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Listing by Rooms of the POWs at Stalag Luft
I
This has proven to be a great way to share information and make
connections!
E-mail any information you may have to us at
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Please help us complete this project. Tell us where you
or your loved one
was held, include compound number, barrack or block number and room number, if
known and the names of your roommates.
"Each compound was enclosed by two barbed-wire fences,
each about ten feet apart and ten feet tall, with coils of barbed wire between
them to deter attempts to crawl through. Guard towers equipped with search
lights and machine guns, were stationed at the corners and other strategic
locations along the fence. A single strand of barbed wire about eighteen
inches from the ground and twenty feet inside the fence encircled the perimeter
of each compound. This was a warning wire no prisoner was allowed to cross
on order of being shot. " from
"Kriegie" by Oscar Richard III
"Barracks were about forty-five feet by one hundred or
more feet and were elevated one to four feet from the ground on eight inch round
wooden posts to facilitate detection of tunnels and espionage."
from "Kriegie" by Oscar Richard
III
|
South or West Compound
|
|
|
German Compound Commander |
| Hauptmann Eilers |
Sept. 43 to Feb. 44 |
| Hauptmann Wolf |
Feb. 44 to Jun. 44 |
| Hauptmann von Beck |
Jun 44 to Oct. 44 |
| Hauptmann Luckt |
Oct. 44 to Jan. 45 |
| Major Opperman |
Jan. 45 to Apr. 45 |
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|
|
 
Drawings of South or West Compound
|
Order from the Senior
British Officer - April 17, 1944
|
|
South Barracks 1 Officers:
|
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|
South -
Barrack 1 - Room 2
|
| John L. Aegeter
also Barrack 8 - Room 3 |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
|
James R. Akins Also room 6 |
Haskell, Texas |
| James F. Barlow
also Barrack "Unknown" - Room "Unknown" |
Lambertville, New Jersey |
| Francis J. Bornhorst
also Barrack 8 - Room 3 |
Shelbyville, Indiana |
| James D. Campbell |
Champaign, Illinois |
| Walter Chyle, Jr. |
Auburn, Kentucky |
| Jack D. Foard
|
Oakland, California |
| Jack L. Gard
also room 8 and unknown |
Kelseyville,
California |
|
William J. Gray |
|
| Donald G. Harrer |
Mason City, Iowa |
| Warren C. Hess |
Flushing,
New York |
| Jacob Kaplan |
New York,
New York |
| John J. Long |
Washington, DC |
|
Leo Margolian |
Brookline, Massachusetts |
| Robert B. Marsden |
Bethesda, Maryland |
| Harley B. Mason |
Los Angeles,
California |
|
Charles R. McMahan
"Mac" or "Coxie"
also Barrack "Unknown" - Room "Unknown" |
Madison, Illinois |
| William E. Mitchell
see also Barrack "Unknown" - Room "Unknown" |
Madisonville, Kentucky |
| James R. Morgan |
N. Caldwell,
New Jersey |
| Jack W. Mulheron |
Fountain City, Tennessee |
| Jerome Pearlman |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| David Randle |
Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Austin D. Rinnie |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
| James L. Runte
see also Barrack "Unknown" - Room "Unknown" |
Port Arthur, Texas |
|
James Benjamin Scarborough "Smokemeat" |
Macon, Georgia |
| George T. Schutz
see also
Room
8
& Barrack Unknown Room Unknown |
Dallas, Wisconsin |
|
Elmond M. Strickbine |
Herrington, Kansas |
| J. Ed Woolen
see also Barrack "Unknown" - Room "Unknown" |
High Point, North Carolina |
|
|
South -
Barrack 1 - Room 3
|
|
Judson H. Whitman |
Wyoming |
|
|
South -
Barrack 1 - Room 6
|
|
James
R. Akins also
room 2 |
Haskell,
Texas |
|
Anthony S.
Asad |
Dallas, Texas |
|
Norman
G. Bodet |
San
Antonio, Texas |
|
E. A.
Brande |
Pretoria,
South Africa |
|
Arvid W.
