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Poliseno, Dominick Capture at Cisterna
Dominick Frank Poliseno was in an area of trees, brush and high grass, and he entered an abandoned house, sat in a...
Kirk, James Captured
James Read Kirk was taken to Budapest [Annotator's Note: Budapest, Hungary] where he was put into prison [Annotator's...
Dolsen, Frank Captured
Frank Dolsen [Annotator's Note: with the 349th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] bailed out...
Pickens, Olin Captured Again
[Annotator’s Note: After being captured and then escaping from prison camp] Olin Pickens followed a river into...
Albright, William Captured and Interrogated
[Annotator's Note: William Albright had to bail out of his Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber over Germany on 26...
Bueker, Robert Captured and Interrogated
A small contingent of Hungarian soldiers from Letenye [Annotator's Note: Letenye, Hungary] took Robert Bueker and kept...
Angier, John Captured and Interrogated
John Angier had been shot down over Cologne, Germany, nearly beaten to death by civilians and saved from them by German...
Sullivan, George Captured and Interrogated
[Annotator's Note: George Joseph Sullivan was captured by the Japanese during the Battle of Peleliu.] There was nothing...
Liberato, Louis Captured and Interrogated
Louis Liberato went into Wiltz [Annotator's Note: Wiltz, Luxembourg] to rest and recuperate. On 16 December [Annotator'...
Hogan, Ralph Captured and Prisoner of War
Ralph Francis Hogan landed in a farm field after bailing out of his plane. Initially when he landed, he thought he...
Hanley, Fiske Captured as a Special Prisoner
On 27 March 1945, Fiske Hanley II and his flight crew [Annotator's Note: with the 504th Bombardment Group, 313th...
Capron, Ed Captured at Bastogne
Edward C. Capron Jr. served with the Headquarters Battery, 73rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 9th Armored Division...
Charles, Howard Captured at the Battle of Sunda Strait
Howard Robert Charles participated in the Battle of Sunda Strait [Annotator's Note: as a machine gunner aboard the USS...
Inge, Herndon Captured at the Siegfried Line
Herndon Inge Junior's first action was when they [Annotator's Note: Company D, 1st Battalion, 301st Infantry Regiment,...
Carter, Paul Captured by German Forces
At one point, Paul Carter was in an action where he put more ammunition through his rifle than at any other time. What...
Perdue, Cawthon "C.B. Perdue" Captured by Germans
Cawthon “C.B.” Perdue Jr. was assigned to the 561st Bombardment Squadron, 388th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force as a...
Linquata, Michael Captured by the Germans
Michael Linquata participated in a battle that occurred in bitter cold. The weapons froze and would not fire. While...
Wolyn, Monroe Captured by the Germans
Monroe S. Wolyn was led down to the shore by the flak [Annotator's Note: antiaircraft artillery fire] battery. There...
Baum, Irving Captured in France
In 1944, after bailing out of his damaged aircraft, Irving Baum [Annotator's Note: a bombardier with the 407th...
Richard, Martin Captured in France
[Annotator's Note: Martin Richard's Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber was hit by antiaircraft fire near Caen,...
Pickens, Olin Captured in North Africa
Olin Pickens sailed overseas and arrived at Oran, North Africa on 26 January 1943. The men with whom Pickens had...
Cook, Francis "Frank" Captured in the Battle of the Bulge
Francis J. Cook went from England to France in late September or early October 1944. The 106th [Annotator's Note: 106th...
Bosworth, Paul Captured in Trier
[Annotator's Note: Paul Bosworth served in the USAAF as a tail gunner on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber in...
Ginrich, Ralph Captured in Tunisia
Ralph “Bud” Ginrich [Annotator’s Note: as a private first class in the 81st Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 1st...
Mock, John Captured near Schoenberg
The next day they [Annotator's Note: John Mock and his fellow soldiers of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 422nd Infantry...
Roberts, John Captured, Rescued, and Running
The lieutenant asked John M. Roberts what he thought they should do and Roberts suggested that they surrender since...
Cross, William Christmas and Captured
William V. Cross [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 261st Infantry Regiment, 65th Infantry Division] was in Europe at...
Bussel, Norman Christmas and Escape
Norman Bussel spent Christmas 1944 at Stalag Luft IV [Annotator’s Note: Stalag Luft IV (Stammlager Luft IV), Gross...
Serna, Fernando Combat Actions on Corregidor
Fernando Serna and the defenders of Corregidor were bombarded continuously for days on end. He was scared but he kept...
Acevedo, Anthony Combat and Capture
They [Annotator's Note: Anthony Acevedo and his fellow soldiers of the 275th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Division...
Capron, Ed Combat in Europe
Edward C. Capron Jr. was drafted into the Army in November 1943 and sent to Camp Beauregard, Louisiana for training. He...
McGhee, Edwin Combat in France
Edwin McGhee landed in Marseilles, France was his infantry division [Annotator's Note: McGhee was an infantryman in...
Freedman, Henry "Hank" Combat in the Ardennes
Henry Freedman was a member of an intelligence and reconnaissance unit [Annotator's Note: Intelligence and...
Wickersham, Obie Combat in the Korean War and Captured by the Chinese
Obie Wickersham was back in the United States for a while, having fun and working for a garage, when a captain in the...
Gatewood, Otis Combat, Being Wounded and Captured, then Going Home
Late in the war, Otis Gatewood said, there was a lot of propaganda circulating on the front lines. Hitler [Annotator's...
Jefferson, Alexander Combat, Shot Down, Stalags and Liberation
Alexander Jefferson's plane name was "Bubble Blue Subsoil." [Annotator's Note: Jefferson became quiet and was lost in...

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