Back on the road early each morning, the columns dodged increasing numbers of rumbling German vehicles, and the wide-eyed Americans stared in horror as they passed living skeletons in striped pajamas with yellow stars on them. State of ResidenceIndiana 391 Grand Ave. Serial Number12007149 Serial Number33137349 Charles Webster Smith says in his memoirs Wine, Bread, & Cheese: A POWs Story of Survival in Italy (1998 by Ruby Simon Smith, Woodburner Press, Austin, Texas) that he and the following men left Camp 59 together on September 15, 1943: Charles Gallo of New Haven, Connecticut; Everett Kidd from Virginia; Raymond Johnson from Missouri; William F. Bill Tschoerner from Jarrell, Texas. Staff Sergeant A series of long, single-story buildings housed the fliers. Originally it was planned for 10,000 prisoners, but at the end of the war more than 70,000 Allied soldiers were detained in the main camp and its labour . U.S. Army InfantryRifle Source: Patrick Cahills grandson Dean Cahill, Patrick Cahill U.S. Army, Infantry Camp 59 internmentFebruary 28May 1943, D. G. Bradbrook North Wales [United Kingdom]. Source: Giuseppe Millozzi in Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano, John L. Whitten Royal Armoured Corps, Was at Camp 59 March 11, 1942 until June 3, 1943, Allen A. Coombs U.S. Army, InfantryRifle State of ResidenceKentucky 1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment Serial Number39017283 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. xb```b``g`a``c@ >f(;wH{00\ 4}% I5bG|hj2[l48t%&@|1]` vYy)pEHiF R0 yu" Trenton, Florida, Corporal D. Nevitt is one of 10 prisoners whose poems are recorded in Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling., W. G. Newall Royal Army Service 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 CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13). Frank J. Mikes Technician, Grade 5 Serial Number35045839 11011529) from Rhode Island as liberated from Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12. This address for William Rawlinson is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: William Rawlinson Private I am grateful for the wealth of information they have sent me to share on this site. Serial Number31069525 U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersEngineer (Combat, Square Divisions and Combat Units Not in Divisions) #1 [Polish POWs released from Stalag XXI B] (ID: 23485) . New Marion, Ind. Serial Number15056350 Trooper Lincoln Arthur Shupes name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Charlie Perkins name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Records from Stalag 17B Prisoner of War Camp other sources. 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 Repatriatedno camp listed). State of ResidenceIllinois Serial Number33186173 Reached Allied lines, ________ Hegarty Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 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 from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), John A. 0000006984 00000 n Private This address for Eric Brown is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Eric Brown photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. Private First Class However, there are several POWs with the name Charles Martin listed as having been detained by Germany, some of them without state are residence or camp listings. State of Residenceunlisted 15055130is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated but no camp listed). Private The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. Serial Number38029234 Louis VanSlootens name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Trooper. PG 59 POW 1634 Serial Number14067569 Bill Bergstrom (Traverse City, Michigan), was formerly of the 1st Armored Regiment. State of ResidenceIowa State of ResidenceVirginia Surely this is the same Robert Mooney, but why his state of residence is listed as Mississippi is unknown. F. T. Lockett For the quickly thinning American ranks, the average daily menuwhich German officials, not the prisoners, chose to reduce when Red Cross parcels were distributedconsisted of warm water in the morning (which many men used to make coffee), a few crusts of dark bread of dubious preparation in the afternoon, and a dinner of pitifully thin soup of perhaps potato or rutabaga, but more often fish heads and other assorted discards. William Helmlys name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force Flight Sergeant Lowell, Mass. RAOC (Royal Army Ordnance Corps) If a man could live on that parcel for a week, one of them wrote, it was only at ten percent over starvation. Contents of the shoebox-size parcels generally included canned tuna, cheese, dehydrated milk, liver paste, and raisins, along with margarine, sugar, several packs of cigarettes, and two D-Bars (condensed chocolate). Escaped with an American paratrooper and several British soldiers through a tunnel from Camp 59 on September 8, 1943 when word of Italian armistice reached the camp, and before the general escape from camp on September 14. Sgt. Serial Number36160842 Harold Arneson Private Morris SciannaSerial No. Captured December 4, 1942Tunis, Tunesia Minneapolis, Minnesota, William D. 