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Prisoner of War Sergeant Returns After 22 Months in Camps
Sgt. Joseph E. Maleski son of Mr and Mrs Victor Maleski of 458 N Eastern Ave returned home to recount his 22 months as a POW in Italy Germany Pomerania and Prussia. He was shot down over Bari July 16 1943 and held by Italians 21 days before transfer to Rome then escaped from Camp 59 San Georgio. Recaptured in the hills near Pescara he was taken to Muhlberg Stalag 2-B and later endured farm labor before Red Cross proof restored his status. He moved through Nemo East Prussia Luft 4 Stetten and Nurnburg Camp 14-B before liberation at Moosburg on April 29. He sustained injuries from the crash and was awarded the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and the Presidential Unit Citation.
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