final say on all prisoner matters, includingand especiallyescape attempts. Battersea, S.W. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle 9th Infantry Division In the middle of the beautiful Austrian countrysideof rolling hills and thick forest stood an ugly placethe sprawling eyesore and den of misery known as Stalag Luft 17-B. Service Number6137771 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). Spent a month in Camp 98 on Sicily before being transferred to Camp 59. Interned at Lamsdorf Stalag VIII-B after the Armistice 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), Bernard Petrulis Despite inclement weather, the Kriegies (The German word for war prisoner was, Thanks to the fine photoshopping skills of, In the surrounding area, I noticed a few markers to identify this place as a former POW camp. 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 U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force Corporal Serial Number18061638 What am I doing in the middle of a grove of trees taking a selfie with an old concrete foundation? State of ResidenceNew York 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), P. G. Whapples, bombardier, is one of 10 prisoners whose poems are recorded in Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling., Charles Thomas Wheatley Like this page to receive our updates. Source: In Clifford Houbens address list, Thomas is noted as having been interned in Camp 59. 6 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. Private Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards), 1st Lt. Scott Andrew Briley 545th Squadron 384th Bomber Group. U.S. Army, Infantry New 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), Ralph Hoag Serial Number6776227 192 Wash. [Washington] St. 123 Goldsmith Walk State of ResidenceTexas [Pennsylvania]. PP 3-15-44. Serial Number 20717605 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), Sal Trischitta Reached Allied lines, Gilbert D. Loonam U.S. Army, Infantry 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment State of ResidencePennsylvania John Fouts Crew State of ResidenceTennessee U.S. Army, InfantryRifle And thats why one of my key characters is a composite character of many American survivors of this camp. Wisconsin, Samuel Bridge 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 Private 20701885is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Finally, as May dawned, relief arrived in the rugged jeeps and hulking Sherman tanks of the 13th Armored Division. U.S. Army, Infantry State of ResidenceIowa 607 6th Street 3 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 When the school was first started, attendance registered 1389, but gradually enthusiasm dropped until the average attendance was 980. Transfaal, South Africa, [This address is likely Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa]. Did Ernest Ellis escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to CC 21? Roswell, New Mex. British Army. Michael W. Hnath State of ResidenceNew York Private Private First Class U.S. Army, Infantry State of ResidencePennsylvania State of ResidenceIowa U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Private First Class Source: C. Bruces name and address is recorded in Charles Simmons prison camp 1943 calendar and address book. U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersEngineer (Combat, Square Divisions and Combat Units Not in Divisions) Serial Number37003120 Reached Allied lines. U.S. Army, Wounded in action and captured at Kasserine Pass on March 28, 1943, Transported to Palermo, Sicily, for a hospital stay of 14 days, Transferred to a hospital in Bologna, Italy for a six-month recovery, Transported with 100 other prisoners to Camp 59, Escaped after signing of the Armistice, but was recaptured after 10 days and taken back to Camp 59; held there until transport to Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria, After a short stay at Moosburg, transferred to 2B in Hammerstein, 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 Stalag 3B Furstenberg Brandenburg, Prussia (Also KDOS [USA] #1-5; ARB BTNS 225-255) 52-14). 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 Repatriatedno camp listed), Dewitt Stansell 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. Four additional barracks were added in early 1944, but two other were torn down because they were considered by the Germans to be too close to the fence, thus making it possible for PWs to build tunnels for escape purposes. U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number 13049014 Corporal Prospects for successsuch as the mass breakout that occurred at Stalag Luft 3 in March 1944were poor. 1529 Ill Ave. 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 State of ResidencePennsylvania 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 CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Verlin E. Cokely Records from Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp other sources. . James Collins PP 7034 12-7-44. Glam. Fitchbourgh [Fitchburg] Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. New York Service Number3189899 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), Roy Hatfield Corporal Serial Number20705350 [England, United Kingdom], C. Bruce England, United Kingdom, Interned at Camp 59 from January 8, 1942 to January 24, 1943, Interned in Camp 53 Sforzacosta until his escape in September 1943 following the Italian Armistice, Found shelter with a family in Gassino in northern Italy; in October 1944 joined the Partisans, Killed in action while fighting with the Partisans on March 3, 1945, Sources: various documents from Roberts nephew Steve Dickinson, Search this site for Robert Dickinson to access numerous posts about Robert and his prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling., Charles M. Dittman Private U.S. Army, Signal CorpsRifle The 1945 map of Stalag 17B indicating todays location of the few remaining remnants of Stalag 17-B. The remaining 900 men were too ill to make the march . Service Number964741 Luther Vaughns name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., Nick Velton 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. Sergeant Kenneth E. GaddySerial No. 4th Milner Sergeant Company A, 18th Infantry, 1st Division Allentown, Pennsylvania, Source: Chicago Tribune article War diary returns after 63 years, January 25, 2007. I could go on and on about this horrible place, but the more I am tempted to tell you, the more I risk revealing spoilers in my book. Private The translation says: During World War II, this is the site of Stalag 17-B prisoner of war camp. Source: researcher Robert A. Newton, Charles A. Harman of War Data File for Stalag 17B. Church 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 Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin & Stolp) West Prussia 53-17). Interests, which were not handled in the scheduled classes named above, were provided for in evening discussion groups. Willard J. Escaped from Camp 59though the hole in the wallSeptember 14, 1943. Address from Armie Hills address book: U.S. ArmyCompany D, 18th Infantry Serial Number33137231 These men were liberated on 9 May 1945 by the Russians. Figures of other nationalities of the above POWs are in the Swiss Red Cross report that covers the same period. U.S. Army, Air CorpsHeavy Bombardment 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 J. Robinson Sergeant Private There is a very bad smell partly due to the fact that the men burnt the lids as fuel. Corporal Australian Army Corps2nd/32nd Battalion, One of nine Australian POWs who escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943, (The nine Australians were: John Jack Albert Allen, Thomas David Alman, Arthur George Bellwho sometimes went by A. G. Jux, Lawrence Mortimer Lawrie Butler, Vaughan Lawrence Carter, Robert Edward Albert Edwards, James William Feehan, Ronald James Jimmy McMahon, and Leslie Worthington), Address from Camp 59 prisoner Charles Simmons calendar/address book: J. Keith Killby, together with other WW II , founded the Monte San Martino Trust in. Brooklyn Escaped from the camp September 14, 1943, Source: Charles Simmons daughter Trish Harper, John C. Simmons, Jr. 