World War II prisoner of war camp - Stalag Luft I



 

World War II - Prisoners of War - Stalag Luft I 

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North 3 Compound
 

American Compound Commander

Col. Francis S. Gabreski Dec. 44 to May 45

 German Compound Commander

Hauptmann Probst Dec. 44 to Apr. 45
 

North 3 drawing

Drawing of North 3 Compound
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Airview of North 3 during roll call at Stalag Luft I

Air View of Roll Call at North 3 by Bill Tune

Termed  "Gabreski's Rock", the complete area within the wire enclosure surrounding this compound totaled no more than ten acres.

Approximately 2,500 prisoners were held here.  Nine barracks, two latrines, and a large stagnant pool of water filled the greater part of the compound.  Each barracks housed approximately 270 men.  Each was completely inadequate in both size and structure.  The beds, sarcastically but appropriately called "the catacombs" by the Kriegies, were nothing more than wooden shelves constructed around two walls of the room in four decks.  These decks were so close together that it was impossible for a person to sit up without striking his head on the deck above.  A straw tick, one blanket, sometimes a pillow and very rarely a second blanket comprised the bedding issued by the Germans.

The only pieces of furniture in the room were a table, seating eight at a time, the accompanying benches, and a small heating stove which was necessarily converted to a cook stove.  To further illustrate the crowded conditions it was impossible for all the occupants of a room to stand at one time.

Each of the barracks was raised two feet above the ground as a precaution against tunnels originating under the floor boards of a room.

North 3 - Barracks 1 (Block 301) Officers:
Barracks Commander - Capt. James R. Blackburn
Red Cross Officer - Lt. Glass
Supply Officer - Capt. Monroe S. Sams
Security Officer - Lt. Edward Ainsworth (Green Hornet)
Ration Officer - Lt. Jordan Eliades (Greer)
Adjutant - Lt. Louis F. Leon
Coal Rations Officer - Lt. Gus D. Leslie
Mail Officer - Buckwright

North 3  Barracks 1 - Room 2 at Stalag Luft I

Barracks Drawing by Martin Uhl

North 3 - Barracks 1 (Block 301)  - Room 2
Lewis R. Blakeney Lafayette, IN
Shelton Brannen Stilson, Georgia
Harry B. Churchwell Savannah, Tennessee
Paul E. Daugherty Dallastown, PA
Arthur W. Donovan Stamford, CT
Frank W. Druehl Port Washington, Long Island,  New York
James B. Fishburn       Room Commander Chico, California
WIlliam J. Gleason Cohoes, New York
Wilburn A. Haggard Clemville, Texas
George R. Klare   North Bend, Nebraska
Ralph F. Krantz Aberdeen, Washington
Randolph W. Lee Rapid City, South Dakota
Daniel F. McBride Malden, Massachusetts
Ralph McClintock  Fresno, California
Elmer M. Olson      Elder, South Dakota
Lyle C. Pearson Mankato, Minnesota
Theodore E. Pollard   (He made all of our "dinnerware"  from the discarded cans) Boone, Iowa 
Noyes Richey Ragley, Louisiana
Reece B. Robertson Lovell, Wyoming
Miles J. Rudolph Saukville, Wisconsin
Joe B. Spencer Slate Spring, Mississippi
Martin E. Uhl Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Theodore E. Yeaton Suncook, New Hampshire
George E. Zackert St. Joseph, Missouri
North 3 - Barracks 1 (Block 301)  - Room 3
Arnold R. Allen Ottawa, KS
Jesse A. Bryan   Winnsboro, LA
Donald N.  Christensen Santa Rosa, CA
Frank D. Dillard Miami, FL
Roy E.  Dixon Sacramento, CA
Jim F.  Eckrich Neenah, WS
William V.  Fertig Floyd Knobs, IN
Philip S.  Guckes Elkins Park, PA
Russell D.  Haas Three Rivers, MI
Roy J.  Kruger San Diego, CA
William W. Kuchinskas Worcester, MA
J. T. McMillen Yonkers, NY
George W. Morrison Chillicothe, TX
Joseph R. Paragone St Albans, NY
Donald G.  Sachs  - Seattle Chapter WWII POW Stories Jersey City, NJ
John R.  Salyer Erwin, TN
Harold K. Sargent Caldwell, ID
Lawrence C.  Shaw Natchez, MS
Oscar W.  Sparks Konowa, OK
Johnny Thompson Gladstone, MI
W. H.  Turner Youngstown, OH
Alfred J.  Walterscheid Carlsbad, NM
Roland E.  Weber  Chicago, IL
Raymond G.  Wiethorn Bellevue, KY
North 3 - Barracks 1 (Block 301)  - Room 10
Edward G. Anderman Westwego, La.
Warren Anderson Orlando, Florida
Palmer D Arrowood Langley, Kentucky
Edward Cado  
Eugene R.  Cronin Dallas, Texas
Harold S. Derr, Jr.   Williamsport , Pa
James B. Dodge  
Frank Élan  
Carl Gartz Michigan
Carl T. Goetz  
Chick Lowe  
Paul Moore  
Richard B. Musgrave  
Henry J. Rutkowski      "Hank" Chicago, Illinois
Harrison W. Roach Woodbury, NJ
Benjamin J. Sheppard Bridgeton, New Jersey
Eugene Shiffmin  
Edward Shiffner  
Mel L. Strewe San Antonio Texas
? Strive  
Emmett C. Thompson, Jr. Shreveport, La
Leo Ublanski  
Harold F. Uebel St Louis,  Mo.
Cyril Vrabel  
Dale T. Westell Pocahontas, La
Edward Westell  
Cleo C. White Fairmont, West Virginia
Bob ?  
North 3 - Barracks 1 (Block 301) - Room 12
Glenn O. Barlow Gordon, TX
Roy Blackburn Winchester, IL
Thomas L. Carr Binghamton, NY
Allen L. Diveley Pontiac, IL
Frank L. Dolce Long Island, NY
John Dolan Sunnyside, Long Island, NY
Wendell J. Dunn  
Robert Finkle Kingston, NY
Edward Gorman East Chicago, Ind.
Robert J. Griffin Albany, NY
Robert R. Hindert   see also Barracks "unknown"  Room 9 Peoria, IL
John F. Huf Glennrock, NJ
Jerald Kinchloe Long Beach , CA
Palmer Lacoss Lowell, Mass.
Martin McNicholas Philadelphia, PA
Raymond J. Morton Albertville, AL
Albert O'Brien Watervliet, NY
Richard Olson Culver, CA
Coy Pledger Eufaula, OK
Howard Senk Roanoke, VA
Richard Simerson Phillips, WI
Roman A. Sobota Independence, WI
Delbert Unger Page, ND
Leonard Werner Los Angeles, CA
 
