Floyd A. Potter
Major Floyd. A. Potter, MD was with the American Air Attache's Office in Stockholm. Major Potter was responsible for supervising the care of the hospitalized internees....
10
Jun
21
May
Harley L. Robertson
Harley was Assistant to the Military Air Attache from August 1944 to January 1945, and as such Harley would have worked closely with the American internees....
12
May
Robert L. Robb
On August 10, 1944, an administrative team arrived from the Eighth Air Force to handle the administration of the interned personnel in Sweden. ...
04
May
Sweden 1944 – Who are they?
Photographs scanned from my parents' World War II scrapbook. The year would have 1944. I would love to know where these gentlemen or their families are today....
03
May
Felix M. Hardison
Lt. Col. Felix M. Hardison arrived in Stockholm in February of 1944 as the Military Air Attaché....
21
Apr
14
Feb
Rättvik
Rättvik is a small resort town in central Sweden, 190 miles northeast of Stockholm, on the shore of Lake Siljan. In 1945 it had a population of 900....
15
Jan
Internee Camps
As the war progressed, several American internee camps opened in Sweden, as shown on the map. In addition, there were auxiliary internee camps at various Swedish airfields where qualified US airmen would repair and maintain the damaged B-17's and other interned aircraft....
04
Jan
The Crew in Stockholm
Once the crew arrived in Stockholm, a representative from the American Legation told them, "We're going to take you uptown, let you take a bath, get your hair cut and buy you some clothes....
29
Dec
Interned
Now it’s time to return to Herman’s story. He has just traveled with his crew from the crash site to the coast of the Swedish mainland. The lights were on!...