Engel |
Hartford,
Connecticut |
|
Augustine
Fernandez Author of
POWerful
Memories |
Tampa, Florida |
|
David E.
Ferris |
Cleveland,
Ohio |
|
Clyde C.
Freeman |
College
Park, Georgia |
|
Dudley W.
Haddock |
Detroit,
Michigan |
|
Mones E.
Hawley
also
Room 8
|
Warren, Pennsylvania |
|
David C.
Heibert |
Akron, Ohio |
|
Orrin
H. Heinrich |
Antigo, Wisconsin |
|
Donald T.
Huemoeller |
Truman, Minnesota |
|
Joseph W.
Kiska |
S.
Norwalk, Connecticut |
|
James E.
Klansnic |
Enumclaw,
Washington |
|
Howard N.
Moulton |
Sheffield,
MA |
|
Harold N.
Mulford |
Ocean
City, New Jersey |
|
Ray L.
Pounds |
Cannonsburg,
Pennsylvania |
|
Ernest L.
Racener |
Waycross,
Georgia |
|
Francis L.
Shaw |
Milton Junction,
Wisconsin |
|
Richard A.
Stearns |
Augusta,
Georgia |
|
George J.
Thom
see also
Barrack 7 - Room "Unknown" |
Burlington, Wisconsin |
|
Thomas
L. Underwood |
Quincy, Massachusetts |
|
Arthur F.
Wagner |
Union, New York |
|
|
South -
Barrack 1 - Room 7 |
|
Charles F. Geyer |
Missouri |
|
|
South -
Barrack 1 - Room 8
|
|
Thomas
C. Breen, Jr. |
Great
Neck, New York |
|
James S.
Clansic |
Enumclaw, Washington |
|
Maurice
E. Fridrich |
Tyndall,
South Dakota |
|
Jack L.
Gard
also room 2 and unknown |
Kelsey,
California |
|
William
F. Guillaum |
Connelton, Indiana |
|
Mones E.
Hawley
also
Room 6
|
Nebraska
City, Nebraska |
|
James A Mullinax
"Pete" |
Greenville, South Carolina |
|
Edwin Dale Rinkenberger |
Gridley,
Illinois |
|
George
T. Schutz
see also
Room
2
|
Dallas,
Wisconsin |
|
Charles
R. Stafford |
Portland, Oregon |
|
|
South -
Barrack 1 - Room 9
|
| Douglas G. Adkins
|
Cashmere, Washington |
| Bernard E. Cantwell |
Indiana |
| Raymond F. Feilbach |
Monroe, Louisiana |
| George S. Goldstein
|
Hartford, Connecticut
|
| Luther M. Graeff
|
Reading, Pennsylvania |
| Ervin T. Kautt
|
St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Clinton K. Kemper
|
New Liberty, Kentucky |
| Claude M. Kolb
|
Huntsville, Texas |
|
Claude McCrocklin |
Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Edward J. Meyer
|
Holmen, Wisconsin |
| Charles D. Nemeth
|
Ohio |
| W. T. Phillips
|
Florence, Alabama |
| George W. Sadler
|
Virginia |
| H. C. Schmutz
|
Belleville, New Jersey |
| George F. Tulley
|
New Salem, Pennsylvania |
| Emory J. Varga
|
Yardville, New Jersey |
|
Darlyle M. Watters
|
|
|
John Wayman Webster
|
Texas |
|
Kenneth E. (Sam) Webster |
|
| Edward A. Werner
|
Canton, Ohio |
|
|
South -
Barrack 1 - Room 10
|
| Bernard I. Anderson |
Boise, Idaho |
| Ray F. Argast
|
Moffit, North Dakota |
| James O. Bridges |
Brevard, North Carolina |
| Donald M. Bruton |
Dallas, Texas |
| Merlin L. Chardi |
Sacramento, California |
| Samuel M. Ellicot |
Wilmington, Delaware |
|
David Feldman |
Brooklyn, New York |
| Gerald J. Hanus |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Harry L. Howie, Jr |
Pine Bluff, North Carolina |
| Frank Karpeles |
Bronx, New York |
| Connie Jack Laino |
Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Albert L. Lane, Jr. |
Alexandria, Virginia |
|
Donald J. Larson |
Nicollet, Minnesota |
|
Emanuel Magilavy |
Akron, Ohio |
|
James W. McNulty |
Houston, Texas |
| Charles E. Nicklett |
Los Angeles, California |
|
Robert J Peterson |
Ironwood, Michigan |
| Richard L. Pfeiffer |
Spokane, Washington |
| Paul R. Teetor |
Somerville, New Jersey |
| James F. Thompson |
Bloomington, Indiana |
| David W. Thompson |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
|
George J. Verbruggen |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Russell I. Vrieling |
Holland, Michigan |
|
Eugene Waldher
(Room Commander) |
Pomeroy Washington |
| Robert L Warner |
Syracuse, New York |
| William C. Williams |
Chattanooga, Tennessee |
|
|
South -
Barrack 1 - Room 14
|
|
James D.