North 3 Barracks 2 Officers:
Barracks Commander -
North 3 - Barracks 2 (Block 302) - Room 4
Chuck Blaney Chicago, IL
 
North 3 - Barracks 2 (Block 302) - Room 9       
James D. Creamer Providence, Rhode Island
Robert Cummings Colorado Springs, Colorado
Samuel DeGeorge Passaic, New Jersey
Harold L. Dillon   brother of Carrol Dillon, author of "A Domain of Heroes" Washington, Indiana
Paul Duran  
Edwin Herzig Bronx, New York
William L. Hogan New London, Connecticut
Robert R. Hindert    " Bob"  see also Barracks 1 - Room 12 Peoria, Illinois
Clifford A. Karrels Little Chute, Wisconsin
Harold E. Nelson  
John Massey  
John W. Sauer Los Angeles, California
William Schreiber River Rouge, Michigan
L. W. Shea New York
Marion Tennison Dallas, Texas
Harry D. Wellington Eagle Rock, California
 
North 3 - Barracks 2 (Block 302) - Room 13
Ernest M. Alcorn St. Louis, Missouri
Emery Boynak Hobart, Indiana
Nicholas A. Cannata Passaic, New Jersey
John B. Carson Chattanoga, Tennessee
Bernard M. Conlin Leavenworth, Kansas
James O. Davis Ottumwa, Iowa
Ysaye W. DiRosario Boston, Massachusetts
Roscoe W. Dooley Trenton, Texas
Richard D. Drummey New Haven, Connecticut
Karl W. Grigsby Olathe, Kansas
Harry D. Hawkins Lebanon, Indiana
Theodore J. Kmiecik Williamston, New York
Willy Krupitsch Brooklyn, New York
James C. Losey Unionville, Missouri
Leonard A. Luba Brooklyn, New York
Earl F. Matthews Hinton, Kentucky
George C. Miller Morton, Illinois
Coleman  D. Moberly Oakley, Kentucky
R. W. Moore Ft. Worth, Texas
Fred M. Olson - mail address available Wheeling, West Virginia
Orlando Puntorno Maplewood, New Jersey
William E. Smith Waco, Texas
James W. Toffton Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Omar L. Toney Commerce, Georgia
 
