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2LT Robert Dea Peterson Jr.
WWII POW Journal - Stalag Luft 1 - Barth, Germany

429th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)
 2nd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, Foggia, Italy
B-17F "Lydia Pinkham" - Aircraft Serial # 42-5409


The names and home addresses listed below were recorded in the POW Journal of 2Lt Robert Peterson. All of these individuals were verified POWs who where confined in Stalag Luft 1. (Enlisted Crew members of the "Lydia Pinkham" were held in other camps. Georges Laffont from Paris, France was present at Liberation)

[Consolidated Name list of identified individuals recorded in journal]
[Most if not all of the prisoners were confined in the South/West Compound. Block (Barracks)]
[Some prisoners were transferred to and from other compounds as indicated by the word (also)]
[Room numbers are indicated when known]

Last Name, First, MI, Rank, Serial Number, Street, City, State [Block and Room] if known

Abernathy, Milton B., 2Lt, 809492, DC
Allen, Thomas R. Jr., 2Lt, 807659, New Jersey
Alsaser
Austin, Russell D., FLO, 801290, Electra, Houston, Texas [Block 7 - Room Unk] also [North 3 Compound - Block 9 - Room 6]
Bagot, Walter M., 1Lt, 679020, Louisiana [North 3 Compound]
Bass, Julius E., 1Lt, 742656, 12916th St, Laurel, Mississippi [Block 7 - Room 8]
Bellingham, James H. "Jim", 2Lt, 800313, 156 Elmcroft Road, Rochester, New York [Block 7 - Room Unk] also [Blocks 2&3]
Bennett, R., Tampa, FL
Bingham, Joseph S., 1Lt, 820426, New York [Block 7 - Room Unk] also [North 2 Compound]
Bittman, Hyman H., 1Lt, 738531, 746 S. Normandie St., L.A., California [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Branum, William S., 1Lt, 802525, 2344 Clairborne Ave, Shreveport, Louisiana
Briggs, Merlin C. "Bud", 2Lt, 736754, 1409 W. McKinley Ave, Milwakee, Wisconsin [Block 2 - Room 3]
Calvert, Meredith M., 2Lt, 1284652, Pennsylvania
Cameron, Thomas L., 2Lt, 728625, Pennsylvania [Block 7 - Room 8]
Caraway, Vestal H. "Ed", 2Lt, 677185, Shreveport, Louisiana
Carlson, J. M. (J.K.)?, Lt, (Unk), Box 318, Watertown/Markville, Minnesota [Block 7 - Room Unk] also [North Compound 3]
Carroll, James. E, 2Lt., 735268, 1177 Market St., San Francisco, California [Block 7 - Room 8] also [North Compound 2 Block 9 - Room 6]
Chadwick, Ralph M., 1Lt, 690048, Oklahoma
Colligan, Robert L. Jr., Maj, 023095, N.Y.
Cornish, Merlin L., 2Lt, 735279, 2249 Shoredale Ave, LA, CA [Block 7 - Room 8] also [North Compound 2 Block 9 - Room 6]
Cota, John F., 2Lt, 674564, 1034 Electra, Houston, Texas [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Crabtree, Lloyd G., 2Lt, 751811, Texas [Block 7 - Room Unk] also [North Compound 1 Block 8 - Room 7]
Crookshanks, Jesse R., 2Lt, 808793, Tennessee [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Crowley, T.R.
Daigle, James J. "Jimmy", 2Lt, 682012, Lafayette, Louisiana [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Danby, Jack E., CPT, 728350, Idaho
De Laura, Don J., 2Lt, 681526, 132 J Pomona Dr., Rochester, New York [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Depp, Thomas G., 2Lt, 821236, Pennsylvania
Digilio, Peter H. "Pete", 2Lt, 800646, 502 Central Ave, Cedarhurst, New York [Block 7 - Room 8] also [North Compound 1 Block 8 - Room 16]
Dolgen
Doty, John C. Jr., 2Lt, 803952, 344 Main St., Huron, Ohio [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Eggers, Richard F., 1Lt, 661820, 2626 Orchard St., Chicago, Illinois
Eich, Henry J. Jr., 2Lt, 797978, 1939 East 34th St., Brooklyn 10, New York [Block 7 - Room 8]
Emerson, Aubrey L., 1Lt, 678205, Route 3, Hamlin, Texas [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Eshelby, R. A., W/O, RAF, England
Fink, Meredith. D. "Buster", 2Lt, 735300, 47 S. Main, Castleton, New York [Block 7 - Room 8] also [North Compound 1 Block 8 - Room 16]
Ford, Cornelius W., 2Lt, 717196, California
Fraber
Fraker, Hubert W., 2Lt, 750133, 3104 N.W. 23rd, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [Blocks 3&4]
Frost, Edward M. Jr., 2Lt, 798121, 701 N. Bend Rd, Towson, Maryland [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Fryer, Lyle J., CPT, 665675, Minnesota
Gamache, Robert C., 2Lt, 682023, Massachusetts [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Garner
Gillespie, Bernard J., 1Lt, 749226, Fort Doge, Iowa [Block 3&6] also [North Compound 1 Block 3 - Room 6]
Goodwin, Ted
Goodwyn, Carey E. Jr., 2Lt, 750192, 360 Hillside Dr. Rt 8, San Antonia, Texas [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Gould, E.A., W/O, 759244, RAF
