World War II prisoner of war camp - Stalag Luft I



 

World War II - Prisoners of War - Stalag Luft I 

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North 1 Compound
 

American Compound Commander

Lt. Col. C. Ross Greening Feb.  44 to May 45
   
   
   
   

German Compound Commander

Hauptmann Erbslch Feb. 44 to Jun 44
Major Schroeder Jun  44 to Jul 44
Hauptmann Von Stradiot Jul  44 to Oct. 44
Hauptmann Probst Oct. 44 to Dec. 44
Major Steinhower Dec. 44 to Apr. 45


North 1 Compound at Stalag Luft I   

 Drawing of North I Compound
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In 1945 as the camp grew, 3 of the German guards barracks located across the street were incorporated in with North I and filled with newly arriving POWs.


 


North Compound, Special Order 15 - dated February 13, 1945

North Compound, Daily Bulletin -  dated July 9, 1944


North Compound, Daily Bulleltin - February 26, 1945

North Compound Daily Bulleltin - March 31, 1945
 

North 1 Barracks  Officers:
Barracks Commander - Capt. Gerald R. Putnam
North 1 -  Barrack 1  Room 3

Sign on Door - Home of the Zoles

John W. Armatoski Ironwood, MI
Peter S. Belitsos Lynn, MA
Ernest W. "Perk" Chumley Jacksonville, IL
Grover C. Deen Austin, TX
John A. Gulden Sleepy Eye, MN
Jack M. Hamilton Middleville, MI
Ralph O. Hammerstrom St. Paul, MN
Thomas J. Kennedy Holyoke, MA
Philip B. Miller Comstock, MI
William C. Miller New York City, New York
Atlas H. Molnar Cuthbert, GA  &  Eufaula, AL
Frank T. May Chicago, IL
Jack W. Reed Knoxville, TN
Anthony S. Tavernit Republic, PA
Edward J. Wronkoski Elmira, New York
Glenn L. Zentz Ramona, CA
 
North 1 -  Barrack 1  Room 10
Lang--"Hash"  
John E. Maloney Jersey City, New Jersey
George B Schold Valley Stream, Long Island, New York
Wilbur L. Soester Texas
 
North 1 -  Barrack 1  Room 14
Anthony A. Kulikowski  
 
North 1 -  Barrack 1  Room  "Unknown"   The basketball "court " and the chinning bar were just outside this room
Carl W. Dittus Cincinnati, Ohio
Ed J. Hammer Valley Stream, Long Island, New York
James R. Kenyon  "Dick" Walla Walla, Washington
Robert A. McGregor  "Bob" Salt Lake City, Utah
Dick Miller  
Edward F. Shevlin Ft. Worth, Texas
Leo J. Schuster Natchez, Mississippi
Charles E. Walk  "Charlie" New Salisbury, Indiana
 
North 1 -  Barrack 1  Room  "Unknown"     see Group Photo # 59
Earl G. Bason Mebane, North Carolina
Brown  
Bush  
Irving M. Day  
Albert R. Johnson  
P. J. Keifer  
Kelly  
Gilbert H. Klaeser Kiel, Wisconsin
William G. Levins   (or William F.?) New York City, New York
Andrew J. Logan Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Albert J. Massey Lowell, Massachusetts
Quinn  
Sterling L. Tuck       see also barrack 3 Akron, Ohio     personal story and website
Wallace L. Tyner Laguna, New Mexico
 
North 1 Barracks 2 Officers:
Barracks Commander - Capt. John Bromley
 
North 1 -  Barrack 2  Room 1
Ralph D. Schultz  
 
North 1 -  Barrack 2  Room 14
Robert K. Creed Jamaica, New York
John T. Day Twin Falls, Idaho
Francis A. Fagan Herkimer, New York
James S. Jackson Rutledge, Pennsylvania
Glenn A. Johnson Madrid, Iowa
John James Koehne St. Louis, Missouri
Henry Lambert West Somerville, Massachusetts
Edward C. Mann Laredo, Texas
John V. Mulligan Plainview, Minnesota.
Norbert A. Overton or Norbey A. Kansas City, Missouri
Nicholas L. Papernek Trenton, New Jersey
George F. Peters Chalfont, Pennsylvania
George K. Pond Malone, New York
Caleb L. Reeder, Jr. Miami, Florida
Robert H. Rogers Detroit, Michigan
Robert C. Westmeyer  see also Barrack 3  Room unknown Los Angeles, California
 
North 1 Barracks 3 Officers:
Barracks Commander - Capt. John Paul Carson, Jr.
 
North 1 - Barrack  3 -  Room 6
Henry T. Bengis  also North 2  Barracks 1 - Room 11  
Francis J. Brodzik Utica, New York
Jacob R. Brown Harlingen, Texas
Harold L. Cooke - author "It All Began" Elkhart, Indiana
John M. Coppinger   also room 8 Denver, Colorado
Tom F. Gannon New Jersey
Bernard J. Gillespie Fort Dodge, Iowa
Robert D. Matheson McGill, Nevada
Paul W. Mattox Winter Haven, Florida
Basil D. Morris Otsego, Michigan
Charles F. Popken East Orange (?), New Jersey
Frank G. Pringle Oakland, California
David Ririe Ririe, Idaho
William H. Ritzema Greenville, Michigan
John J. Ryczek Brooklyn, New York
Frank S. Rzatkowski -   Later Changed His Surname To Smith Wyandotte, Michigan
Francis P. Smith Denver, Colorado
William B. Snead San Antonio, Texas
Frank B. Thompson Salt Lake City, Utah
 
