For POWs of any war, talking about what happened to them is difficult. But even more painful is talking about what happened inside them. The physical, mental, and emotional effects never quite heal. They serve as constant reminders of the ordeal. This gripping memoir tells the story of Second Lieutenant Odell Myers, a pilot in the 438th Squadron, 319th Medium Bombardment Group, 12th USAAF, who was captured by the Germans on three different occasions and imprisoned for almost three years. It is also the story of the men who were imprisoned with him. He was first seized on December 4, 1942, after his plane was shot down over Bizerte, Tunisia, then hospitalized in North Africa and Sicily, and finally imprisoned in Chieti, Italy. The Italian surrender on September 8, 1943, caused his release, but he obeyed an Allied order to remain at the camp in Chieti and was then captured again and sent to a transient camp in Italy. On his first night there he escaped and held out for five weeks before he was captured the third time north of the Biferno River. He was sent to a camp at Barth, Pomerania, where he remained until liberated by Russian forces on May 1, 1945.

Myers, Odell

McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

United States, United States of America

PS, 2002

Includes index.

Kriegsgefangenen Stammlager Luftwaffe 1 Barth-am-ostsee, Pommern, Deutschland -- May 13, 1945 -- Bizerte, Tunisia -- December 4, 1942 -- Sicily -- December 15, 1942-february 10, 1943 -- Chieti, Italy -- February 12, 1943-september 23, 1943 -- Italy -- September 23, 1943-october 28, 1943 -- Moosberg, Bavaria, And Germany -- November 1943 -- Kriegsgefangenen Stammlager Luftwaffe 1 Barth-am-ostee, Pommern, Deutschland -- November 19, 1943-may 13, 1945 -- Military History Of Odell Myers. By Odell Myers. Includes Index.

"For POWs of any war, talking about what happened to them is difficult. But even more painful is talking about what happened inside them. The physical, mental, and emotional effects never quite heal.".
"This memoir tells the story of Second Lieutenant Odell Myers, a pilot in the 438th Squardron, 319th Medium Bombardment Group, 12th USAAF, who was captured by the Germans on three different occasions and imprisoned for almost three years. It is also the story of the men who were imprisoned with him."--BOOK JACKET.

2023-06-28