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Paratrooper's triple escape from German captivity in WWII
Joseph Mielcarek recalls with Martin Clark two friends from Wisconsin who, as paratroopers of the 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, were captured three times after landing in Normandy on D Day. They escaped three times, hiding with French civilians, dressing in civilian clothes, and finally reaching Allied lines before returning to service and then the United States.
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Joseph Mielcarek
Mielcarek
Dushane Street
Martin Clark
Wisconsin
506Th
Georgia
Mielarek
U.S. Postal Service
101St Airborne Division
Normandy
France
Martin
101St
82Nd Airborne Division
Germany
Red Cross
England
Army
United States
States
Holland
506Th Parachute Regiment
Dusseldorf
Knecht
Ludwigslust
Berlin
320Th