North 1 - Barrack  3 -  Room 8
Jim Bacsu Fords, New Jersey
Richard W. Bartel Chicago, Illinois
John Coppinger    also room 6  
Marcus Dekle  (Passed away August 2, 2006 at age 89) was a dentist living in Macon, GA Cordele, GA
Jesse S. Hizenski Washington, Pennsylvania
Victor Marturano  
? Moore  
North 1 - Barrack  3 -  Room 10  
Paul C. Anderson Redfield, SD
Henry H. Cairns Lynwood, CA
Robert Clague Highland Park, MI
Charles D. Easley Booneville, IN
John J. Fallon New York, NY
Robert C. Forney Pilot Mound, IA
Sam M. Kirkwood Baltimore, MD
Fred Malen Cleveland, OH
Meyer W. Markowitx Brooklyn, NY
Fred B. Maxwell Gladstone, MI
A. Robert Morin Concord, NH
Roland G. Parker  "Poppy" Milford, TX
Thomas C. Straub St. Albans, L.I., NY
Thomas J. Thompson, Jr.  "TJ" Green Bay, WI
Earl Truex Point Pleasant, NJ
John E. Van Nortwick Buffalo, NY
Jack E. Walker Glendale, CA
 
North 1 - Barrack  3 -  Room 14  
Joseph S. Bochna Millsboro, Pennsylvania
William Bonin, Jr. Cresskill,  New York
Rodolph Case Brenham, Texas
Robert E. Edwards Pearl, Illinois
Raymond H. Frenk Akron, Ohio
Don H. Havermann Harrington, Nebraska
Harry H. Hill Binghamton,  New York
Ralph Hogan, Jr.     (also South Barrack 2) Ukiah, California
George S. Hunt Ann Arbor, Michigan
John E. Lloyd Oakland, California
Dolman D. Miles  Victoria,  Texas

Robert J. Philips                       

Texas
Genson K. Ralph New Jersey
John J. Rogers  Alexandria, Virginia
Milton C. Stammann Imlay City, Michigan
 
North 1 - Barrack  3 -  Room 15  
Thomas E. Harrington Knoxville, Iowa
Milton A. Henderson       "Ranger" Nehalem, Oregon
Henry J. Hustedt       "Hank" San Francisco, CA
Ernest R. Jenkins          "Jenk" Charleston, SC
Merlin R. Kehrer    "Bob" Louisville, KY
E. Warren Lundgren Warren, Minnesota
John F. Maciejowski  Moved to South Compound on 1/15/45  
Charles W. McCollester     "Mac" Chateau Gay, NY
John J. McTeague Baltimore, MD
Harry C. Meyer     Cliffside Park, NJ
Wayne E. Nesbitt Houston, Texas
William C. O'Barr Phoenix, AZ
Ralph Peters      "Pete" Waynesville, Ohio
Fred J. Rector     "Rec" Greer, South Carolina
Clayborne R. Styles        "Clay" Dallas, Texas
North 1 -  Barrack 3  Room  "Unknown"    (this may have been Barracks 11)
Robert F. Bogner Chicago, Illinois
Jack R. Bonham Bluefield, West Virginia
Malcolm E. Daniels Fresno, California
James W. Davies West Pittston, Pennsylvania
Toivo E. Eloranta Bozeman, Montana
Tom L. Gardner California
Van Hixson Salt Lake City, Utah
Jim W. Hutchison Mt. Vernon, Washington
Joseph F. Krejci Cleveland, Ohio
Peter V. Lovero Santa Ana, California
H. F. Morrison Rosemead, California
Ralph H. Stowe Portsmouth, Virginia
George E. Syme Colorado Springs, Colorado
Sterling L. Tuck        see also barrack 1 Akron, Ohio    personal story and website
Henry J. Varela Salt Lake City, Utah
Robert C. Westmeyer  see also Barrack 2  Room 14 Los Angeles, California
 
North 1 -  Barrack 3  Room  "Unknown" - room was in right hand corner- closest to Barracks 10
Joe Elgin Rocky River, Ohio
Lawrence M. House   "Larry" Plattsburg, New York
George J. Littleton Mississippi
Bob White  
 
North 1 -  Barrack 3  Room  "Unknown"
Charles E. Abramson Seattle, WA
Paul H. Alexander - postal address Carlsbad, CA     ( formerly Iowa)
Richard M. Baker New London, CT
John C. Baronas Worcester, MA
Edward A. Barsditis Pittsburg, PA
P. W. Bell St. Joseph, MO
Max H. Brunson Mena, Arkansas
Francis N. Fridgen Dumont, MN
James E. Geary Oklahoma City, OK
Robert M. Hart San Bernardino, CA
Victor E. Linton Brazil, Indiana
Richard T. Longman Clinton, IA
J. R. Martin Snow Lake, AR
Robert R. McLoughlin Sioux City, IA
E. E. Stabler Youngstown, OH
Charles R. Witt Fairmont, WV
 
North 1 -  Barrack 3  -  Officer's Room 
Capt. John Paul Carson, Jr. - Barracks Commander San Anselmo, California
Bill Powers - Assistant Commander  
 
North 1 Barracks 4 Officers:
Barracks Commander - Capt. Robert H. Lohot
 
North 1 -  Barrack 4  -  Room 8
Fred  W. Butler   (Round the Benders sax) Saugus, Massachusetts
 