Haffner - Room
Commander |
Seattle, Washington |
|
|
South -
Barrack 1 - Room unknown |
|
Benjamin Dixon |
England |
| A. C.
Collyer |
England |
| E. Lawson |
England |
| Daniel Magee |
Ireland |
| F. J.
O'Malley |
Ireland |
| J. Masters |
England |
| R. P.
MacNaughton |
Scotland |
| D. B.
Edwards |
England |
|
South Barracks 2 Officers:
| Barracks Commander - Capt. Frank
K. Walsh |
|
|
|
South -
Barrack 2 - Room 2
|
|
Warren H. Beach "Gus"
also
Barrack 2 - Room 11 |
Bristol, Connecticut |
|
Bender |
|
|
Roland P. Bigley |
Houston, Texas |
|
Black |
|
|
Robert B. Currence |
Gastonia, North Carolina |
|
Wayne W. Dillard (also room 9) |
Gainesville, Texas |
|
John Durakov
(also North I) |
California |
|
Roy G. Dutton |
Sherman, Texas |
|
Warren L. Ellis |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
|
Rene C. Fix
also
Barrack 13 - Room 5 |
St. Albans,
Long Island, New York |
|
Orlando G. Hamlin |
Altadena, California |
|
John D. Hull |
Syracuse, New York |
|
Kaufman |
|
|
Emanuel Koszalka |
New York |
|
Bernard C. Kyrouac
|
Harvey, Illinois |
|
Robert R. Lent |
Iowa |
|
Lonnie B. McGee |
Batesville, Mississippi |
|
Cliff G. McIlveen |
Portland. Oregon |
|
Wilbert D. Norring |
|
|
Horace S. Potter |
Texas |
|
Edward Price |
San Mateo, California |
|
Robert P. Surdez |
Burlingame, California |
|
Robert H. Tank |
|
|
Henry John Thayer
|
Merrifield, Minnesota |
|
|
South - Barrack 2 - Room 3
Do you know who drew these caricatures? If so, please
e-mail us. |
| Alexander Alex |
New
Kensington, Pennsylvania |
| Maurice G. Alexander |
Jacksonville, Florida or
Chattanooga |
| William R. Archer
"Billy" |
Thompsonville, Illinois |
|
John A. Barrett
"Jack" |
Highland
Falls, New York |
|
James H.
Bellingham "Jim" (from Dec. 43) (also room 7) |
Rochester, New York |
| Merlin C. Briggs |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Eldon J. Broman |
White Water, Wisconsin |
| Phinehas W. L. Chrystie |
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania |
|
Edwin D. Davidson (from
Jan. 44) |
Bovina Center,
New York |
| William J. Doherty |
Boston, Massachusetts |
|
Philip F. Dunn |
Vancouver, Washington |
| Frederick W. Frietag |
Bronx, New
York |
| Nicholas J. Goldschmidt |
Waukegan, Illinois |
|
David E. Goss |
Anderson, Indiana |
| John W. Griffin |
Corning, New
York |
|
Robert A. Gross |
Kenosha, Wisconsin |
| Henry S. Vogel
"Hank" see also Barrack
7 - Room 8 |
Fargo, ND |
|
|
South - Barrack 2 - Room 4
|
| Robert E.
