243615 Pte. Harold "Mex" Seay US Army 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment from:Texas Harold Seay was captured near Solerno, Italy after the completion of Operation Torch in North Africa.
500 Paratroopers jumped from the 509th Parachute Regiment, many were killed before they hit the ground, some escaped back to friendly territory, the remainder were hunted down and captured over a few weeks.
He and others were marched North through Italy to Stalag 2B.
Several soldiers died during the march - Harold said the worst was when they were marching with a German supply column and a British plane straffed them and killed 12 American soldiers, he said it was horrible.
They were forced labor on farms, he was a prisoner for two and a half years.
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