North 1 Barracks 5 Officers:
Barracks Commander - Capt. R. K. Reitzinger
 
North 1 -  Barrack 5  Room 7 
Sherwin L. Barton  Glendale, CA
Robert L. Burke Los Angles, CA
John L. Burtch  Brooklyn, New York
Hubert R. Cripe  Astoria, IL
Robert L. Dean  "Bob" Los Angles, CA
Vernon D Devitt         passed away May 14,  2005 Chicago, IL
David Grandon LaSalle, IL
Charles H. Hawley   "Chuck" Syracuse, New York
Bill Ichter    
William F. Kern    "Bill" Williamsport, PA
C. J.  McDonald  "Black" Tekancah, NE
B. T. Moynahan Nicholasville, KY
John D. Pond  Crewell, PA
Burton Rodgers Los Angles, CA
Barney J. Smolens Pennsylvania
A. L.  Williams  "Blackie" Rockwall, TX
 
North 1 -  Barrack 5  Room 14
Ralph Bowling  Butler, KY
James W. Fulton  Amherst, MA
Philip Geyer  Graham, MO 
Thomas Griner    Seattle, WA
Leslie E. Halcott    Middletown, New York   
William H. Harris   Terre Haute, IN
Carl A. Hedin    (from Mar 4, 44 to December 1944) Naples, FL
John N. Hughes   Milwaukee WI
Thomas T. Keasbey New York City,  New York
David D. Keyes  Fremont, OH
James W. Kiser   see also Taps Gaffney, SC
Frank C. Laver    Chicago, IL
James O'Looney  San Francisco, CA
Richard C. Scal New York City,  New York
Stephen J. Simpson  Lakewood, PA
 
North 1 -  Barrack 5  Room "Unknown"
Howard B. Ball Tomahawk, Wisconsin
William G.  Carr Detroit, Michigan
Ormond F. Fochtman     died 1993 Chicago, Illinois
John G. Gossage Conimicut, Rhode Island
Donald K. Kehm Dodge, Iowa
Morton  F. Levine Leominster, Massachusetts
Gordon Lien Bothell, Washington
Glen Lindbom Ispheming, Michigan
Leo McGrath Oxnard, California
Albert  J. Renner Aldan, Pennsylvania
Frank Scott York, Pennsylvania
Edward Sullivan Bloomfield, New Jersey
 
North 1 -  Barrack  5  - Room "Unknown"  
William L. Boak Fallon, Nevada
James R. Boren Cartersville, Illinois
Samuel Blum Brooklyn, New York
Robert E. Davenport Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Adolph J. Dobek Detroit, Michigan
Robert L. Dunham Orinda, California
Otis R. Fuller Terra Haute, Indiana
Frank Krizan Kintnersville, PA
Arthur Linnehan Vallejo, California
Francis R. McGrath Cleveland, Ohio
L. H. McMillian Pensacola, Florida
Edgar J. Mills Grafton, North Dakota
Albert J. Ricci     see also barracks 11 Keene, NH
Nicolas Stevason Brooklyn, New York
George P. Robertson Loraine, Texas
 
North 1 Barracks 6 Officers:
Barracks Commander - Capt. John Bromley / Capt. Robert T. McNeeley
 
North 1 -  Barrack 6  - Officer's Room  
John Bromley - Barracks Commander Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Thomas L. Reese - Assistant Commander Elyria, Ohio
 
North 1 -  Barrack 6  - Room 2
Ray W. Bauman Delaware, OH
Edwin N. Brady Cameron, TX
Merwin J. Combest Ransom, KS
Ernest Cribbs Border, TX
William E. Graves Glassboro, NC
Donald J. Hyerdall Chicago, IL
Donald D. Jacobs Chicago, IL
Lester Jaffe Dorchester, MA
Orlin H. Markussen Minneapolis, MN
Paul L. Mazey White Sulphur Springs, WV
James Moffat East Orange, New Jersey
Richard Fred Reed West Point, GA
Gerald C. Scott San Bernadino, California
Robert S. Shuman  "Bob" Brookline, MA
Ralph K. Skoubo Boardman, OR
Elijah C. Vaughan  
 
North 1 -  Barrack 6  - Room 3
Thomas E. Baker Eureka, California
W. T. Barnhill Texas
Edwin E. Beal Nebraska City, Nebraska
Edmund H.  Belyea Erskine, Minnesota
John J. Berrio Waltham, Massachusetts
Milan T. Bolech Chicago, Illinois
William C. Bryan       "Billy" Bremerton, Washington
Irving  P. Canin Brooklyn, New York
Harry Culver Pennsylvania
Don G. Demmert Bloomfield, NJ
Robert Feldman  "Bob" Chicago, Illinois
John  L. Foster    "Jack" Syracuse, New York
Leslie C. Freeman Seattle, Washington
Monroe S. Glick  "Sol" Roxbury, Massachusetts
Carroll A. Gouger    "Pete" N. Adams, Massachusetts
Harry J. Grace New York, NY
John C. Gray Downers Grove, Illinois
Edward J. Harness New Rochelle, New York
Stanley B. Inglis River Forest, Illinois
Charles R. McKinney Portland, Oregon
John H. Pugh      "Hamp" Hamburg, Arkansas
William J. Schmitz     "Bill" Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sam Showalter Wheaton, Illinois
Michael Spodar          Band Leader - Round the Benders Cleveland, Ohio
John C. Sullivan Spokane, Washington
Joseph R. Wahner Portland, Oregon
 
