Some of you guys may remember me talking a while back about a customer of mine.
Fred Disney. (His brother Dick was an early CAF guy)
He was a B-17 pilot, 384th BG, 547th BS. and was shot down on the Group's 1st mission to Antwerp, Belgium, on June 22, 1943. Only 3 of the crew survived that day.
He spent the duration in Luft Stalag 3.
Over the years I have been able to have a few conversations about his wartime experiences. A few weeks ago we had a conversation about his capture and a bit about his POW camp experiences. Needless to say it was quite interesting.
Last Friday afternoon he came in to the office with a box under his arm...
He brought his war loot in for me to see!
I was blown away!
He had a large civil Nazi flag, a small car flag. A stack of armbands, most of them with the RZM stickers in place on the back, post cards, a bag of dried tea, razors etc.
About the time we were finished I remembered my camera. and took a few shots of the stuff.
Thought I would share.
His U.S. dog tag
His POW dog tag!
A box of matches
Some aluminum of the forks they used in the camps
A packet of tooth powder
After the guards left he and a couple of other guys left the camp and found some U.S troops and hung out with them for a few days before being forced to go back to the camp for transport home. These are some of the things looted from a farm house and a building.
An SA ID book he found stashed away!!!
Patches and stuff
the nicest of the armbands
And a Luftwaffe Dagger
"Spoils of war" he called it.
1st Lt Frederick Disney ret.
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Ztex on Mon Sep 28, 2009 8:07 am, edited 2 times in total.