Boerner |
Drexel Hill,
Pennsylvania |
| William G.
Coltman see also Barrack 13 Room 10 |
Detroit,
Michigan |
|
Ralph Hogan, Jr.
(also North 1 Barrack 3) |
California |
| Charles C.
Huber |
St. Joseph.
Missouri |
| Arthur E.
Mohr |
Hillsboro,
Ohio |
|
John F.
Maciejowski
Moved from North 1 Compound on 1/15/45 |
|
|
Harry W. Westmore
see also Barrack 13 Room 10 |
Detroit,
Michigan |
| |
|
South - Barrack 2 - Room 4
Click
Here to see their portraits |
| Thomas A. Andrew |
Saylesville, Rhode Island |
| Steve W. Barker |
Pomona, California |
| Bruce E. Barclay
(also room 9) |
Toledo, Ohio |
| Samuel H. Bender |
Landisville, Pennsylvania |
| Virgil L. Burke |
Spencer, South Dakota |
|
Paul Canin -
until January 1945
"Remy" |
|
| Harold S. Elliott |
Osakis, Minnesota |
|
John J. Farley |
Montgomery, Alabama |
|
Robert W. Fillman |
Des Moines, Iowa |
| Arnold W. Hunger |
Mount Union, Iowa |
| Henry Milton Jones |
Wagener, South Carolina |
| Everett l. Keesee, Jr.
"Mike" |
Balboa Isle, California |
|
James C. Newbold
see more
photos page |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
|
Thomas A. Parks |
Accokeek, Maryland |
| Shelby Pitts |
Greensberg, Indiana |
| William A. Staub |
Trenton, New Jersey |
| James F. Stone |
Bloomfield, Iowa |
|
Elroy F. Wyman -
shot and killed by a guard at Stalag Luft I
"Cisco" |
New Berwick, Maine |
|
|
South - Barrack 2 - Room 5 |
|
Andrew J. Boles
(possibly room 11 also) |
Malden, MA |
| F. Page
Nelson |
|
|
|
South - Barrack 2 - Room 6 |
| Philip Bern
see more
photos page |
New York, New York |
| Loubet C. Boyd |
McComb, Mississippi
or New York |
|
Earl O. Brooke
see also
Barrack 2 - Room 8 |
Cleveland, Ohio |
|
Thomas Davis "Herky" |
Baltimore, Maryland |
| Clarence R. Greene |
Dayton, Ohio |
| Robert W. Holmes |
Silsbee, Texas |
| Myles N. Keathley
see more
photos page |
Tampa, Florida |
|
James L. Laing |
Detroit, Michigan |
| Jesse E. Orrison |
Marshall, Michigan |
| Richard T. Phelps |
Trinidad, Colorado |
| Francis L. Ramsey
"Frank" |
El Campo, Texas |
| Myron R. Sands
see more
photos page |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
|
|
South - Barrack 2 - Room 7
|
|
James H.
Bellingham (also room 3) |
Rochester,
New York |
| Edgar A.