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), Hobert W. Gabbard The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources. Private August C. ErdbrinkSerial No. 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). Service Number T/5569678 State of ResidenceNew York Serial Number32026850 Corporal Serial No. Benjamin F. Farley Corporal State of Residenceunlisted State of ResidenceKentucky Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), William Wood, 3rd Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Stalag 17B was situated just a few miles northwest of Krems, Austria, and was used from a concentration camp from 1938 until 1940, when the first war prisoners were brought there French and. Serial Number38153226 State of ResidenceIllinois Private See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Charles Gallo State of ResidenceVirginia State of ResidenceKentucky Private First Class Captured in Tebourba, Tunisia on December 6, 1942. State of ResidenceWest Virginia If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. 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 New arrivals were often surprised to discover a system of government in the American compoundsa democratically elected power structure headed by a so-called Man of Confidence (MOC). W. 6 London Serial Number33090208 1225 Quincy Street, N.E. 276 Wragby Road 309 Company, Royal Army Service Corps N. Vandergrift U.S. Army, Infantry Reached Allied lines, Charles K. Simmons Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by Australian Army Corps2nd/28th Battalion, Sources: Jim McMahons daughter Linda Veness, and Ray Worthington, son of former Camp 59 prisoner Leslie Worthington, Howard J. Meadow Private First Class State of Residenceunlisted Allentown, Pennsylvania, Source: Chicago Tribune article War diary returns after 63 years, January 25, 2007. U.S. Army, Medical DepartmentArmored Force Alvie D. Cochran U.S. Army, InfantryParachute Infantry Joseph Maly State of ResidenceNew York Reached Allied lines, Daniel J. McAnally State of ResidencePennsylvania Private After their time in Camp 59, the men were sent to separate camps and, after escape from their respective camps, both made their way north to freedom in Switzerland. Haverstraw, N.Y. [New York]. Serial Number12005009 253 0 obj <> endobj U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Serial Number35212601 Kings Royal Rifle Corps State of ResidenceIndiana Camp 59 internmentMarch 4July 10, 1943, E. A. Caselton My sources for information about British and other non-American Allied prisoners have been less official. U.S. Army, Corps of EngineersArmored (Divisional) U.S. Army, InfantryParachute Infantry Private 15059956is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Sergeant U.S. Army, Air CorpsBombardment, Heavy Special Air Service U.S. Army, Field Artillery105 MM Howitzer Truck Drawn Robert A. Newton corresponded with or met a number of former Camp 59 POWs or their family members, or heard about former prisoners from other escapees, while conducting research for his book Soldiers of the Strange Night. WX14366 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 Sergeant Serial Number7080390 [Note: This serial number, which contains an ampersand, is clearly incorrect.] State of ResidenceIowa Michael Sterm Serial Number39302734 Lance Corporal, Australian Army Corps2nd/28th Batallion, Address from Red Cross service record: Enterprising airmen even managed to build at least one radio from crystal, headphones, and a few other items snuck into camp. Pleasant Hill, Illinois. Gunner Serial Number38056580 State of ResidenceGeorgia U.S. Army, Infantry 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; no camp listed), Escaped from Camp 59 with Peter J. Calvagno, Edmond Petrelli, Joe C. Mandese, and Felice D. Vacca, William T. Spruiell Serial Number33147188 Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Robert J. Noah Serial Number12021044 Cyrus Johnson was one of three men who survived the crash of the Fyrtle Myrtle on July 16, 1943 at Pietragalla, Italy. Service NumberT/164744 London. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Marshall J. Brekke 5539 Beacon Avenue See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. State of ResidenceMassachusetts Service Number860452 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), Domingo S. Aguilar Ronald James Jim McMahon James Martelli Walter P. Frick In all, Clifford specifies that Keith was in Italian Camps 98, 59, 53, 73, 132 and 82, and Stalags 7-A and 2-B. U.S. Army, Infantry This address for Jack Davies is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Jack Davies The prisoners focused most of their creative energies on making their lives more bearable. Serial Number38027034 U.S. Army, Infantry State of ResidenceSouth Carolina Box 432, Willie H. Ash 7th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment 107 Depot Street State of ResidenceIowa Anthony N. Proto State of ResidenceNew York Sergeant The same address is recorded in Cliffords own address list. Across eastern Germany the Nazis had already begun death marches, herding thousands of suffering political prisoners and Allied captives west toward approaching American forces, from whom the Germans expected better treatment than from the dreaded Red Army. They might have laughed at the comfortable picture of their lives sometimes portrayed by the American press. State of Residenceunlisted Private State of Residenceunlisted Service Number1424178 Bramley, Leeds U.S. Army, InfantryRifle State of Residenceunlisted 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). Telephone Missouri 70670, Charles Lum State of ResidenceIllinois U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Private 32019660recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Captured at Battle of Longstop Hill, Tunisia, December 23, 1942, Henry Kane and Richard Kane (below) were brothers. The address above is from that list. Australian Army Corps2nd/28th Batallion, Al Buttacavoli Address from Armie Hills address book: Bar Machine Gunner Serial Number37129673 Murray Shulaws 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), Ralph Hoag Service Number3189899 Captured November 27, 194113 miles west of Bardia In 1943, as American air attacks against Germany increased, the Nazis moved the . Box 339 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), Paul McLaughlin Reached Allied lines, Dwight L. Dulaney POW camp Stalag VII A. Kurtenbach knew how to get things done, spoke German, and had final say on all prisoner matters, includingand especiallyescape attempts. Source: T. Strapps name and address is recorded in Charles Simmons prison camp 1943 calendar and address book. Maspeth, New York, Source: Bernard Petrulis son Alan Petrulis Later in 1943, on 13th of December (my mother's, his sister's birthday), he was shot down again on a mission to Kiel, Germany. King 1st Infantry Division (the Big Red One) If you have any unwanted Serial Number17028052 State of Residenceunlisted Ray Dentler These are the memories and observations of Howard Thornley, who was a prisoner of war in Europe during World War II. Hattiesburg, Miss. State of Residencelisted in the National Archives POW database as New York, but Robert Newton says his home state was Missouri New Orleans, Louisiana, B. 25 Northway Road Private Serial Number33136497 U.S. Army, Infantry Camp 59 internmentJanuaryMay 1942, Vaughan Lawrence Carter State of Residenceunlisted 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 Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin & Stolp) West Prussia 53-17). See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Christopher J. Facchina Camp 59 internmentJanuary 29, 1942February 27, 1943, Jack Brann Hillsborough No address for John Buchanan is recorded in Armie Hills address book. Enroute to the target their plane (a B-17F SN: 42-30602, named "Dry Run IV") was damaged by flak. Waldamer Semmler State of ResidenceIowa 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. Keller See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. Freeborn laying in a field. A. Private Bailgate, Lincoln Source: Clifford Houbens son Wayne Houben, Earl W. Huddleston State of ResidenceNew York U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Want to find out more about your relative's service? Service Number1065671 Address from Armie Hills address book: Cedartown, Ga. [Georgia]. Royal Horse Artillery Serial Number34088215 State of Residencenot listed Source: Confirmation of Daniel McAnallys internship in Camp 59 confirmed by his great niece Danielle McNally. 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), Roy Hatfield U.S. Army, Infantry Sweechbridge Road Private See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. John D. Green State of Residenceunlisted 1 Maes Tryfon Buffs Regiment James L. Rogers name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Reached Allied lines, Richard P. Griffen 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 U.S. Army, Infantry Serial Number6881043 Brockton State of ResidenceIndiana Serial Number34195650 On April 8, 1945, the gates of the American compounds swung open, and 4,000 filthy, scrawny, and hungry airmen stumbled out onto the road west. 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). 