227792 Pte Orville Leroy Swingle US Army from:Mushingum County, Ohio USA Orville L. Swingle was a Private in the Army during World War II. Orville resided in Mushingum County, Ohio before enlisting on October 9, 1943. At the time of enlistment, Orville was 19 years old, had a grammar school education and was single, without dependents. One year later, Orville was captured by the Nazis while serving in Germany, and was sent to Stalag 4B near Muhlberg, Germany where 8,412 other American POWs were held. Orville's capture was first reported to the International Committee of the Red Cross on November 29, 1944, and the last report was made on July 14, 1945. Based on these two reports, Orville was imprisoned for at least 227 days (~8 months). The average duration of imprisonment was 363 days. Ultimately, Orville was returned to military control, liberated or repatriated.
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