Military: WWI: Pennsylvania Soldiers Released from Rastatt, German Prison Camp, 1919 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Banja Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm _______________________________________________ PRISONERS RELEASED Washington, January 3. - The war department announced today the names of one officer and 264 enlisted men of the American expeditionary force who have arrived in France after being released from the German prison camp at Rastatt. The officer is Lieutenant Don R. Harris, of Arden, N.C. The Pennsylvania enlisted men include: Charles P. Marcavage, St. Clair; Walter A. Miller, Catasauqua; Domenico Dicicco, Philadelphia; W. R. Dickinson, Philadelphia; Alexander W. Coffroth, Somerset; Jefferson N. Craig, New Castle; Raymond I. Davis, Tamaqua; Wilfrid Melia, Philadelphia; Harvey Metz, Pittsburg; John D. Meye, Philadelphia; Frederick C. Millman, Philadelphia; Agateno Destifano, Cannonsburg; Joseph A. McKeown, Philadelphia; William F. Bohn, Scranton; Charles A. Bunting, Philadelphia; Frank L. Baker, Somerset; Aaron Batchelor, Philadelphia; Carlo Bezzani, Coupon; Earl C. Beale, Philadelphia; John F. Becker, Philadelphia; Ralph B. Benson, Everson; Felix F. Gutowsky, Kingston; William E. Harris, Bethlehem; Robert M. Hefflefinger, Carlisle; Ralph R. Ames, Beaver Falls; Louis H. Gray, Philadelphia; Orth Grimm, Turtle Creek; Raymond L. Guernse, Blossburg; Roy M. Gochenauer, Harrisburg; Howard H. Graham, New Brighton; Charles W. Gramm, Erie; John R. Beecher, Newville; Guiseppe Ardizzi, Philadelphia; Emory W. Bretz, Boiling Springs; Samuel Geonotti, Philadelphia; Stanley M. Gibasiewicz, Duquesne; Lawrence F. Glass, New Brighton; Elwood H. Gilger, Danville; Leon Mandel, Philadelphia; Ralph Acosta, Philadelphia; David W. Hamaker, Columbia; William T. Bosler, Columbia; John L. Burr, Washington; Frederick A. Fleeman, Erie; Robert H. Keil, Philadelphia; Francis Casey, Chester; Bernard J. Hushwood, Philadelphia; Ernest Zaicaretti, Philadelphia; Frank J. Kauffman, Philadelphia; Clayton D. Kauffman, Carlisle; Harry L. Northeimer, Reading; Leon Norman, Philadelphia; Frank E. Duffield, New Alexandria; Howard C. P. Berdort, Pittsburg; Harry Dunkel, Knox; Michael J. McCarthy, Pittsburg; John L. McGuire, Pittsburg; Mike Musili, Cambria City; James J. Schissler, Philadelphia; Aloysius Schmideister, Philadelphia; Antonio Cianchetti, McKees Rocks; Hugh Lewis, Houtzdale; Julius Onefresky, Mahanoy City. Altoona Tribune, Saturday, January 4, 1919, page 10 _______________________________________________ PENNSYLVANIA BOYS FREE FROM PRISONS Fourteen Released by Germans Reported Having Reached France Washington, January 10. - A list of American prisoners of war released from German hospitals, and prisoners who are reported to have been returned to France was made public today by the war department. It included: Elmer Edward Snyder, Bloomsburg, Pa. Francis J. Miller, Honesdale, Pa. Salvatore, Fazio, Passaic, N.J. John Peter Stein, Duquesne, Pa. Francis J. Engel, Jersey City, N.J. Charles Jacob Husted, Philadelphia. John R. Musselman, Rohrsburg, Pa. Harrison Ralph Albright, Philadelphia. Andrew J. Chester, Philadelphia. Edgar H. Woodward, Stoystown, Pa. Charles Pellattiro, Hooversville, Pa. Eugene P. Frazier, Connellsville, Pa. John Rodgers, Philadelphia. Ernest Snyder, Easton, Pa. William Fenstermaker, Bowmanstown, Pa. Edward