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
ResidenceState: 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) KyushuIsland 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
ResidenceState: 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
ResidenceState: 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