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The Kriegies of Oflag 64 file:///Users/edmarek/Documents/Talking Proud/HistoryOflag6... The Kriegies of Oflag 64 September 17, 2006, updated May 21, 2011 Go! Some of the men of Oflag 64 whom you have not yet seen Click on photos to learn more. Those who have photos they wish us to post here, please e-mail or send to Edward S. Marek, 1020 Parcher Street, Wausau, WI 54403. Table of Contents Preface Introduction to Oflag 64 in Szcubin, Poland. How the first group of Americans got there: The Tunisia campaign The Soviets attack, the POWs are moved The POWs are liberated, but it "weren't" easy Prisoner of War Medal In the center of a bronze medallion one and three eighths inches in diameter, an eagle is shown with its wings displayed. Forming a circle around the eagle and following the contour of the medal, barbed wire and bayonet points may be seen. The eagle is the American bald eagle and represents the United States in general and the individual prisoner of war in particular. It is standing "with pride and dignity, continually on the alert for the opportunity to seize hold of beloved freedom." Some of the men of Oflag 64 whom you have not yet seen Group Photos - New! Statement or Report of Interview of Recovered Personnel 1 of 18 5/21/11 12:00 PM The Kriegies of Oflag 64 file:///Users/edmarek/Documents/Talking Proud/HistoryOflag6... Thanks to Mary Hopper, daughter of William A. Shular, we have a copy of the Army's statement of Recovered Personnel for then Lt Schular, and show it at the close of this page. We have never seen one of these, and wanted to show it to our readers. All those trials and tribulations of being a POW, all those emotions, pains and memories, on an Army form, sterile, as it should be, for the record. We commend it to your attention. Group Photos Ann Hart Otterbein's father-in-law was Capt. Louis Otterbein, shown below. She never met him,. He died at a young age, 51. He was an artist and drew many pictures of what he saw, and also built the stage sets that the prisoners needed for the plays they produced while imprisoned. Anna has been kind enough to send us some group photos. I have set up a new page for these, so I do not have to scale them down so much you cannot see whose there. Click here to view them. Henry Vincent McCabe, 1Lt., USA, 88th Division OFLAG 64, A P.O.W. Odyssey. The Third Reich utilized a Polish school in Szcubin, Poland, as the only camp for American ground-force officers.Learn the unique barbed wire experience of these officers, including General Patton's son-in-law, John K. Waters. (Includes a controversial liberation attempt by Patton.) We honor service and sacrifice. Please click the "Donate" button and contribute $20 or more to help keep this station alive. Thanks. 2 of 18 5/21/11 12:00 PM The Kriegies of Oflag 64 file:///Users/edmarek/Documents/Talking Proud/HistoryOflag6... Lt. McCabe was part of the group that marched out on January 21, 1945, and then escaped from the column the next day. He and Lt. Campbell stayed together while traveling west for a week or so with the Russian units that found them, before the two of them headed back east to Odessa. My father reached Odessa in early March. While in the POW camp, my McCabe was a 1st Lt. He served in the 88th Division and was captured in October 1944, north of Florence, Italy. He made Captain after returning to the USA. McCabe told his son, Michael, that at the camp there was a fenced-off section which held Russian POWs, perhaps a thousand. He said the Germans wouldn't let the Red Cross inspectors see this part of the camp. The Germans treated these Russian prisoners like dogs, and dead dogs were about the only meat that they fed the Russians. I haven't seen anything about this today on the web sites I have visited. Thornton Vernon Sigler, Commander, M Company and battalion S-3 for the 3rd Battalion, 175th Infantry, 29th Infantry Division, US Army 3 of 18 5/21/11 12:00 PM The Kriegies of Oflag 64 file:///Users/edmarek/Documents/Talking Proud/HistoryOflag6... Captain Thornton Vernon Sigler, USA, was captured in France on August 6, 1944 following the D-Day landings at Normandy in June 4 of 18 5/21/11 12:00 PM The Kriegies of Oflag 64 file:///Users/edmarek/Documents/Talking Proud/HistoryOflag6... 