Kriegies & Goons: My Life in Nazi POW Camps - Paperback
Kriegies & Goons: My Life in Nazi POW Camps - Paperback
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by James H. Lang (Photographer), Dick Lang (Editor), James H. Lang (Author)
An eager new Army Air Corps Sergeant is awarded the Silver Star Medal for gallantry in war for action over North Africa. What price did he pay? Most of the aircrew perished after their B-25 was hit, but luckily Lang survived and landed in the Mediterranean Sea, his burns soothed by the cool waters. SGT Lang spent months in Italian and German hospitals, eventually arriving at Stalag VII-A. He and his fellow Allied POW's (Krieges) were eventually force marched to Stalag XVII-B in advance of the Allied repatriation of Europe. ...etc
Author Biography
James Henry Lang was born in San Francisco, Calif., on December 21, 1921. His mother stemmed from pioneer stock that pre-dated the Revolutionary War and even reached back to one member who journeyed to the New World aboard the Mayflower. His father, together with his entire family, had emigrated from Memel, Germany, at the turn of the century, just as his father came of draft age, settling in the San Francisco area. He had one younger sister. ...etc