5th Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment Franklin Nettles Private First Class Willis LargentSerial No. James Guillory Serial Number6552720 12th Royal Lancers Max Hausers name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. Dundee, Angus U.S. Army, Infantry Reached Allied lines, G. W. Jaques State of Residenceunlisted U.S. Army, Thomas C. Cronin He was originally from McKean County, Pennsylvania, but he enlisted in Olean, New York. The number of English POWs in the same span of time decreased from 1,337 to 313. State of ResidenceSouth Carolina Serial Number36306882 Harold J. Steever Address from Armie Hills address book: Private Serial Number19012836 Serial Number33189164 U.S. Army, Infantry If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. State of ResidencePennsylvania 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 Serial Number33136500 Private First Class All the POWs present in the camp escaped en masse the evening of 14 September 1943; exactly six days after the Armistice had been announced.. Elmcourt State of ResidenceWest Virginia Address from Armie Hills address book: Private Private Serial Number6653062 Serial Number12016751 Serial Number16000460 0000002641 00000 n In the end, as their waistlines shrank, Kriegies downed anything that would fill their stomachs. The U.S. National Archives list of WW II POWs list a Edmund H. Cote (Serial No. Corporal 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), Laverne A. Sparks See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. State of ResidencePennsylvania Box 132 Private The address above is from that list. Pip Cummings 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. Lawrence F. Hunt Document Date: 9 Apr 1940. Serial Number20701847 [United Kingdom], Aiden Duff served as second medical officer of Camp 59 under Dr. J. H. D. Millar, Sources: The Memoirs of J. H. D. Millar, published by Quaderni della Memoria, 2008; J. H. D. Millars daughter Lois Sproat. Trooper Source: Giuseppe Millozzi, Allied Prisoners of War in the Region of the Marche and Prison Camp at Servigliano, Hilbert H. Balk Australian Army Corps2nd/32nd Battalion, Spencer A. Edwards 20 Woodside Grove Camp 59 internmentFebruary 28June 2, 1943, Lawrence J. Buerkle Camp 59 internmentMarch 19, 1942May 25, 1943, R. E. Byne Hot water and showers were as rare as toothbrushes, combs, and toilet paper. Oelwein, Iowa, James Collins 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 Address from Armie Hills address book: Serial Number12023027 Service Number7518016 1701 Giulford Ave. H.B. Private 37025587is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. Serial Number12017540 Private Thornley responded to a questionnaire from Larry Scholl, who was gathering information for his book, Missing in Action: 8th Air Force Evaders, Internees, Prisoners of War, and Escapees in World War II. Private First Class New York, Al Buttacavolis name and address (above) were recorded in Ray Kestners Christmas Book., V. J. Button Serial Number16048446 Escaped from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943 Serial Number14052008 Although the U.S. National Archives on-line POW database lists one serviceman with the last name of David returned to military control, liberated or repatriated from CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-1, and he is Cpl. Camp 59 POW Denis Crooks daughter Maggie Clarke said her father knew Arthur Harris. This address for Frederick Druce is from Robert Dickinsons prison camp journal, Servigliano Calling: Frederick Druce U.S. Army, Infantry 4th Milner Serial Number32188839 Private Private Virgil Jarvas, Jr.s name and address (above) were written on a card in Luther Shields deck of playing cards. 4 Normanby Street 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. Serial Number35261700 Sergeant State of ResidenceMinnesota In fact the number of the latter increased from 445 in March 43 to 913 two months later, that is in June when the Red Cross delegates inspected the camp for the last time. Sergeant Sol, Calif. [California]. U.S. Army, InfantryRifle Source: U.S. National Archives, World War II Prisoners of War Data Files, documenting the period December 7, 1941November 19, 1946 (Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriatedno camp listed). Private Did Billy England escape from Camp 59, and was he recaptured and sent to Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria? 0000009112 00000 n 20701885is recorded in Armie Hills prison camp notebook as being one of 36 men living in Hut 4Section 11 of Camp 59. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. U.S. Army, CavalryCavalry Reconnaissance, Mechanized Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Ernest Dale 2nd Battalion, Hampshire Regiment Serial Number35201783 [United Kingdom]. Staff Sergeant (DIED AS PRISONER OF WAR; 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13), Oria Powers (National Archives database has no POW listing for Ira Powers) List Organized By: Random. Private The address above is from that list. State of ResidenceWisconsin He hit me two or three more times before I blacked out. See post Dual Purpose Deck of Cards, January 5, 2009. U.S. Army, InfantryArmored Force 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). 0000004492 00000 n Sergeant 201 Ford St. Camp 59 internmentDecember 22, 1941May 15, 1943, Patrick Cahill 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), George Shorter 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. 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