North 1 -  Barrack 6  - Room 6
Donald Adams Ogunquit, Maine
John W. Baber Maywood, Illinois
George M. Barnes Cincinnati, Ohio
William H. Barrett Carrsville, Virginia
Adin S. Batson Mt. Rainer, Maryland
Allen E. Bergreen San Francisco, CA
Robert O. Brockman Detroit, Michigan
Clair W. Cline Milaca, Minnesota
Norwood L. Garrett Dallas, Texas
James W. Hickman Georgetown, Texas
Alfred E. Johns Portland, Oregon
Robert Morin Laconia, New Hampshire
Robert J. Shurilla      Round the Benders Trumpet Gary, Indiana
Ted Strain Broken Bow, Oklahoma
Daniel A. Thomas St. Paul, Minnesota
Edward W. Wenrich Pittsburgh, PA
 
North 1 -  Barrack 6  -  Room 7
Alvin A. Gould Oregon
 
North 1 -  Barrack 6  -  Room 10
Stanley Steven Bolesta Detroit, Michigan
 
North 1 -  Barrack 6  -  Room 14 (?)
Marvin D. Anderson Kansas City, Missouri
Don M. Austin Webster, New York
Dan Blodgett Alton, IL
Warren R. Cozby Ranger, TX
Jim Considine Baltimore, MD
Louie R. Dobbs Katemcy, TX
William H. Fletcher      additional info Augusta, GA
Clarence Gridley Augusta, GA
Foster J. Hinton Cornell, WI
Harold G. Iverson Richmond Hill, New York
Richard H. Kappel Friendship, WI
Fred McKay Tampa, FL
Jack E. Remers    see also South Compound  Barrack 3 - Room 11 Oakland, CA
Clifford L. Robbins Washburn, IL
William C. Urry Ogden, UT
Adrian T. Van Bemmel Union City, New Jersey
Darrell D. Wilson Santa Ana, CA
William Dean Wood Pleasureville, KY
 
North 1 -  Barrack 6  Room   "Unknown"
Leroy E. Allen Poulina, Oregon
Roger D. Buhla Pasadena, California
Norman L. Chapman Hillsboro, New Hampshire
Wilson D. Clark Seattle, Washington
Rex M. Ellis Luray, Kansas
Milton F.  Erickson Stratford, Connecticut
Milton A. Fastrup Madison, South Dakota
Phillip Gibbons Brooklyn, New York
Sam H. Giorgianni Muncie, Indiana
George H. Lymburn Weymouth, Massachusetts
Cecil Manning Eudora, Arkansas
Robert J. Messenger   see also South Compound Erie, Pennsylvania
Bernard  F. Schnippert Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Robert  J. Slencak Erie, Pennsylvania
Robert N. Swift Harbor Creek, Pennsylvania
William Wood  
 
North 1 -  Barrack 6  Room   "Unknown"
Harold Culver Wellsboro, PA
Morris J. Roy  author, "Behind Barbed Wire" Vero Beach, Florida
John C. Sullivan Spokane, WA
 
North 1 Barracks 7 Officers:
Barracks Commander - Capt. Henry G. Bussing
 
North 1 -  Barrack 7  Room 3        

Layout of North 1 Barrack 7 Room 3 at Stalag Luft I

????? Anderson (Possibly Raymond L. Anderson)  
Francis A. Bauman Utica, Illinois
Phillip Beale  
John F. Beard Moultrie, Georgia
Louis H. Bell Massachusetts
Bill Borrego  "Bugs" El Paso, Texas
Charles H. Chandler Bonne Terre, Missouri
Kirch  J. Cogswell Wyoming or Washington, DC
Cecil H. C. Dawkins III Tennessee
Oral  H. Hert Indianapolis, Indiana
Donald Mc Donald  
"Monk" Meyers  
Herman R. Miller East View, Kentucky
Eugene H.  Rasmussen     "Gene" Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Charles R. Strode Wichita, Kansas
North 1 -  Barrack 7  Room 7
Albert F. Bernard New Hyde Park, Long Island, New York
Warren Donovan  Acton, MA
 
North 1 -  Barrack 7  Room 11
John Apostolus Trenton, New Jersey
Leonard Volet  
Howard G. Holland     "Bud" Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ted Kennedy  
George C. Kulick  
Charles Miller  
Regis Murtha Mr. Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Hugh Ellis Noell     "Skeeter" Shelby, North Carolina
John J. Rogers Alexandria, Virginia
Tom F. Sharpless Columbus, Georgia
Walter Youngblut  
Saul Zelman Revere, Massachusetts
Lawrence ???  
Llewellyn "Swede"  ????  
 
North 1 -  Barrack 7  Room 14
Hubert Noel Ballew Frost, Texas
 
North 1 -  Barrack 7  Room 15
Irvan G. O'Hara  
Joseph F. Patterson  (Bud) Ozone Park, Long Island, New York
 
North 1 -  Barrack 7  Room unknown
Howard F. Meyer  Riverton, Wyoming
 
North 1 -  Barrack 7  Room unknown
William F.  Ball    "Bill" Bessemer, labama
Richard  McDonald    (Dick) Scituate, Massachusetts
James H. McEver Waco, Texas
William J. Reichle   (Bill)   
 
North I Barracks 8 Officers:

Barracks Commander - Capt. James H. Foster
Supply Officer- Capt. Raymond Sanford
Adjutant -  Capt. Milton W. Zahn

 
North 1 -  Barrack 8  Room 1   "Sgts"
John P. Byrd Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Daniel J. Kenny Malverne, Long Island, New York
Jack M. Patterson Allison Park, Pennsylvania
John R. Sherbert Washington, DC
Philip Joseph Zaunbrecher  
 
