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| Name: | James W Sweaney |
|---|---|
| Race: | White |
| Residence Place: | California, USA |
| Report Date: | 1 1943 |
| Latest Report Date: | 14 Jun 1945 |
| Grade: | Second Lieutenant or Nurse or Dietitian or Physical therapy aide |
| Grade Notes: | Second Lieutenant or Ensign |
| Arm or Service: | Air Corps |
| Arm or Service Code: | Air Corps |
| Organization Type: | K95 |
| Parent Unit Type: | Group/Regiment/Commands/System |
| Area Served: | European Theatre: Germany |
| Detaining Country: | Germany |
| Camp: | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
| Status: | Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated |
| Report Source: | Individual has been reported through sources considered official. |
Source Citation
The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Provost Marshal General, 1920 - 1975; Record Group Number: 389
Source Information
Ancestry.com. World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005.
Original data: National Archives and Records Administration. World War II Prisoners of War Data File [Archival Database]; Records of World War II Prisoners of War, 1942-1947; Records of the Office of the Provost Marshal General, Record Group 389; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
Description
This database contains information on approximately 140,000 U.S. officers and soldiers, as well as U.S. and some Allied civilians who were prisoners of war (POWs) during World War II (specifically 7 Dec 1941-19 Nov 1946). Information in this database was originally taken from records and reports created by the International Committee of the Red Cross. Learn more...