Red Cross Tracks World War II Prisoner Names and Variations
The International Red Cross at Geneva explains how POWs from many nations are listed with varying spellings and aliases. Language barriers and illiteracy cause dozens of name variations, while translators and Latin letters help bridge gaps in prisoner records.
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Geneva
Switzerland
INS
France
Ammar Ben Mohamed Ammar
International Red Cross Committee
Ammer Ben Mohamed Ammar
Germany
Boussetta Amar Mahomed
Palais du Conseil General
Boussetta
Ammar
Central Information Bureau
Aner
Amara
Amir
Homari
Lamour
Lamouri
Amor
Red Cross
Ahmed
Hamida
Houmad
Amada
Hamenida
Morocco
International Red Cross
Dahomey
Maduissi
Edouard Mahoney
Maouche
Moulki Pakogon
Mauchi Tohoyan
Turkey
Russia
Ankara
Czechoslovakia
Africa
Asia
WACS Aid Invasion Army Chiefs
WAC headquarters clamp down on officers below brigadier general as invasion chiefs favor confidential aides. Eight of Britain’s 1,600 WACs serve as aides to top generals. four are survivors of a torpedoing voyage. Names and hometowns of aides are listed with trust and secretarial skill as criteria. The piece notes daily work hours and a long, demanding schedule.
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London
WAC
Eisenhower
Britain
Cear
North Africa
Mattie Pinette
Fort Kent
Sarah Bagby
New Haven
Carl Spaatz
Ruth Briggs
Westerly
R. I
Walter B. Smith
Louise Anderson
Denver
Col
Robert A. McClure
WACS
Kathleen Berry
San Francisco
Cornela Visman
Placerville
Cal
Ruth Sawyer
Hastings-on-Hudson
N. Y
Evelyn Krefft
Minneapolis
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