North 1 -  Barrack 8  Room 2   "Bow Wows"                Bow Wow newspaper  May 26, 1944A parody of POW WOW (the secret camp newspaper)
Tom L. Heath Springfield, Ohio
William L. Kalman La Crescenta, California
Joseph Klingenberg Covington, Kentucky
Dwight A. Lambert Eveleth, Minnesota
Roger W. Layn Bristol, Vermont
Donald J. Periolat   -  editor of BOW WOW Chicago, Illinois
Paul J. Quillan Tracy, Minnesota
Andrew J. Repas Farrell, PA
Edwin M. Stanton Minneapolis, Minnesota
Clarence B. Strait Oneonta, New York
William E. Sumner Tampa, Florida
Dale W. Tyler Eaton, Ohio
George F. Wilson South Gate, California
Richard S. F. Wong Honolulu, Hawaii
 
North 1 -  Barrack 8  Room 3   "Elgineers"
John B. Beam Moundsville, West Virginia
Robert E. Bryans Minot, ND
Lee A. Bevers Henry, SD
Clay A. Burnette Greenville, NC
Delbert W. Chase San Francisco, CA
Roger G. Christenson Marne, Iowa
William J. Flynn Pittsburgh, PA
Hugh A. Gibson Euclid, OH
William J. Gray Riverhead, New York
Roger A. Johnston Chicago, IL
Willis L. Jones Broomfield, NE
John J. Kirby     see also Barrack 10  Room 7 Kansas City MO
Frank A. Lochocki Buffalo, New York
Mack Long Middletown, Ohio
David J. Manning Springfield, Mass
Trygve C. Olsen Brooklyn, New York
 
North 1 -  Barrack 8  Room 6    "Zimmer"
Stanley L. Bielawski Detroit, Michigan
Lawrence H. Cook Los Angeles, California
Raymond E. Domergue Conway, Pennsylvania
John C. Giraudo Oxnard, California
Warren G. Johnson Glendale, California
Richard F. Klein Detroit, Michigan
James. P. Lutz Canton, Ohio
Charles W. Mars La Follete, Tennessee
Raymond L. McKee Houston, Texas
William E. Mildren Neosho, Missouri
Howard J. Musgrave Jamestown, North Dakota
Irvin F. Stehlik Crete, Nebraska
Norman E. Toft Fallon, Nevada
Walter R. Tucker Providence, Rhode Island
Thomas E. Young Pickins, Mississippi
 
North 1 -  Barrack 8  Room 7
Scott A. Briley Vista, California
Lee D. Crabtree Nashville, Indiana
Lloyd G. Crabtree Daisetta, Texas
Gayle J. Dunkerley Detroit, Michigan
Virgil W. Fillbach Gregory, South Dakota
Leonard R. Griffith Freeport, Long island, New York
William Kaplan Washington DC
Thomas W. Lamb  Elmhurst, Long Island, New York
Ralph P. Lipps Alexandria, Virginia
Robert H. Marx Chicago, Illinois
Charles Garland New Williamsburg, VA
Raymond L. Poljanec Ely, Minnesota
Orrion F.  Webb Grangeville, Idaho
 
North 1 -  Barrack 8  Room 8
Padre Douglas South Africa
 
North 1 -  Barrack 8  Room 9     "Blockhead - Lucky"
James H. Foster Mullam, Idaho
H. C. Lopresto Walsenberg, Colorado
 
North 1 -  Barrack 8  Room 10
George W. Askew Hampton, Virginia
Charles D. Easley Boonville, Indiana
Earl H. Gauthier Los Angeles, California
William S. Gingold Springfield, Illinois
Robert F. Hughes Evansville, Indiana
William D. Husted East Orange, New Jersey
Lloyd P. Jeter Houston, Texas
Lake Hugh Jameson Easley, South Carolina
E. R.  Johnson Minnesota
Walter M. Koch Union City, New Jersey
Richard J. Missett Worcester, Mass.
John E. Orr East Cleveland, Ohio
Joseph A. Pagenkopf St. Paul, Minnesota
R. E. Scott Harlan, Kentucky
Earl W. Truex Point Pleasant, New Jersey
 
North 1 -  Barrack 8  Room 11
Elmer J. Costales     Book - Rendezvous with Destiny California
Harvey B. Greenfield Brooklyn, New York
Fred N. Howell Temple, Texas
Robert F.  Hughes Evansville, Indiana
Warren E. Lins Washington, Iowa
Cotton D. Lyons Missior, Texas
Donald MacMillan Joliet, Illinois
Joseph Pagota Michigan
Herman C. Reed Ridgewood, New York
T. J. Scanlon Astoria, Long Island, New York
H. E. Scarborough Mississippi
Thomas P. Sherwood Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Charles R. Taylor   see also South compound Brownsville, Tennessee
Merrill D. Vaughan Danville, Indiana
 
North 1 -  Barrack 8  Room 12   "Little Wheels"
Richard H. Klein Brooklyn, New York
F. H. Olson New Jersey
Peter J. O'Toole Newark, New Jersey
Winton A. Scott Riverside, California
Anthony M. Tuberose East Boston, Massachusetts
Robert L. Weniger Houston, Texas
 
North 1 -  Barrack 8  Room 14   "Melnik's Mystics"
Robert L. Boebel     additional info Boscobel, Wisconsin
Howard N. Hartman    Shelby, Ohio
Bernard A. Jacobson Detroit, Michigan
Paul A. Jones Nashville, Tennessee
Walter J. Kita Olyphant, Pennsylvania
Robert  E. Kraus Los Angeles, California
Angelo F. Malerba     "Mike" Brooklyn, New York
Philip Melnik  Los Angeles, California
Joseph C. Moffitt Indianapolis, Indiana
Alfred Shepard Nashville, Tennessee
Warren B. Speidel Frackville, Pennsylvania
William T. Spitler Toledo, Ohio
Albert J. Taft Sacramento, California
Thomas M. Twisdale Anniston, Alabama
 