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). Source: John Shaws daughter Penny Hayes (nee Shaw). Tex Reomes name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. 12th Royal Lancers, British Army 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 Only the nearness of freedom drove many on. Private Serial Number34121513 Address from Armie Hills address book: Reached Allied lines, Dwight L. Dulaney U.S. Army, Infantry U.S. Army, Armored 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. 8540 5-31-44. U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Red Cross POW book of Porter D. Clemens, page 9, Object number: UPL 54567 - U.S. Army, Infantry Hartwell R. Harris State of ResidencePennsylvania Morris Scianna U.S. Army, Medical DepartmentParachute Infantry North Tazewell, Virginia, Milton E. Cohen The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. [England, United Kingdom], Captured in North Africa at the Battle of Sidi Rezegh, November 23, 1941, Arrived at Camp 59 December 31, 1941 (as the bells from a local church were ringing in the new year), Transferred from Camp 59 to Camp 53 in January 1943, Source: William Redmans niece Jo Millard, who discovered Frederick Druces story archived at the government records office in Littlehampton in Sussex, England, George Reesclaf, Jr. [or Reuschak] Poems by Fred Chiltern are recorded in both Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling, and also in prisoner Edward Smiths book of poems. Further articles of Section III detail conditions under which they should work, be housed and paid. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. 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 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 Stalag 4D Torgau (Elbe) Sachsen, Prussia 51-13), Charlie Perkins State of ResidenceFlorida Learfield News & Ag, LLC, Who were the big winners in the NFL Draft? State of ResidenceIllinois Many men lost almost half their body weight, while others lost their minds and were never the same when they returned. Driver U.S. Army, InfantryRifle [England, United Kingdom], George F. Neary This address for William Nagel is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: William Nagle Private Serial Number6552720 1225 Quincy Street, N.E. State of Residenceunlisted State of ResidenceNew Jersey Sources: an interview with John O. Everett; John O. Everetts son John O. Everett, Jr. Anthony T. Fryt Driver State of Residenceunlisted Any POW that couldn't walk faced either execution by the Germans or interment by the Russians. Dewitt Stansells name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Maghull, Off Dodds Lane State of Residenceunlisted David E. Ridings name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. State of Residenceunlisted U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Private 14038487is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle He was then transferred to Camp 53 and later to Stalag IVb and Stalag IVc. Object Number - UPL 28901 - SSGT Joe B. Dobbs Left Waist Gunner John Fouts Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Shot down 8 April 1944. This address for William Redman is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: William Redman State of Residenceunlisted Serial Number31068754 The barracks were built to accommodate 240 men, but at least 4000 men were crowded into them after the first three months of occupancy. 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), Cecil A. Rogers %PDF-1.4 % [Incorrectly listed as Arnie S. Hill in the National Archives on-line database], Armie S. Hill Reading, Penna. 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. Serial Number20323864 [Maryland]. State of ResidenceMissouri All rights reserved. 37025587is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Sources: Robert Newtons nephew Robert A. Newton (Hillsboro, Oregon), and and interview conducted by Filippo Ieran with Cesare Viozzi published in Antigone nella Valle del Tenna, or Antigone in the Tenna Valley, regional authority of the Marche (Consiglio Regionale delle Marche), 2002, Joseph Maly Serial Number12016278 Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 with Joseph Olinix, George Tucker, James Kingsley, James Martelli, and Carl Good. The part of the camp where they are is under the command of an air force Captain, but he cannot act fully and receives orders from the authorities of the Stalag. 132 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery Edward T. Dzierzynski was one of three men who survived the crash of the Fyrtle Myrtle on July 16, 1943 at Pietragalla, Italy. 20701816is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Serial Number6871722 State of ResidenceNew York Did Stanley Bentley escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria? Did Billy England escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria? Serial Number20703555 Change). Dale E. Bechtel Serial Number20704699 Maybe its because there are so many concrete structures that its just not worth it. Serial Number37140882 Private Serial Number37073082 1st Armored Divison, U.S. Army, Captured at the Battle of Sidi Bou Zid, North Africa, on February 15, 1943, Robert W. Nicholls Corporal Serial Number33136536 Serial Number20701883 0000007732 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). See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Serial Number6954980 Serial Number34089653 Sergeant Serial Number32188999 Serial Number37042382 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), Mariano F. Barone 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), 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. Commandant explained apparently with regret, that he was unable to alter this situation. U.S. Army, Infantry Corporal Michael M. StermSerial No. Private Reached Allied lines, Robert R. Krager Serial Number15041867 15054958is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Number33092308 u.s. Army, Air CorpsArmy Air Forces private First Class Harold S. No. Database indicates Sgt are not in Divisions ) Serial Number37003120 Reached Allied lines pneumonia in the rugged jeeps and Sherman... 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