Greer, George R., 2Lt, 803374, Bonner's Ferry, Idaho
Hardin, John M. "Jack", 1Lt, 674761, 1130 S. Ridgeland Ave, Oak Park, Illinois [Block 7 - Room 8] [Block13 - Room10] [Block12 -Room 13]
Hatchett, Royce W., 2Lt, 741556, 2548 Madison Ave, Baton Rouge, Louisiana [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Hedglin, Wayne D., 2Lt, 746339, Nebraska
Helms
Henderson
Hubenschmidt, John W., FLO, 001528, 18825 Inkster Rd, Michigan [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Jennings, William M., 2Lt, 682754, Indiana [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Jensen, James C. Jr., 2Lt, 671365, 1560 Alice ST., Oakland, California [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Kaliher, John C. "Jack", 2Lt, 667301, 6803 Anthony Ave, Chicago, Illinois, South & also [North Compound 1]
Kirby, Jack N., 2Lt, 671371, Missouri
Knight, Roy, RCAF
Laffont, Georges, Unk, (NA), 4 Blve. de la Seine, Paris, France
Landtroop, Dorman W., 1Lt, 664201, 543 W. Comanche, Norman, Oklahoma [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Lashley, John H., 1Lt, 729191, St Louis, Missouri
Logan, George
Lorentz, Norbert A. Jr., 2Lt, 676080, 3481 Terrance Ave., Wasbrouch, New Jersey [Block 7 - Room Unk]
MacCloud [Block 4 - Room 3]
MacDonald, Mohave, CA
MacKelhair
Major, Charles E., 2Lt, 669360, 2135 N.W.10th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Malmstom, Einar A., Col., 287409, Washington
Marx, Isaac S. "Sax", 2Lt, 735623, 1414 Emerson Ave., Monroe, Louisiana [Block 7 - Room Unk]
McConnaughhay, W. L, SSG, 17020809, Kansas [Block 7 - Room Unk]
McElreth
Meakin, Herbert G., 2Lt, 682495, 252 Sip Ave., Jersey City, New Jersey [Block 7 - Room 8] also [Block 13 - Room13]
Mitchell, John W., 2Lt, 686264, 1621 Avondale, Charlotte, North Carolina [Block 7 - Room 8]
Monaco, Albert F., 2Lt, 682498, 517 Holmes St., Kansas City, Missouri [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Moon, Willis R., 2Lt, 680260, (Macungie), Route 1, Pennsylvania [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Moses, Harry P., 1Lt, 796427, 501 First St., Vidalia, Georgia [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Neff, Horace R., 2Lt, 809693, 138 Huntville Rd., Katonah, New York [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Niemiec, Cyril J., 2Lt, 665931, 1936 W. 38h, Chicago, Illinois [Block 7 - Room Unk]
O’Brien, William F., 2Lt, 673874, 395 Plain ST., Providence, Rhode Island [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Orchard, Norman M., 2Lt, 808128, Pennsylvania
Parker, George H., 1Lt, 397993, 1532 Hewes Ave., Gulfport, Mississippi [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Patterson, Leon M "Pat", 2Lt, 750675, Box 60 Brandond Rd, Jackson, Mississippi [Block 7 - Room 7]
Patterson, Robert G., 1Lt, 885162, 4151 Braithwaite Ave, LA, CA
Peterson, Robert D., 1Lt, 680289, Texas [Block 7 - Room 8]
Pogue, Jack, 1Lt, 885620, New Mexico [Block 7 - Room Unk] also [North Compound 1]
Roach, William E., 2Lt, 796736, 1915 Bayshore Blvd., Tampa, Florida [Block 7 - Room 8]
Rooney, Martin F "Pat", 2Lt, 694720, New York [Block 7 - Room 8]
Rose, Woodrow, Kentucky
Rosen, Leonard, 2Lt, 682514, New York [Block 7 - Room 7]
Saunders, Oliver J. Jr. "Ollie", 2Lt, 804517, 611 Webster, Palo Alto, California [Block 7 - Room 8] also [Block 13 - Room 13]
Schlossberg, Marvin E. "M.E.", 2Lt, 672878, Michigan
Schumacher, Leo R., SSG, 32361216, Board Rd., Fairport, N.J.
Selanders, Lawrence M., 1Lt, 680316, Garnett, Kansas [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Smith, Robert H., 2Lt, 740679, 700 5th Ave, Great Falls, Montana
Smith, John W., CPT, 2043710, Dry Prng, Louisiana [Block 7 - Room 8]
Smith, Colin M., SSG, 39236178, 298 May St., Buffalo, N.Y.
Smith, George C., 2Lt, 2056301, Box 84, Campbell, CA
Snyder, John A. "Roy", 2Lt, 062775, Main St., Macuvigie, PA
Speers, Richard W., 2Lt, 750226, Utah [Block 7 - Room 8] also [Block 13 - Room 13]
Stein, William G., 2Lt, 738669, Ohio [Block 7 - Room 8]
Sweaney, James W., 2Lt, 749108, California
Thom, George J., 1Lt, 742628, Wisconsin [Block 7 - Room Unk]
Topping, William H., 2Lt, 668836, Virginia, the Roaring Gulch boy
Vogel, Henry S. "Hank", CPT, 726859, Route #2, Fargo, North Dakota [Block 2 - Room 3] also [Block 7 - Room 8]
Weimer, George J., TSG, 13109242, 716 Bennet St, McKeesport, PA
Westlake, Bromby S., 2Lt, 657654, Massachusetts [Block 7 - Room 8]
Westphall, James E., 1Lt, 793571, California
Woodside, William E., 2Lt, 803099, Florida [Block 7 - Room 8]

[Identified in the journal by first name only]: Shawn, Bert, Monty, Rusty

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