North 1 -  Barrack 8  Room 15      "Ropbnacop"                        
John B. Beam Moundsville, West Virginia
Austin W. Dunning   ( latecomer ) Bloomington, Illinois
Miquel Encinias Las Vegas, New Mexico
James N. Groves   ( latecomer ) Bayfield, Colorado
Carl J. Guzikowski Syracuse, New York
James D. Harrelson Sumter, South Carolina
Chester J. Jankowski Schenectady, New York
Louis F. Knecht   ( latecomer ) Maryland
Charles A. Kupka Grundy Center, Iowa
Frank M. Leonard     ( latecomer ) South Amboy, New Jersey
Keith S. Mauzy Flintstone, Maryland
Walter P. McBroom Huntington, West Virginia
Robert R. Nixon Montgomery, Alabama
Thomas L. Reese  ( latecomer ) Elyria, Ohio
Harold M. Smith Buffalo, New York
Kenneth D. Smith Hugo, Oklahoma
Melvin J. Spencer Mason City, Iowa
Frank D. Turk Marysville, Washington
Verne Woods Memphis, Tennessee
Mathew S. Zientar Syracuse, New York
 
North 1 -  Barrack 8  Room 16    "Escapists"
Peter H. Digilio    See also South Compound Barrack 7 room 8 Cedarhurst LI,  New York
Meredith D. Fink  See also South Compound Castleton, New York
Robert H. Gernand Baltimore, Maryland
C. H. Masor Oklahoma
 
North 1 Barracks 9 Officers:
Barracks Commander - Capt. Clarence H. Corning
 
North 1 -  Barrack  9 -  Room 12
John J.  Carroll       Detroit, Michigan
Capt. "Poop" Harris  
John A. Lanehart Bartow, Florida
Leslie B. Palmer Mason, Michigan
Stevens H. Turner Lancaster, Massachusetts
Henry Bertrand Westerfield New Orleans, Louisiana
 
North 1 -  Barrack 9  Room 21            Roommates by Ross Greening     Roommates by Ross Greening Sketches by Ross Greening
C. Ross Greening - author "Not As Briefed" Tacoma, Washington
Mark E. Hubbard St. Paul, Minnesota
Loren McCollom   "Mac" Ritzville, Washington
Henry R. Spicer ( later moved to North II ) San Antonio, Texas
Hubert Zemke Missoula, Montana
 
North 1 Barracks 10  Officers:
Barracks Commander - Capt. M.S. Holmes
 
North 1 -  Barrack 10  Room 7    (possibly room 6)                       

Roommates of North 1 Barracks 10 Room 7 at Stalag Luft I

Peter T. Abell Saratoga, CA
John W. Bartemus   Bart Concord, New Hampshire
Kenneth M. Covey Easton, Maryland
James W. Ellis       "Whiskey Jim" Chandler, TX
Thomas Greenwood Richmond, VA
George T. Kilduff New York, New York
John J. Kirby   see also Barracks 8 room 3 Kansas City, MO
Walter B. LeClerc Lyons, Kansas
Leonard R. Lovelace Gaffney, SC
William McConnell Louisville, KY
H. Michael O'Shea Philadelphia, PA
Lloyd A. Oster Wollaston, Mass
William H. Raffles Uniontown, PA
Earl Rathke Rochester, New York
Joseph H. Reus     click here to view 2006 German TV Interview Baltimore, MD
Arthur W. Starratt Saco, Maine
Charles T. Stealey      "Chuck" Clarksburg, WV
Harold A. Steiner New Jersey
Dale C. Yeoman Rapid City, SD
North 1 -  Barrack 10  Room 10
Clifford W. Breakiron  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Paul Claus St. Louis, Missouri
William J. Cook Edinburg, Texas
Theodore S.  Czarnecki      "Ted" Bristol, Connecticut
Emile W. Gonnet New Orleans, Louisiana
Wells Grogan West Bend, Wisconsin
Robert Hanrahan Illinois
William A. Hockensmith Frankfort, Kentucky
James A. Ivain   "Jim" Torrington, Connecticut
Ray P. Jarnagin El Paso, Texas
Jim Johnson  
"The Body"  
"The Head"  
North 1 -  Barrack 10  Room 11
Robert K. Belk Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
John M. Bender St. Joseph, Missouri
Robert P Bird Worcester, Massachusetts
Carl R. Browning Appleton City, Missouri
Robert G. Donovan Charlestown, Massachusetts
Claude C. Edwards Marietta, Georgia
John E. Monroe Frackville, Pennsylvania
Edward E Shumski Woodhaven, Long island, New York
Arlo E. Warp Miden, Nebraska
 
North 1 -  Barrack 10  Room 12
Leo Bach       Info Brooklyn, New York
Abraham B.  Dorsman Albany, New York
________  Ferrel  
Peter Kiley     possibly Warren G.  
Harold Kirchblum Brooklyn, New York
Charles Morris        "Chuck" Lawton, Oklahoma
John E. Morse Carlinville, Illinois
Fred Ridel  
Don Smith  
William S. Stuber Wilmington, Delaware
George Verbruggen  
Philip R. Wescott Pottersville, New York
Loren M. White  
Gordon Williams  
John B. Williams Buckhannon, West Virginia
Danny _________  
North 1 -  Barrack 10  Room "Unknown"
Jack Moskowitz    (later moved to Barrack 11)  
 
North 1 Barracks 11 Officers:
Barracks Commander -  Capt. Phillip M. Loring and Capt. Leo B. Margolian

In Early February 1945 Barracks 11 became the "Jewish" Barracks as the Jewish POWs were separated from the other POWs and moved into this Barrack.
 