Voelmle, Philadelphia. Altoona Tribune, Saturday, January 11, 1919, page 2 --‹---------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Prisoners Released Washington, Jan. 14. - Names of enlisted men of the American Expeditionary forces released from the German prison camp at Rastaatt and returned to France, were announced today by the war department. They included the following Pennsylvanians: Jesse W. Cramer, Saxton. Edgar L. M. Crouse, Somerset. Emel Cropicknitsky, Dickson City. Joseph Dawson, Imperial. Faraone Casto, Erie. Charles S. Clepper, Carlisle. Dominick Country, Philadelphia. Harry Wilson, Philadelphia. Andrew Yusevitz, Simpson. Joseph Tracewaski, Eynon. Edward D. Whitehead, Allentown. Charles Casebeer, Somerset. Vernie Schucker, Kutztown. John Knapp, Ebervale. Joseph Krasnisky, Pottsville. Fred Kublie, Ridgeway. Kenneth M. Brant, Meyersdale. Alexander Chioli, Reading. James Coffee, Philadelphia. Harry F. Dreyer, Philadelphia. Joe Endzel, Jenner. Earl B. Fisher, Berlin. Sol Frankel, Philadelphia. Patrick Gilgallon, Scranton. Merle K. Glessner, Somerset. John Gross, Jr., Philadelphia. James S. Harvey, Philadelphia. William E. Hershey, West Carlisle. Charles L. Howard, Philadelphia. Edward Huber, Philadelphia. Martin L. Markel, Somerset. Clarence F. Mohn, Lancaster. Bernard J. Morris, Philadelphia. Raymond S. McLaughlin, Erie. Altoona Tribune, January 15, 1919 ========== Washington. January 15. - Names of 338 enlisted men of the army reported to have returned to France from prison camps in Germany were made public today by the war department. The list includes the following Pennsylvanians: William W. Evans, Scranton; Arthur Fadden, Scranton; Andrew D. Ferko, Drifton; Joseph A. Flynn, Plymouth; Thomas A. Fredericks, Philadelphia; Albert F. Hemphill, Philadelphia; Thomas Reifsnyder, Pottsville; Meredith Ringer, Cairnbrook; George H. Hoffman, Philadelphia; George M. Houck, Pringle; Fred A. Hutchins, Scranton; Bert R. Irvine, Philadelphia; Antoni Jacewicz, Johnstown; Edward S. Showaker, Philadelphia; Charles Safronsky, Philadelphia; Daniel Stein, Philadelphia; Robert J. McIntyre, Berlin; Edwin G. Anderson, Philadelphia; Joseph H. Brisk, Miner Mills; Charles F. Wheeler, Lincolnville; William J. Wright, Chestnut Hill; Frank A. Zhorella, Philadelphia; William A. Shaner, Ellwood City; Raymond H. Miller, Clarks Summit; Theros Catranis, Pottsville; Joseph Neiss, Philadelphia; James J. Kennedy, Philadelphia; Epifanio Lucente, Conshohocken; John Maley, Buena Vista; Leon Confer, Butler; George W. Corry, Philadelphia; Leslie Crabtree, Philadelphia; William H. Moore, Philadelphia; Thomas L. O'Neill, Philadelphia; Arthur E. Reeder, Trevorton; Robert A. Floto, Meyersdale; Albert T. Grimes, Philadelphia; Grover C. Johnson, Stoyestown; Edward G. Jukes, Rochester; Gust Kane, Slatington; Hugh B. McKee, Philadelphia; Harry E. Achuff, Philadelphia; Richard A. Anderson, Johnsonburg; Bartolomew Campbell, Philadelphia; George W. Johnson, Pittsburg; Harold A. Jones, North East; Thomas D. Phillips. Philadelphia; Harry A. Scholl Natrona; Elmer Shafer, Pocono Pines; Chester R. Shrum, Tarrs; Walter ___ Waterford; Samuel H. Hayden, Greensburg; John H. Williams, Etters; Conrad Wink, Wilmerding; Joseph Wyesneski, Tyler; Joseph Yeafold, Sykesville; Charles W. Yorty, Somerset; Ernest S. Anderson, Rossiter; Robert E. Adams, West Elizabeth; Peter W. Boalo, Carrick; Stanley