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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.
