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THIS FORM WAS COMPETED WITH HANDWRITTEN
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ORIGINAL CASE
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DATA SHEETS - CASE NO 11 146
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Short title: [blank]
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i. SUMMARY OF CASE |
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1. NATURE OF CASE:
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American paratrooper
(POW) shot by German Guards |
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2. TIME::
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6 August 1944 |
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3. PLACE: |
Langlais, France |
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4. VICTIMS |
American Paratrooper
(unknown) |
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5. ACCUSED (i.e., Persons
immediately responsible) |
Responsible officer German
Hauptmann in charge of Rennes Stalag subsequently evacuated on
August 3, 1944 |
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6. COMMANDER (or higher
authorities responsible, , if any) |
Unknown |
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8. BRIEF STATEMENT OF
ESSENTIAL FACTS: |
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American
Paratrooper shot by German guards on Aug 3, 1944 when group
dispersed during air raid.
Locate George B. Powell
2nd Lt U.S. Army O-1181734
P.O.W 85032 XII A |
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George B. Powell , 2nd Lt
O-1181734 now listed as Ex-Prisoner War Casualty Detachment N. B.
APO 562 New York, N.Y. since May 1945.
Request for interrogation
of Lt. Powell addressed to Theatre Judge Advocate sent from this
office 18 June 1945 |
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Serial number of last document
summarized; |
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NUMBER OF CASE - - - TOP
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(Note: Reference symbols used in
above summary:
A figure thus, (3) is
reference to serial number of doc. in this file.
A figure thus, (40-10-3) is to serial number of doc. in another
file.
(N & C). is reference "See Note 3" on "Notes and Comments," page
3.
W1, W2, etc. reference to a witness listed in "list of
Witnesses," page 2.
If reverse side used for
additional space, REVERSE sheets and write from bottom up.
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Jumpmaster Note: The status of 2nd Lt. Powell
was undetermined (see Item #6 with the written response that was
struck through) and it seemed as though the man died in captivity.
However, he survived and his story is quite interesting. [Read
Here] |
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