WORLD WAR II PRISONERS OF WAR, 1941 - 1946



I am currently researching the members of our family that fought in the Civil War on both sides. In the course of my research on Ancestry I found that several of our relatives were prisoners during World War Two. Three were buried overseas and one missing in action.

WORLD WAR II PRISONERS OF WAR, 1941 - 1946

Name: Jack H Wolfenbarger

Report Date: 29 Nov 1944

Latest Report Date: 3 Jul 1945

Grade: Private First Class

Grade Notes: Second Lieutenant or Nurse or Dietitian or Physical therapy aide or Private First Class or Ensign or Second Class, Seaman

Service Branch: Army

Arm or Service: Infantry

Arm or Service Code: Infantry

Organization Type: Branch Immaterial/Infantry Division Band/Dental Corps/Medical Department

Parent Unit Type: Group/Regiment/Commands/System

Area Served: European Theatre: Germany

Detaining Country: Germany

Camp: 002

Status: Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated

Report Source: Individual has been reported through sources considered official.

Name: Leonard Wolfenbarger

Race: White

Residence State: New Mexico

Report Date: 7 May 1942

Latest Report Date: 3 Oct 1945

Grade: Corporal

Service Branch: Army

Arm or Service: Coast Artillery Corps

Arm or Service Code: Coast Artillery Corps Or Amp: Army Mine Planter Service

Area Served: Southwest Pacific Theatre: Philippine Islands

Detaining Country: Japan

Camp: Fukuoka POW Camp #1 - Kashii (Pine Tree Camp) Kyushu Island 33-130

Status: Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated

Report Source: Individual has been reported through sources considered official.

Name: William Wolfenbarger

Race: White

Residence State: Missouri

Latest Report Date: 1 Mar 1946

Grade: Private First Class

Grade Notes: Second Lieutenant or Nurse or Dietitian or Physical therapy aide or Private First Class or Ensign or Second Class, Seaman

Service Branch: Army

Arm or Service: Infantry

Arm or Service Code: Infantry

Organization Type: Armored Infantry

Parent Unit Type: Group/Regiment/Commands/System

Area Served: North African Theatre

Detaining Country: Germany

Camp: CC 59 Ascoli Picenzo Italy 43-13

Status: Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated

Report Source: Individual has been reported through sources considered official.

Name: Robert Wolfersberger

Race: White

Residence State: Pennsylvania

Report Date: 9 Apr 1942

Latest Report Date: 15 Aug 1945

Grade: Corporal

Grade Notes: First Lieutenant or Chief Nurse or Head dietitian or Head physical therapy aide or Corporal or Technician 5th Grade or Lt. Jr. Grade or First Class, Seaman

Service Branch: Army

Arm or Service: Air Corps

Arm or Service Code: Air Corps

Area Served: Southwest Pacific Theatre: Philippine Islands

Detaining Country: Japan

Camp: Hoten POW Camp (Mukden) Manchuria 42-123

Status: Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated

Report Source: Individual has been reported through sources considered official.

Name: Robert Wolfersperger

Race: White

Residence State: Missouri

Report Date: 28 1943

Latest Report Date: 21 Jul 1945

Grade: Technical Sergeant

Grade Notes: Lieutenant Colonel or Asst. superintendent of nurses or Director of nurses or Technical Sergeant or Commander or Petty Officer, 1st Class

Service Branch: Army

Arm or Service: Air Corps

Arm or Service Code: Air Corps

Detaining Country: Germany

Camp: 091

Status: Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated

Report Source: Individual has been reported through sources considered official.

Source:

The National Archives and Records Administration have the records of World War II Prisoners of War, 1942-1947. These records are in Office of the Provost Marshal General, Record Group 389; National Archives at College Park, College Park,

International Committee of the Red Cross and posted online.

WORLD WAR II AND KOREAN CONFLICT VETERANS INTERRED OVERSEAS

Name: Arnold F Wolfenbarger

Inducted From: Tennessee

Rank: Staff Sergeant

Combat Organization: 22nd Infantry 4th Division

Death Date: Nov 22, 1944

Monument: Henri-Chapelle, Belgium

Last Known Status: Buried

U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal

Additional Army Awards

Name: Theodore Wolfenbarger

Inducted From: Tennessee

Rank: Chief Boatswain's Mate

Combat Organization: United States Navy

Death Date: May 04, 1945

Monument: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Last Known Status: Missing

U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal

Name: Wendell W Wolfenbarger

Inducted From: Missouri

Rank: Sergeant

Combat Organization: 328th Infantry 26th Division

Death Date: Jan 18 1945

Monument: Luxembourg

Last Known Status: Buried

U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal

Silver Star Medal

Foreign Awards: Belgian - Croix De Guerre, with Palm

Name: Arlie C Wolfinbarger

Inducted From: Arkansas

Rank: Private

Combat Organization: United States Marine Corps

Death Date: Feb 04 1944

Monument: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Last Known Status: Buried

U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal

Source:

National Archives and Records Administration. World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas [database on-line].

Submitted by: Charlotte Lucas - Assistant Historian

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