Title:
MS 2016-77 Hugh J. Fisher World War II Collection
Collection Number:
MS 2016-77
Scope and Content:
Narrative documents Fisher's experiences as a prisoner of war in Germany from December 1944 to April 1945. Fisher, a member of the Medical Detachment, 589th Field Artillery Battalion of the 106th Infantry Division, was injured and captured by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge. He was caught in the town of Schoenberg, Belgium and served time in these prisoner of war camps located in Germany: Stalag IV-B (Muhlberg), Stalag VIII-A (Gorlitz), and Stalag XI-B (Fallingbostel). This 7-page document includes basic description of his capture, life in the POW camps, and liberation by the British on April 16, 1945. After a brief time in a British hospital (Oxford), he returned to the States convalesced and attended rehab in Miami (June-July, 1945). Fisher finished out his service in the surgical ward of Camp McCoy Station Hospital in Wisconsin. He was discharged from service on November 16, 1945.
Author:
Fisher, Hugh J.
Language:
english
Type of Resource:
text
Genre:
personal narratives
Extent:
7 files, 168 MB
Digital Origin:
reformatted digital
Subject:
Prisoners of war -- United States
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German
Subject:
Soldiers -- Michigan -- Schoolcraft County
County:
Schoolcraft County (Mich.)
Inclusive Dates:
1947-01-18
Location of Originals:
Archives of Michigan
Use Restrictions:
Please contact the Archives of Michigan for permission to publish.
Access Restrictions:
To preserve the original items, this collection is only available online.