Cannon (also room 9)
see more
photos page |
Hollywood, California |
| Grady R. Embree
(also
Room 9) see
more photos page |
Irving,
Texas |
|
Dwight C. Hartle
see more photos page |
Phoenix, Arizona |
|
Edison P. (Phil) Janney
see more
photos page |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
|
Fred
J. Kennie
see more
photos page |
Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania |
|
Mitchell J. Mulholland see
more photos page |
Long Island City, New
York |
|
W. Odell Myers
author of "Thrice Caught"
see more
photos page |
Tyler,
Texas |
| Robert P. Schisler
see more
photos page |
Canton, Ohio |
|
Arthur A. Smedley
see more
photos page / see cartoon |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| John A. Vietor
author of "Time Out" |
Washington, DC |
|
Frank K. Walsh |
Jackson, Mississippi |
|
|
South -
Barrack 2 - Room 8 (This
listing was as of Feb. 1, l945) |
| Russell J. Alcott |
Schenevus, New York |
| Edwin E. Bliss |
Warren, Pennsylvania |
| Robert C. Boyd |
Redwood
City, California |
|
Earl O. Brooke
- (was later moved to
Barrack 2 - Room 6 |
|
| William F. Breuninger |
Newark, New Jersey |
| David E. Cadmus |
Parsons, Kansas |
|
Joseph Choma
(bombardier on a plane named Tootie Belle) |
Lore City, Ohio |
|
Vyrle Wayne Darnold |
Lomita, California |
| Noble E. Deer |
Bargersville, Indiana |
| Thomas G. Ellison |
San Mateo, California |
| Joseph H. Fishbein
- Later moved to North 1 Compound |
Bridgeton, New Jersey |
| Arthur L. Goodin |
Charleston, Missouri |
| John W. Goodin |
Missouri |
| Sheldon W. Hanneman |
Dunlap, Iowa |
| Kenneth E. Hartwig |
Chicago, Illinois |
| John P. Hollis |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Charles Knorr |
Dallas, Texas |
| Harris Hadley Luse |
Oil City, Pennsylvania |
| Charles F. Popken |
New Jersey |
|
Walter J. Raiter |
St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Roger F. Rice |
Tiltonville, Ohio |
| Richard A. Ritchings |
Point
Pleasant, New Jersey |
| George Sartis |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
|
Jesse Seeley |
Jackson, Tennessee |
| Walter Sherbenou |
|
|
Louis J. Staebell |
Kirkwood, Missouri |
|
Doyle W. Tucker |
Lakeland, Florida |
| Kenneth E. Weaver |
Oregon |
| Robert H. Wood |
Evanston, Illinois |
|
|
South - Barrack 2 - Room 9 |
| Bruce E.
Barclay (also room 4) |
Toledo, Ohio |
| Ashley R. Bean |
South Paris, Maine |
|
William J. Bumgarner
(passed away Sept. 1, 2005) |
Philipsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Edgar A.
Cannon (also room 7) |
Los Angeles, California |
| E. Conway Cohalan |
New York
City, New York |
|
Robert A. Dickson |
West Orange, New Jersey |
| Wayne W.
Dillard (also room 2) |
Gainesville, Texas |
|
Grady R. Embree
(also
Room
7) |
Irving,
Texas |
|
Carl O. Flagstad |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Francis R. Gerald
see also Barrack unknown Room unknown |
Cornish, Pennsylvania |
|
Lewis. M. Gerow |
Kentucky |
|
Clarence A.
