A truck that has knocked over several earth-filled 55-gallon drums on which the unit designation has been painted. The truck was unable to stop in heavy rain and slid into the barrels. The barrels and sandbags were set up to defend the entrance to...
Barbed wire; Trees; Fences; Tree stumps; Buildings
This page in Mitchener's POW diary from World War II includes a drawing of a tree as well as a number of tree stumps, all within the POW camp boundaries. He writes, "Around the compound - approximately a dozen...Trees. About the Reich, 'tis...
This page in Mitchener's POW diary from World War II includes a drawing of a prisoner who is imagining a better place - a house to live in, rather than a German POW camp. Mitchener writes, "There are sundry others - space dictates - - and lack of...
Barbed wire; Ships; Military personnel; Prisoners; Public speaking
This page in Mitchener's diary includes a drawing of an old ship, the "Santa Maria," on which he has written, "Promise of the Future." Underneath, he has drawn a picture of a prisoner on stage, Colonel Darr H. Alkire, C.O. Stalag Luft III, West...
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Written on U. S. Christian Commission stationery to "Dear Brother" from A. J., J. A., and W. T. Easley. "We went under a flag of truce and I can tell you John it did not look right to see the Jonnys and Yankees all mixed up together Looks like war...