1944. At the time of his being captured, he was participating in the liberation of Vire, France. He arrived at Oflag 64 on September 15, 1944. He participated in the long march to Luckenwalde from January 20 through February 5, 1945. While a POW, he maintained an illegal log which is available on the internet. Otterbein, Louis, 504th Parachute Infantry, US Army 5 of 18 5/21/11 12:00 PM The Kriegies of Oflag 64 file:///Users/edmarek/Documents/Talking Proud/HistoryOflag6... Captain Louis Otterbein, 504th Parachute Infantry, made it through WWII as a POW but died at the age of 51. While a POW, he drew many pictures of what he saw, and also built the stage sets that the prisoners needed for the plays they produced while imprisoned. Teyssier, Roger J., 755th Tank Battalion, 5th US Army 6 of 18 5/21/11 12:00 PM The Kriegies of Oflag 64 file:///Users/edmarek/Documents/Talking Proud/HistoryOflag6... Photo taken in Africa, 1943, before his participating in the invasion of Italy Shular, William A., Co. E, 30th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division 7 of 18 5/21/11 12:00 PM The Kriegies of Oflag 64 file:///Users/edmarek/Documents/Talking Proud/HistoryOflag6... William Shular, August 2006 Carter, Amon G., Jr. 1975 1943 8 of 18 5/21/11 12:00 PM The Kriegies of Oflag 64 file:///Users/edmarek/Documents/Talking Proud/HistoryOflag6... Bustad, Leo K. Cipriani, Anthony "Tony" J. Creech, John, 1st Infantry Division 9 of 18 5/21/11 12:00 PM The Kriegies of Oflag 64 file:///Users/edmarek/Documents/Talking Proud/HistoryOflag6... Donovan, George M., H Company, 179th Infantry Garrett, Franklin T., 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment Graffagnino, Dr. Peter Carl, MD, 45th Infantry Division 10 of 18 5/21/11 12:00 PM The Kriegies of Oflag 64 file:///Users/edmarek/Documents/Talking Proud/HistoryOflag6... Heisler, Walter Christoff "Chris", 507th Parachute Infantry Higgenbotham, Carrol "Higgie" 11 of 18 5/21/11 12:00 PM The Kriegies of Oflag 64 file:///Users/edmarek/Documents/Talking Proud/HistoryOflag6... Hill, Jonel, 26th Infantry Regiment 1944 2001 Holder, H. Randolph Inge, Herndon, Jr., 301st Infantry Regiment 12 of 18 5/21/11 12:00 PM The Kriegies of Oflag 64 file:///Users/edmarek/Documents/Talking Proud/HistoryOflag6... Jacobs, Jerome, 364th Fighter Squadron Jones, Curtis, Lt. Col., USA (Ret.) 13 of 18 5/21/11 12:00 PM The Kriegies of Oflag 64 file:///Users/edmarek/Documents/Talking Proud/HistoryOflag6... Jones, Lloyd Martin, 43rd Infantry Regiment Circa 1986 Circa 1942 Juskalian, George, 26th Infantry Regiment 14 of 18 5/21/11 12:00 PM The Kriegies of Oflag 64 file:///Users/edmarek/Documents/Talking Proud/HistoryOflag6... 2004 At the rank of colonel (captured at the rank of captain) 1944 Kanaya, Jimmie, 442nd Regimental Combat Team Liggett, F. Eugene, 158th Field Artillery Battalion, 45th Infantry Division 2003 with wife, Rosalie 1943 15 of 18 5/21/11 12:00 PM The Kriegies of Oflag 64 file:///Users/edmarek/Documents/Talking Proud/HistoryOflag6... Michaud, Lawrence A., USA Naab, Lawrence, 88th Infantry Regiment 1943 1996 Parker, Richard B., 106th Infantry Division Russell, Chesley 16 of 18 5/21/11 12:00 PM The Kriegies of Oflag 64 file:///Users/edmarek/Documents/Talking Proud/HistoryOflag6... Wright, Hiram J., I Company, 3rd Battalion, 357th Infantry Yardley, Colonel Doyle R., 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion 17 of 18 5/21/11 12:00 PM The Kriegies of Oflag 64 file:///Users/edmarek/Documents/Talking Proud/HistoryOflag6... Statement or Report of Interview of Recovered Personnel 18 of 18 5/21/11 12:00 PM
