mp44 Posted June 30, 2015 Share #1 Posted June 30, 2015 Picked up this group--had a letter from his wife saying he was shot down on a mission over the oil fields. He was inturned in prison camp in Saigon, Germany on Easter Sunday 1944. General George Patton's army liberated the prisioners on Easter Sunday 1945. This information comes from the letter his wife wrote. His name was Dario Pitotti--he was a member of the 454 bomb group. He passed away in 2004. The item from Munich is a small hand held pocket mirror. I was very suprised to find the small catapillar pin in this group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mp44 Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted June 30, 2015 The spoon and fork were obvousily issued by the Germans. Has his name and/or initials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st Sgt CES Posted July 4, 2015 Share #5 Posted July 4, 2015 Nice find---Blue Skies Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted July 5, 2015 Share #6 Posted July 5, 2015 Good stuff! Congrats! Bobgee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted July 5, 2015 Share #7 Posted July 5, 2015 Nice to find a German POW tag with a U.S. Tag kept together! He was shot down 5/24/44 Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon S Posted July 5, 2015 Share #8 Posted July 5, 2015 Very cool. The mirror is advertising a clothing store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted July 6, 2015 Share #9 Posted July 6, 2015 A very unique and interesting group...thanks for posting! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mp44 Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share #10 Posted July 7, 2015 Thanks for the replies,was this camp overrun by the US or Russians? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted July 7, 2015 Share #11 Posted July 7, 2015 Stalag Luft 3 at Sagan was moved to Mossberg ( Stalag VIIA) late in the war ( January 1945) to escape the advancing Russian forces and was liberated by US Forces in April 1945. Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mp44 Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share #12 Posted July 7, 2015 Thanks Kurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpweaver8 Posted December 13, 2016 Share #13 Posted December 13, 2016 Hi there, I know it has been a while since this post was made, however I'm reaching out to MP44 that started this thread to see if he/she still has these items in his/her possession. I'm not sure anyone will believe me, but these are actually my grandfather's items that had mistakenly been put up for auction as part of his estate. I came across this post just doing some online research about him and was in awe to find that someone had some of his war memorabilia. The above posts are correct about when/where he was shot down and taken as a POW, however he actually died in 2009 (not 2004, probably just a typo or illegible handwriting on behalf of my grandmother who wrote the note accompanying these items.) If MP44 is still active in this group and still has these items, please respond to this thread as I'm trying to locate my grandfather's materials. I'd be happy to validate my connection to him in any way possible if you are concerned about fraudulent claims. Thank you for your time and please, please reach out to me if at all possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris3bs Posted December 13, 2016 Share #14 Posted December 13, 2016 You can message MP44 as well. You can also make a moderator aware that you are looking for him too. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpweaver8 Posted December 2, 2020 Share #15 Posted December 2, 2020 On 12/13/2016 at 11:24 AM, chris3bs said: You can message MP44 as well. You can also make a moderator aware that you are looking for him too. Chris Thank you Chris. I never heard back from MP44 and never figured out how to follow up with a moderator. Do you have any guidance on how to do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trapper1873 Posted April 2, 2021 Share #16 Posted April 2, 2021 That’s is really nice and cool group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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