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210977 S/Sgt. Richard Carl Morris US Army 36th Armored Infantry Regiment from:Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio My great grandfather was a POW at Stalag 3c from 27th September 1944 to 31st January 1945. His name is S/Sgt Richard C Morris. He was taken POW on 17th of September 1944 on a reconnaissance mission in Aachen, Germany. He was wounded in the shin with shrapnel, a British doctor (who was taken POW during the battle of Dunkirk in 1940) removed the shrapnel from his shin with out anesthetics. He was part of the 3rd armored division during the war. After the Russians liberated the came he walk to Odessa, Russia. When he got to Odessa he was reading a magazine and one of the pages was about a factory right around the corner from his house in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Know what the odds of that are. When he was in the camp he met a man by the name of Sgt Louis Anderson. Well come to find out he lives on the east side of Cuyahoga falls and that they did not know each other but they both knew the same people. They both stayed by each other all the way home. They walked to Odessa took a ship to Naples, Italy and than took the USS. Wakefield to Boston, Mass. I am not sure how they got home from there. I have read some of they great grandfathers war diaries and a couple times he talks about how he never would take about the war ever, he never did my papa witch is Richard son said that he never told his story no mater how many times he asked. The only way I know about his story is going through his war trunk, and finding his diaries and his letter he wrote home through the Red Cross postcards. I am a WWII buff my self and I am believe that if my grandfather did not join the army of even fought in any war I don’t think I would know who he is. I am proud of his serves for ower country. I really wish I could have met him I don’t think he would have ever told me his story but you never know tell you try. So thank you for taking your time to read this short story. Add to this record.  Related Content: Stalag 3C Prisoner of War Camp Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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