WWII Logbook Of An American POW
This is the logbook of American pilot Eugene E. Avery who was imprisoned at Stalag Luft III, a Luftwaffe-run prisoner-of-war camp during WWII that housed captured air force servicemen. It was in the German province of Lower Silesia near the town of Sagan (now Poland), a site selected because it would be difficult to escape by tunneling. The camp is best known for two famous prisoner escapes that were depicted in the films, "The Great Escape" and "The Wooden Horse." This was an officers-only camp. The U.S. 14th Armored Division liberated Stalag Luft III on April 29, 1945.
Military Personnel File
Eugene E. Avery Jr
Ser. Number
31253107
Residence
Illinois
Rank
Sergeant
Army, Air Corps
Bombardment Heavy
Parent Unit
0450
Unit Type
Group Regiment Commands System
Detaining Power
Germany
Camp
Stalag Luft 3 Sagan Silesia Bavaria Move
First Report
04/28/1944
Last Report
05/19/1945
Area
North African Theatre Italy
Source
Official Sources
Status
Liberated or Repatriated
Sergeant Eugene E. Avery is buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Orange County, Vermont
