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237626 Pfc. Richard Millner Rairdon United States Army 314th Infantry Regiment from:DeGraff, Ohio My father, Richard Rairdon, Pfc with the US Army was captured by the Germans in Nov. 1944 and was in Stalag IIIA until he was liberated on 14th of April 1945. He told of nearly starving to death, having his feet frozen, and of the filthy state he existed in. He had lice and was not given any opportunities to wash up. During the Christmas season, on 23rd or 24th of December the Allies accidentally bombed the American officer's barracks, killing all but 2 of them. Dad was made to help evacuate the survivors, then to remove the dead who were in many pieces. It was a gruesome task. He was made to work in the fields digging potatoes by hand, among other labor he was forced to perform. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.