Title	Hardy A. Mitchener POW Identification Card
Description	This card, written in German, includes the information obtained about Prisoner of War Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. when he was captured by the Germans during World War II. It includes his name, rank, identity disk (Erkennungsmarke), service number, nationality, barrack, and room number.
Historical note	Second Lieutenant Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. of 351st Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force was shot down during World War II after a bombing mission in Germany. After Allied prisoners were captured, they were first sent to Dulag Luft for processing. Although Germany was expected to uphold the 1929 Geneva Convention, prisoners at Dulag Luft were often treated poorly and put into solitary confinement. From there, they were shipped to the various Stalag Luft camps throughout Germany.
Date	1944-1945
Place	Zagan (Poland)
Creator	Mitchener, Hardy A., 1919-1957
Collection name	Hardy A. Mitchener, Jr. Journal, 1944-1945
Education Tags	US.61 American Soldiers World War II
Subjects - LCSH	World War, 1939-1945 -- Europe; Prisoners of war; Diaries
Subjects - TGM	Men Identification photographs
Accession #	THS 760
Owning Institution	Tennessee Historical Society
ID #	33555
Digital type	IMAGE
Digital format	TIFF
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