Red, Bev, & Ed in North
Africa 1942
Photos from my grandfather's POW experience in North Africa, Poland, and Germany, from 1943 to 1945. Inscriptions are posted where legible, with the intention that relatives of his fellow POWs will find their own relatives. Fellow prisoners shown include French and Belgians.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Blanc Louis
Affecteux souvenirs à ? (With fond memories of ?)
Stalag IIB le 14/10/43
Signed, Blanc Louis
Stalag IIB le 14/10/43
Signed, Blanc Louis
R. Olson, B. Pigg, D. Timmerman, A. Traupman, A. Stankiewicz, M. Trivette
R. Olson
B. Pigg
D. Timmerman
A. Traupman
A. Stankiewicz
M. Trivette
B. Pigg
D. Timmerman
A. Traupman
A. Stankiewicz
M. Trivette
Standing by the remains of one of the assault boats now buried in the sand.
Standing by the remains of one of the assault boats now buried in the sand.
On our way to chow in North Africa 1943
On our way to chow in
North Africa 1943.
Cpl. Ivan Russell and jes me.
North Africa 1943.
Cpl. Ivan Russell and jes me.
L to R:
I. Russell, "Chief" Youngbear, "Ze Count"
Von Taussig, me, Frank Sanacher,
and Buske
Everybody works
in North Africa
Ecole Normal
Algiers
I. Russell, "Chief" Youngbear, "Ze Count"
Von Taussig, me, Frank Sanacher,
and Buske
Everybody works
in North Africa
Ecole Normal
Algiers
Looks like a W.P.A. Project
Cleaning a machine
gun in North Africa
1943
Looks like a W.P.A. Project
gun in North Africa
1943
Looks like a W.P.A. Project
Sandman, Throckmorton, Russell, McCarthy, Taussig
L-R Kneeling:
Sandman
Throckmorton
Russell
McCarthy
Taussig
Standing:
Youngbear
Hartman
Buske
Henry
Capt. Herring
Page (Pigg)
Sanache
Nagle
Nystrom
Nov. 16
1942
No. Africa
Sandman
Throckmorton
Russell
McCarthy
Taussig
Standing:
Youngbear
Hartman
Buske
Henry
Capt. Herring
Page (Pigg)
Sanache
Nagle
Nystrom
Nov. 16
1942
No. Africa
Ed and I holding a piece of shrapnel from a German bomb
Ed and I holding a
piece of shrapnel from a
German bomb. It's
time to dig in when
this stuff starts flying.
Weight -app. one pound.
piece of shrapnel from a
German bomb. It's
time to dig in when
this stuff starts flying.
Weight -app. one pound.
Window black out
L to R
"red" McCarthy, N.Y; "Bill" Tanasig, PA;
"Kentuck" Russell, KY; "Hoggy"; "Ed"
Henery, W. Va; "Red" Clemiston, Iowa.
"red" McCarthy, N.Y; "Bill" Tanasig, PA;
"Kentuck" Russell, KY; "Hoggy"; "Ed"
Henery, W. Va; "Red" Clemiston, Iowa.
Center Vital Gravet
Center Vital Gravet
Belgique
Prov. Namdr
Belgique
Prov. Namdr
France, Vital Gravey (Belgium), Belgium
France, Vital Gravey (Belgium), Belgium
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