Gill |
Patton,
PA |
| Percy H. Hoag |
Jennings, Louisiana |
| Reino O. Jylkka |
Hartford, Connecticut |
| Merle L. Kent |
Peoria, Illinois |
| Fred Larson |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| James M. Plant |
Oregon |
| John W. Temple |
Columbus, Ohio |
| John T. Wennerberg |
Pasadena, California |
|
|
South - Barrack 2 - Room 11 |
| Arthur J. Andrzejewski
|
Dunkirk, New
York |
| Anthony P. Barile
|
Newark, New Jersey |
| Warren H. Beach
also
Barrack 2 - Room 2 |
Bristol, Connecticut |
|
Ben G. Beauclair |
Buhl, Minnesota |
| Lyle R. Black |
Boulder, Colorado |
| Robert S. Brundage |
Washington D.C. |
|
Albert D. Byrne |
Artesia, Mississippi |
| Louis J. Cappiello
|
New Haven, Connecticut |
|
Charles W. Cecil
"Bud" |
Tawas, Michigan |
|
Kenneth I. Covington |
Penola, Virginia |
| Willard E. Dixon
|
Chicago, Illinois |
| George A. Evens |
Lake Luzerne,
New York |
|
John Edward Friend |
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania |
|
Richard L. Gower
|
Piggott, Arkansas |
| Marshall L. Hanna
|
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Robert J. Hornbeck
|
Chicago, Illinois |
| Homer M. Howard
|
Austin,
Texas |
| John D. Hull
|
Syracuse,
New York |
| Robert B. Kelley
(Or Robert G. ?) |
Bedford Village,
New York |
| George M. Kelly |
Chicago, Illinois |
| Wayne C. Keysar
|
Lancaster, New
Hampshire |
| Hans P. Landem |
Chicago, Illinois |
| Carl D. Larsen |
Salina, Utah |
| Daniel McCauley
|
Brooklyn, New
York |
| Wilbur J. Pecka
|
Cicero, Illinois |
|
Richard E. Plothow |
Peru, Indiana |
|
Joseph R. Martin
|
Burlington,
New Jersey |
|
John R. Morrin
"Pop"
|
Chicago, Illinois |
| Patrick P. Reams |
Los Angeles, California |
| Richard X. Sheehan
|
W. Somerville, Massachusetts |
| Victor L. Smith
|
Charlotte North
Carolina |
| Edward J. Sullivan
|
Appleton, Minnesota |
| John T. Taylor |
South Bend, Indiana |
|
Newton Weiss |
New York, New
York |
|
|
South - Barrack 2 - Room 12 |
|
Arthur G. Bodei "Bud" |
South Orange, New Jersey |
| Whitney M. Bray |
Chicago, Illinois |
|
Harry L. Burdette |
Belle, West Virginia |
| Arthur Carmell |
Boston, Massachusetts |
|
Marion R. Cessna "Rocky" |
Nevada, Iowa |
|
Vincent J. Corte or Bensor Corti |
Springfield, Missouri |
|
Franklin P. Falvey |
Pasadena, California |
|
George W. Ford |
Annapolis, Maryland |
|
John Beaver Harr |
Jacksonville, Oregon |
|
Larry F. Malarin
|
Ross, California |
|
Joseph F. Thornton |
Watsonville, California |
|
Thomas G. Witt |
Lake City, Florida |
|
|
South - Barrack 2 - Room "Unknown" |
|
Clifford H. Robinson |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
|
|
South - Barrack 2 - Room "Unknown" |
|
Rodney R. Helms |
Portland, Oregon |
|
South - Barrack 3
|
Diagram of barrack with room numbers |
Barrack 3 Group Photo
In the second row from the front, right to left, number
3 is Roy Braly, number 4 is Clint Gruber, and number 5 is Bob Wilkins |
|
|
|
South - Barrack 3 - Room 4 |
Room layout |
|
Roscoe E. Albright |
Coldwater, Michigan |
|
Frank W. Angevine |
Brooklyn, New York |
|
Stewart E. Biegler |
|
|
H. A. Bouchard |
|
|
George F. Castings |
Cleveland, Tennessee |
|
Melvin B. Dunham |
Fort Worth, Texas |
|
Charles Early
later moved to room 6 |
South Carolina |
|
John O. Elstad |
St. Paul, Minnesota |
|
Donald E. Falk |
Spokane, Washington |
|
Robert I. Felsberg |
Nutley, New Jersey |
|
H. W. Fraker |
Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma |
|
Carl J. Fyler -
author of "Staying
Alive" |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
|
Richard M. Gordon |
Lynn, Indiana |
|
Clint E. Gruber later moved to room 6 |
Portland, Oregon |
|
Charles J. Keating |
Buffalo, New York |
|
Frances J. Kenny |
|
|
H. R. "Dick" Ketchum later moved
to room 6 |
San Saba, Texas |
|
Everett R. Lund |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
|
Hugh E. Maguire |
Los Angeles, California |
|
Donnell H. Marsh |
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