North 1 - Barrack 11 -  Room 1
Isaac Sackman Marx - also South, Barracks 4 Room 7 Monroe, LA 
North 1 - Barrack 11 -  Room 3
Fabian Blatt   "Dudzy"   see also South Compound New Jersey
Joseph Drutz  
Leonard Feller New York 
Abner  E. Fleisher   New Jersey
Arthur E.  Frankenberg   "Nathan" New York
Murray S. Gadol New York
Jack Ginsberg  
Sam Guttenberg New York
Martin King  
Irving Lerner Massachusetts
Herman Markell Minnesota
Manford W. Markowitz Brooklyn, New York
Leonard  I. Tannenbaum New York
Sidney Trink New York
Rocky Joe Weisler Brooklyn, New York
North 1 - Barrack 11 -  Room 10
John Walter "Dick" Carmine   see also North 2 Petersburg, Virginia
James D. Harrelson Sumter, South Carolina
Carl A. Hedin  ( January 1945 until March 45) Naples, FL
Jack Kirby Larsen   January 19, 1945 moved to South Compound Houston, Texas
Miles R. League - Room Commander Greenville, South Carolina
N. A. Smith  
North 1 - Barrack 11 -  Room 11  (January 1945)
I. Berman Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Donald B. Deisenroth Pasadena, California
Bryce S. Evertson Kimball, Nebraska
Martin Feingold West Haven, Connecticut
Leonard Gerber St. Louis, Missouri
Buell Hoagland Kansas
Paul Lefkow Seattle, Washington
Jerome Leve Jersey City, New Jersey
W. P. Meyers  
Arthur Mittman Muscatine, Iowa
James Mulder New York
H. W. Murdoch Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Trinidad O. Rios Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Edward M. Steel Nashville, Tennessee
Frederick B. Weyerts  
 
North 1 - Barrack 11 -  Room 12  (January 1945)
Harry B. Churchwell Savannah, Tennessee
John J. Conlon New York City, New York
Billy R. Corretti Fairfield, Alabama
Robert B. Fleming Ardmore, Oklahoma
Carl Friedman Hoboken, New Jersey
A. L. Martin Louisville, Kentucky
J. Mathews  
Thomas P. McGuinn Columbia, South Carolina
Wilford P. McKenzie Oklahoma
Erwin H. Meyer New Rochelle, New York
Elmer M. Olson Elder, South Dakota
Richard J. Paquette Minneapolis, Minnesota
Donald H. Porter Lebanon, Kansas
 
North 1 - Barrack 11 -  Room 13  (January 1945)
E. C. Bisaqua  
Donald K. Hopp  Glenwood, Iowa
Marvin L. Horsky Omaha, Nebraska
Thomas E. Kirwan St. Louis, Missouri
Arthur Linnehan Vallejo, California
Paul Marks Brooklyn, New York
Roy B. Martin Clear Lake, Iowa
Joseph E. McIntyre Indianapolis, Indiana
Robert F. Payne Lansing, Michigan
Henry Safer    (see below) Atlantic City, New Jersey
Melvin B. Scarborough Winston-Salem, North Carolina
M. C. Sharp San Diego, California
M. V. Smith Beebe, Arkansas
Horace C. Waldorf Iowa
North 1 - Barrack 11 -  Room 13

Layout of Barracks 11, Room 13

Morton Bauman New Jersey
"Bwana" Davis  
Richard Edgar  
Jack Eskenazi      "Esky"  
Frederick G. Finkelstein    "Fink" Hartford, Connecticut
Abraham Galfunt     "Hap" New York
Max Kattef New York
Aaron Kuptsow Philadelphia, PA
Jack Labovitz Massachusetts
"Oppy" Oppenheimer    
Melvin Rubin New York
Henry Safer       (see above) Atlantic City, New Jersey
Harold Scheer New York
Irwin Stovroff Buffalo, New York
 
North 1 - Barrack 11 -  Room 14  (January 1945)
Edward C. Boulter Kennebunk, Maine
Philip J. Chase Detroit, Michigan
J. H. Dickie   
Edward E. George Spokane, Washington
Justin W. Kegley Indianapolis, Indiana
Jerome E. Kleinburg Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Garland B. Lloyd Midland, Texas
Otis A. Montgomery Enid, Oklahoma
John A. McMillan California
Charles P. Rogy Homestead, Pennsylvania
Max W. Sweyer Toldeo, Ohio
Harold E. Taylor Toledo, Ohio
Russell S. Unangst  (see also South Compound) Detroit, Michigan
Roy E. Wendell Woodhaven, Long Island, New York
Darrell D. Wilson Santa Ana, California
 
North 1 - Barrack 11 -  Room 15  (January 1945)
Luther S. Bird Greenville, South Carolina
Paul H. Brown Georgia
Robert J. Cavendish Huntington, West Virginia
Ernest A. Clark Oakland, California
William R. Downing Santa Monica, California
E. Jack Fowles San Jose, California
C. F. Garnet  
Carl E. Grebe Midland, Michigan
William B. Hart Columbus, Georgia
E. A. Hill England
Ralph S. Jackson Louisville, Kentucky
David R. Magowan Scarsdale, New York
Thomas R. McGalliard Lewisville, Texas
S. L. Rogers  
E. A. Sutton  
Kenneth S. Wales Chevy Chase, Maryland
 
