A Barron Co. aviator describes life as a prisoner of war.
 Letter, Oct. 28, 1944.
Leo Chermack of Barron, in Barron Co., was a German prisoner-of-war during World War II. Chermack's plane was shot down over Holland, Sept. 26, 1944. In this letter, written after he was shot down, Leo describes life as a POW. A diary kept by Leo while he was a prisoner-of-war (described here) exists in paper form in the Area Research Center at UW-Stout.
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World Wars and Conflicts
The World War II Military and Home Fronts |
| Creator: | Chermack, Leo. |
| Pub Data: | Letter, Oct. 28, 1944. Original manuscript belonging to the Wisconsin Historical Society, housed at the Area Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Call No.: Stout SC 135 |
| Citation: | Chermack, Leo. Letter, Oct. 28, 1944.
Online facsimile at:
http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1642;
Visited on: 11/22/2009
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