Remember Stalag XVII-B in 1943 - 1944 - 1945  

We will never forget how and why we got here, the day we got here, the weeks, months and years we lived here, and that day we left...that walk across Austria - Freedom, and Home. We will never forget. We hope you don't.
No, we pray you won't.

       A few months ago, a gentlemen who just happened to see this Website, and gave me a call. It turned out that he was the Producer of Stage Play soon to be opening for fourteen shows at the "Pull Tight Theater" in Franklin, Tennessee called "Stalag 17." Naturally, he got my attention!
       The Play was a large success. The actors playing the part of POW were mostly the ages that we were POWS. They were amateurs but they were very serious about playing their parts. They listened to what we told them about our experiences in Stalag XVII-B, and they played their part so very well. They seemed to understand and feel the importance of what they were doing, and what it did mean to us, and for our Country. I was never prouder to be an American when I served with the other airmen in Stalag XVII-B and Stalag VII-A. I want to thank the men who played our part in the Play, Stalag 17. It made us proud of them, also.
        We understand that Stalag 17 is opening again on Broadway next Fall in New York. I hope they will save me a ticket.
___________________Roy  Livingstone_________________

        I think it is important to say that before we were Prisoners of War, we were Combat Airmen. Most of us in Stalag 17 were in bombers, mostly B24s and B17s. We didn't have many planes in the early part of WWII, or did we have any Fighter Escorts. Early in the war, we had a 70% chance to be killed or shot down and taken prisoner. (The day I went down (April 17, 1943) over Bremen, Germany, five of my crew were killed, and five us were bailed out and were captured on the ground, and became Prisoners of War)
        Not all Prison Camps were the same, as you will see, and the ones in Asia were even worse.
        I invite you to click on some of the pictures of our visit with the wonderful cast, and I have selected a few  short stories below that may give you a better understanding. For your own perspective, after you see the pics of the cast, click the four articles in order from Left to Right (1-Escape  2- Stalag 7-A  3-The Hand 4- Christmas.

Selected Pictures of Cast & Stalag 17 Play                More Pictures of Cast, etc.        
  Escape from a Prison Train      Early 1943 at Stalag XVII-A     The Hand                       

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