North 1 - Barrack 11 -  Room 16  (January 1945)
Edward J. Conneran Richmond Hill, Long Island, New York
John A. Crosby Concord, New Hampshire
Philip L. Crum Berkeley, California
John J. Donohue Worcester, Massachusetts
Sunny J. Gragg Galveston, Texas
William T. Jones Jersey City, New Jersey
J. A. Kelly  
William F. Levins New York City, New York
Donald J. McPhee Burlingame, California
J. J. O'Conner Waterbury, Connecticut
George Sokolsky Rochester, New York
John R. Weaver Kansas City, Missouri
 
North 1 -  Barrack 11  -  Room "Unknown"
Fred  W. Butler (Round the Benders sax)  
 
North 1 -  Barrack 11  -  Room "Unknown"
Gordon  " Flash" Massachusetts
Irv Pliskin     story  
 
North 1 -  Barrack 11  -  Room "Unknown"  From January 1945 till Liberation
Leonard Katz New York
Seymour Richtfertig  now Seymour Ruben New York
Byron S. Schiffman New York
 
North 1 -  Barrack 11  -  Room "Unknown"  From January 1945 till Liberation
Arthur Carnell     "Red" Boston, MA
Martin Feingold   "Morty" Long Island, New York
Charles K. Hecht Columbus, GA
Milton J. Kaplan Mattapan, MA
Mozart Kaufman author of Fighter Pilot-Aleutians to Normandy to Stalag Luft I Mississippi
Leo B. Margolian   Brookline, MA
Milton Plattner Brooklyn, New York
Albert J. Ricci Keene, NH
 
North 1 -  Barrack 11  -  Room "Unknown"  From January 1945 till Liberation
Milton W. Stern New York
 
North 1 Barracks 13 Officers:
Barracks Commander -  Capt. Charles C. Williams


 

 
North 1 - Barrack 13 - Room 2
Dwayne Gillette  
Matthew R. McGuire  "Mickey" Gloucester, Massachusetts
Albert J. Senechal   "Red" Amesbury, Massachusetts
Kenneth D. Simpson   "Sim" North Quincy, Massachusetts
Ralph E. Siranni    "Mousie"    author of POW #3959 Winthrop, Massachusetts
 
North 1 Barracks 14 Officers:
Barracks Commander - 

North Compound I - Block 14 men at Stalag Luft I.

 
North 1 - Barrack 14 - Room 3
Daniel P. Alpha Lafayette, Louisiana
Emmett F. Bennett Washington, DC
John E. Bills Nashville, Tennessee
Jack F. Bonifield Delhi, Oklahoma
Albert A. Bradach Chisholm, Minnesota
Harry T. Brundidge New York City, New York
David F. Castles Winnsboro, South Carolina
Robert E. Coletti Pelham, New York
Stanley G. Dranginis Cumbola, Pennsylvania
Edward Dundon Broadbrook, Connecticut
Gerald F. Foretich  Gulfport, Mississippi
Kenneth E. Geldermann South Gate, California
Jack E. Green Muskogee, Oklahoma
James R. Holtzclaw Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Clifford Karrels Little Chute, Wisconsin
D. M. Kerr Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Carl Kolby Milwaukee, Wisconsin
W. F. Lewis     (Billy) New York City, New York
Bill Madill Marlboro, Massachusetts
Lavern R. Maisak Tremonton, Utah
Daniel L. Maus Buffalo, New York
John R. Meadows Simms, Texas
Theodore Mertz Chicago, Illinois
Charles Moore Winchester, Ohio
Henry E. Naquin Gretna, Louisiana
Lindsey M. Oliver Rainier, Oregon
James E. Owens Floydada, Texas
Marcel C. Paternoster East Detroit, Michigan
Harvey C. Patterson El Monte, California
Raymond F. Pulley Forsyth, Missouri
Carl E. Richardson Christiansburg, Virginia
Joe E. Roman Brownsville, Pennsylvania
Lloyd E. Sanbower Boyds, Maryland
John C. Schumacher Little Falls, Minnesota
Richard J. Welsh Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Kenneth Wilcox Waukesha, Wisconsin
Woodrow W. Youngblood Dallas, Texas
 

North 1 Barracks Unknown
 
 
North 1 -  Barrack  "Unknown" -  Room  6 (?)"Unknown"
John R. Bringardner Columbus, Ohio
William U. Brownlow     "Bill" Elmira, New York
James W. Conley St. Paul, Minnesota
Gordon  E. Devault   Lafayette, Indiana
R. John Fogarty Elmira, New York
Billy Gregory Cincinnati, Ohio
Frank B. Jordan St Louis, Missouri
Jon Lautenschlager Oshkosh, Wisconsin
William J. Sugg      "Billy Joe" Princeton, North Carolina
 
North 1 -  Barrack  "Unknown" - Room "Unknown"  
Rodger L. Elliot Ketchikan, Alaska
Joe H. Giltner     Commander of the 363rd Fighter Squadron of 357th Fighter Group Boston, MA
Don H. Ross California
 
North 1 -  Barrack  "Unknown" - Room "Unknown"  
Ralph J. Sneeden Flushing, Long Island, New York
Robert M. Tiffany Syracuse, New York
Gerald H. Voska Los Angeles, California
 
North 1 -  Barrack  "Unknown" - Room "Unknown"  -  Possibly Barracks 8  - Do not know if they were together or not.
Doris R. Beam Chillicothe, Texas
William L. Caryl     "Bill" Little Neck, New York
Clyde A. Gunderson Portland, Oregon
Herbert E. Kelley Hariston, Texas
Arthur L. Livermore New York, New York
Frank J. Sims Fort Dodge, Iowa
Charles Vacek Chicago, Illinois



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