North 3 Barracks 3 Officers:
Barracks Commander -
 
North 3 - Barracks 3 (Block 303) - Room 9
Bill Addison Danville, VA
Roger W. Armstrong - author "USA The Hard Way" South Dakota
Pete Bausano Mohawk, MI
Wallace R. Beyer Duluth, MN
Granville Billingsley Lubbock, TX
Jack Black Charlotte, NC
Winton W. Blevins Houston, TX
Richard A. Bohl   (Tubby)   "Dick" Detroit, MI
Thomas L. Bracey Jackson, MI
Joseph H. Bradley Brownwood, TX
James R. Burg Chicago, IL
Clayton Burdue Lodi, CA
Irl Klinginsmith Lucerne, MO
Glover Nall Memphis, TN
Claude Nauer Geneva, IL
Francis Nine Cary, NC
Chester Nordling Turlock, CA
Robert Oakes New Albany, IN
George Obravatz Milwaukee, WI
Lewis Odgen Beaumont, TX
Paul Pearce Norfolk, VA
Henry Peters Portland, ME
Mark Phillips Andrew, NC
Melvin Steele Fenton, MI
 
North 3 - Barracks 3 (Block 303) - Room unknown   These men were also at one time in the South Compound - Block 13 - Room 12
Joseph M. Budich Dayton, Ohio
Bland Carter St. Louis, Missouri
James Dixon Aiken, South Carolina
Donald Menard Lafayette, Louisiana
Peter Merle Newark, New Jersey
Robert Messinger Bronx, New York
Albert Miller Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Don Miller Mt. Orab, Ohio
Edward Miller Bronx, New York
Swede Miller Black Foot, Idaho
Morris "Moe" Privin Brooklyn, New York
Norman Read Denver, Colorado
Walter E. Schryver    "Wally" Niagara Falls, New York
Robert Volkman Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Carl Weible Louisville, Kentucky
Marshall T. Windham Center, Texas
 
North 3 Barracks 4 Officers:
Barracks Commander -
 
North 3 - Barracks 4 (Block 304) - Room 2
Robert C. Bueker  
John W. Dohm Minneapolis, Minnesota
L. L. Jordan Washington, D.C.
Benjamin W. Long Avery, Oklahoma
Harlan D. Peterson Nelson, Nebraska
Joseph K. Plepel Chicago, Illinois
William W. Truxes Chadron, Nebraska     
 
North 3 - Barracks 4 (Block 304) - Room 12
William A. Callahan  
 
North 3 - Barracks 4 (Block 304) - Room 13
Edward B. Bayhi New Orleans, LA
William L. Beadle Terre Haute, IL
Ernest J. Biasetti Yonkers, NY
Paul B. Brady Philadelphia, PA
Melvin O. Brown W. Palm Beach, FL
William G. Burt Denver, CO
J. F. Campbell Philadelphia, PA
Charles J. Deckert Ozone Park, NY
Leroy E. Dunster Nashua, MT
William P. England Des Moines, NM
Isadore A. Galler Washington, DC
Alan Grimshaw Glendale, CA
Richard N. Hovey Cedar Falls, IA
Frank H. Hudson Lubbock, TX
Carl E. Ingersoll Emporium, PA
John H. McCracken - author " For You Der Var Ist Oufer Ligonier, PA
R. F. Miquet Evansville, IN
David H. Murphy Chicago, IL
Noah L. Puckett Dalton, GA
Cyril B. Rice L'Anse, MI
Clinton L. Rubadou Barrington, RI
Jack A. Scott Glen Alpine, NC
Casimer J. Skomski Detroit, MI
Charles R. Stewart Carmen, OK
 
