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247909 Pvt. Mitchell Lincoln Burgess United States Army 1st Armored Division from:Harlan, Kentucky Mitchell L. Burgess is my grandfather. He enlisted on 22nd of Mar 1940 and landed in North Africa with the 1st Armored Division. He was captured by Germany on or about 14th of Feb 1943 in the vicinity of Kasserine Pass, Tunisia. According to a telegram dated 16th of Apr 1943 he was transferred to a POW sorting camp at Capua, Italy, around that time. He was again transferred to Dulag 226 it Italy before finally being sent to Stalag IIB near Hammerstein (Czarn), Poland. He was released from Stalag IIB and returned to US control on 13 Apr 1945 and present in Camp Lucky Strike according to a list dated 24 Apr 1945. Other members of the 1st Armored were captured on the same day and also ended up at Stalag IIB. Their names were: Duval, Gordon E, 39305363 discharged 06 Aug 1945 Eskut, Steve J; 6989039, discharged 01 Sep 1945 Evans, Walter, 7041885, discharge unk and Janz, Glenn O, 37095721, discharge unk The above names are those who survived the war and were returned to the US. The list of 1st Armored personnel captured on or about that date, were also sent to Stalag IIB, but died before they could come home was too extensive to write here. While researching my grandfather, I contacted the International Red Cross in Geneva, Switzerland and made an inquiry there. They sent me a most helpful attestation full of useful information. I recommend others do this if they are similarly searching for information about a POW. Christopher Record Add to this record.  Related Content: 1st Armoured Division, US Army Dulag 226 Prisoner of War Camp Stalag 2B (313) 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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