Crawford, Wilkes-Barre; Samuel Eckenrode, Newville; Carter Edwards, North East; Mark Elvidge, Jessup; Leo H. Schissler, Philadelphia; Charles A. Sherry, Shenandoah; Guss Smith, Factoryville; Serafina di Subatino, Connellsville; Charles H. Keeler, Philadelphia; Merle R. Leckemby, Meyersdale; Joseph Markinovich, Shenandoah; Asaph L. Martber, Union City; Stiney C. Martinavage, Shenandoah; William H. Enn, Mount Oliver; Edward W. Holden, McKeesport; John P. Dominick, Philadelphia; Allen J. Stevens, Carlisle; Arthur W. Zimmerman, Philadelphia; Clyde L. Bittner, Garrett; Friend Sheerer, Wimers; Peter E. Stutzman, Somerset; John T. Haney, McKeesport; William Filiwicz, Philadelphia. Altoona Tribune, Thursday, January 16, 1919, page 4 _______________________________________________ Prisoners Released Washington, January 17. - The war department made public tonight a list of Americans who have been released from the German prison camp at Rastaat and have reached France. The Pennsylvania enlisted men include William F. Owens, Pottsville; Nicolo Pellegrino, Girardville; Antonio Pytel, Grays Landing; Harry R. Ray, Josephine; Alfred Rector, Pittsburg; Stanley J. Regula, Philadelphia; Harold W. Rhawn, Erie; John P. Cleaver, Somerset; Clyde Burton Cobaugh, Philadelphia; Frank H. Congdon, Scranton; Donate Cugini, Philadelphia; Joseph H. Demkowski, Natrona; Julius Anderson, Kane; Thomas H. Allen, Philadelphia; Frank G. Anderson, Beaver; John C. Bartley, New Castle; Edward T. Bassett, Philadelphia; Michael C. Bedner, Johnsonburg; Louis H. Bell, Pittsburg; Emanuel R. Bigley, Carlisle; Henry Biraszewski, Erie; Orval B. Holland, Beaver; James G. Boller. Homestead; Sam Thomas, Philadelphia; Henry E. Thompson, Turtle Creek; Francisco Trapasso, Walls; Raymond Turney, Kittanning; Frank J. Ushler, Philadelphia; John W. Vance, Carlisle; Frank R. Vannear, Somerset; Melvin V. Virgin, Pittsburg; Harry Wallrath, Philadelphia; John Wacklawek, Harrison: Ralph Weimer, Somerset; WARNER S. WESTON, ALTOONA; Stanley Wernicki, Pittsburg; John K. Wilson. Somerset; Joseph Wisowksy, McKeesport; Walter R. Brink, Williamsport; Alonzo C. Brooks, Brookville. Altoona Tribune, Saturday, January 18, 1919, page 9 _______________________________________________ PRISONERS RELEASED Washington, Jan. 20. - The war department tonight made public a list of American prisoners who have been released from German prison camps and who have arrived in allied or neutral countries. Four officers who have returned to France after being released include: Lieutenants Julius Gordon, Newark, N.J.; Frank K. Miller, Madera, Pa. Among enlisted men released from Camp Dulmen, Germany, and reported as arriving in Hull, England: Howard M. Early, Sherman, Pa. The following Pennsylvanians have been released and have passed through Berne, Switzerland: James Mullern, Butler. Francis P. O'Neil, Philadelphia. Robert S. Connor, West Philadelphia. Frank Kasonski, Old Forge. Michael Shaner, Summit Hill. Charles E. Behm, Oley. Charles W. Wheeler, Lincolnville. The following Pennsylvanians have been released from German prison camp Rastatt and returned to France: Joseph S. Stunsky, Erie. Charles H. Eckert, Wilkes-Barre. Mike Shaner, Summit Hill. Aaron Leister, Philadelphia. William Mazonis, Pittston. Pasquale Cerra, Dusquesne. Edward Crilley, Frostburg. Henry Crisman, Easton. Altoona Tribune, Tuesday, January 21, 1919, page 9