North 3 Barracks 5 Officers:
Barracks Commander -

POW reunion           POW reunion       POW roommates reunite   

North 3 - Barracks 5 (Block 305) - Room 3
Robert Baker    Des Moines, Iowa   
David L. Bishop    Spartanburg, S.C.
Curtis Chapman Raymond, IL
Paul L. Foster   Kalamazoo, Mich.  
John L. Hartnett Los Angeles, Calif
Robert J. Humes Philadelphia, PA 
Harry A. Keirns Millfield, OH
Donald F. McGurk West Springfield, MA
Truman L. McMinn West Burke, VT
Adolph P. Miller Texarkana, TX  
William L. Miller Arcola, IL
Arthur R. Moran    Ellsworth, WI   
Robert G. Ostrander River Forest, IL  
Kermit R. Pope    Waynesboro, VA       
Gordon A. Redtfeldt  ( also Blk 9 room 3) Lemoore, CA 
Horace R. Simms   Oakland, CA 
Mike Sopko   Philadelphia, PA 
Marvin E. Strohl       Detroit, MI     
Fredrick A. Towle    Manchester, CT   
George K. Voseipka Cheyenne, WY  
David W.  Wetherill Springfield, PA
Dick J. White   Blytheville, AR 
Lloyd R. Worden, Jr. Los Angeles, CA 
Charles E. Zimmer - Room Commander Flushing, NY
North 3 - Barracks 5 (Block 305) - Room 5
Thomas Accardi Lyndhurst, NJ
Harold L. Anderson Gothenburg, Neb.
Lew H. Baxter North Springfield, PA
Herbert A. Bentley Sagimas, MI
Willard J. Blanchard Salemburg, NC
Douglas C. Brink Minneapolis, MN
Robert H. Berly, Jr.  "Bob" Lexington, SC
Fred B. Capalbo Greenwich, CT
William B. Cox New Orleans, LA
Frank B. Davy La Crosse, WI
Burr E. Davidson  
Robert R. De Nure Fort Jones, CA
John M. Howison Bogata, TX
Edward G. Jacobs Ratherford, NJ
Eugene M. Kipp Marysville, MI
Lindsey I. Lipscomb Hempstead, TX
A. S. Melovidoff San Francisco, CA or Tacoma, WA
Alvin G. Millspaugh Oakland, CA
Philip J. Moscherosch Flushing, NY
Charles M. Scott Huntington, WV
Roy R. Shoaf Topeka, KS
Floyd I. Weitz Seattle, WA
Fred W. Willis, Jr. Washington, DC
Rinaldo A. Zona New York, NY
North 3 - Barracks 5 (Block 305) - Room 10
Robert W. Bell Sacramento, CA
Donald E. Bell Sacramento, CA
Gordon J. Blake Wyoming, NY
Robert  N. Blazey Rochester, NY
Wade M. Craig Nashville, TN
Randall B. Darden Lubbock, TX
Daniel Dzioba Battle Creek, MI
Jack Eskenazi  
Tenny R. Fogelberg Marble, MN
Hugh H.  Hanley Jersey City, NJ
Joe J. Hanzook Brooklyn, NY
Robert Harris Homer, NY
Frank V. Hokr            Info Los Angeles, California
Donald K. Hopp Glenwood, IA
Chet H. Jameson Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dan Joba  
Edgar Lee Lamar     story Faucett, MO  
Richard Lipinski Milwaukee, WI
George E. Marquis Pittsburgh, PA
Joe McIntyre Indianapolis, IN
Robert Meier - Bob Hartford, WI
George Meuse Brookline, MA
Raymond Moulton Southbridge, MA
Emil F. Opalka Massena, NY
James Peyton Detroit, MI
William G. Phillips Richmond, VA
Zenon  Pietkiewicz  
 
North 3 - Barracks 5 (Block 305) - Room 11       hauck menu     hauck menu 2
Vern C. Bell  
Curtis  
Dohm  
Good  
A. Harris  
C. W. Harris  
W. Harris  
George Hauck   "Mickey" New Jersey
Holladay  
Houston  
Jordan  
Moore  
North 3 - Barracks 5 (Block 305) - Room 12
James W. Nance  
Ralph J. Butler Broadlands, Illinois
Victor Hernandez Mercedita, Puerto Rico
Joe McCorgin or McCaughan Tuskahoma, Oklahoma
Robert W. Van Zandt    P-51 pilot  
Allen D. Young Salt Lake City, Utah
 
North 3 - Barracks 5 (Block 305) - Room 13
Edmund T. F. Barcikowsky Cleveland, Ohio
Oliver A. Bonner Fairfield, Texas
Jack R. Chidley Casper, Wyoming
John W. Christian Kewanee, Illinois
Wayne W. Daniels Peoria, Illinois
Frank Elkins Nevada, Iowa
Donald Fahey Minneapolis, Minnesota
Robert L. Francis Bismarck, North Dakota
Louis J. Grus Bloomfield, New Jersey
Lester R. Keson Ludington, Michigan
Fred C. Kinsler Lincoln, Massachusetts
Harry R. Lovely Chicago, Illinois
Robert J. MacMullin Sparta, Wisconsin
Thomas J. Mahon Brooklyn, New York
Frank J. Marszalak McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Maurie S. McDade West Hartford, Connecticut
Harold E. Meiser Rochester, Indiana
Leonard U. Mitchell Evansville, Indiana
Michael J. Pollot Peoria, Illinois
John F. Priddy Stanton Texas
David Roush Newton, Iowa
Harold Scheer Brooklyn, New York
James H. Shaver  
Thomas M. Shive Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Harry W. Sonntag Saginaw, Michigan
Lowell Dean Strain Brewster, Kansas
Don E. Walters Webb City, Missouri
Arthur Wong, Jr. Oakland, California
 
North 3 Barracks 6 Officers:
Barracks Commander -
 
North 3 - Barracks 6 (Block 306) - Room 2
Charles A. Appel Gillette, Wyoming
Michael Blakita Buffalo, New York
William L. Cassel   (died of Leukemia in the camp hospital on  3/12/44) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Donald M. Childes Anderson, Indiana
David B. Coleman Jonesboro, Arkansas
John M. Conroy Buffalo, New York
Woodrow Cornelison Columbia, Missouri
Daniel W. Finlayson San Antonio, Texas
Milton S. Fox New York, New York
Thomas C. Guest Hamden, Connecticut
John J. Hockery Kansas City, Missouri
Charles J. Ingraham Atlanta, Georgia
John Kirkham Baltimore, Maryland
Gilbert A. Meyer Oakland, California
Charles H. Pedrotta Los Angeles, California
Marion A. Pitts Scottsville, Virginia
Robert D. Puckett Tulelake, California
George E. Reedy Minneapolis, Minnesota
John S. Richardson Minneapolis, Minnesota
Walter S. Smith Lumberton, North Carolina
Daniel W. Snow Silver City,  New Mexico
Frank A. Spady Jr. Chuckatuck, Virginia
Frank J. Zmudka La Salle, Illinois
 
North 3 - Barracks 6 (Block 306) - Room 3                  "The Uninvited Guests"                  Block 306 Room 3 door
Max Stanley Adler Pennsylvania
Jacob F. Baer  
Ralph A. Brautigam Pennsylvania
Kenneth J. Busse  
W. P. Davis  
Forest L. Dunham Wisconsin
Charles H. Enes  (or Charles N.) Connecticut
Joseph L. Hamilton Texas
Edward J. Holzer Wisconsin
R. E. Johnson New Jersey
Charles W. Lundsberg Michigan
Paul H. McKenny Wisconsin
Howard E. Munson California
William F. Nettekoven  
James H. Nugent Ohio
Alfred F. Pelka Pennsylvania
Donald A. Schulman Ohio
William N. Shearer Virginia
J. C. Shields Pennsylvania
William J. Swigart Pennsylvania
Harold T. Tomlinson California
William S. Tune Alabama
Samuel C. Winfree Florida
Richard R. Woodward Massachusetts
North 3 - Barracks 6 (Block 306) - Room 6
Randolph D. Anderson Worcester, MA
Walter M. Bagot Baton Rouge, LA
Lyman A. Beeman Watertown, NY
Burt D. Bream Brooklyn, NY
Ray Cook, Jr. Ames, Iowa
Richard C. Crabtree Chicago, IL
Gene Douglas (later moved) Washington, DC
George L. Fernandez Norfolk,  VA
John S. Frazier Plattsburg, NY
Ray M. Goodson Joliet, IL
James R. Groblewski Webster, MA
Norman W. Hanson Mars Ill, ME
William E. Kennedy Chicago, IL
Norman E. Kottke Stewart, MN
Robert Leister McAllisterville, PA
Giles J. McCarthy Covington, KY
Philip Morgan Indianapolis, IN
Thomas A. Michaels Luzerne, PA
Harry Nelson  (later moved) Milwaukee, WI
H. Harry Phipps Herrin, IL
William C. Senn Castle Shannon, PA
Jack E. Schimpf Chicago, IL
J. K. Schafer Anaheim, CA
Floyd B. Whaley Oil City, PA
William H. Woodcock Forest Hills,  Long Island, NY
 
North 3 - Barracks 6 (Block 306) - Room 7
Donald B. Beers Pennsylvania
 
North 3 - Barracks 6 (Block 306) - Room 8
Col. William Blum author "Journey To A Star" New York
Major Cyrus Manierre Lake Forest, Illinois
George McCafferty  
Roger Receveau    see also North 2 Le Mans, France
North 3 - Barracks 6 (Block 306) - Room 9
George Alexander Oak Park, Illinois
James R. Davis Coshocton, Ohio
John D. Eckersley La Peer, Michigan
Donald R. Freer Warren, Ohio
Richard Funkhouser Los Angeles, California
John A. Gabriel Dayton, Ohio
Frank L. Gailer Manhassett, Long Island
Joseph M. Gallagher Dushore, Pa
Zigmund Harkiewicz Newark, NJ