24 Jan

(1958) An Autobiography was written by Bernt Balchen in 1958. Balchen was many things but would probably have wanted to be remembered as a great explorer. He was....

10 Jan

Being a neutral country, Sweden was a haven for travelers from countries all over the world. Many countries had legations (or embassies) there, including the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Russia, as well as others....

03 Jan

Jumpin' Jimminy - a World War II Baseball Saga. American Flyboys and Japanese Submarines Battle it out in a Swedish World Series, written by Robert Skole...

[caption id="attachment_8087" align="alignright" width="302"] Charles Huntoon in his working office, July 15, 2010.[/caption] On July 15th I had the pleasure of interviewing USAAF veteran Charles Huntoon in Portland, Maine. 1st Lt. Huntoon was the pilot of the B-24H Hoo-Jive that on the 25th of August 1944 left...

27 Jun

Leo Sager, Swedish diplomat, was the assistant to Count Folke Bernadotte and was in charge of several of the internment camps....

25 Jun

In 1928, Count Bernadotte married Estelle Manville, the daughter of Hiram Edward Manville, Chairman of the Board of the Johns-Manville Corp. ...

23 Jun

Count Folke Bernadotte of Wisborg was born in 1895. His father, Oscar Bernadotte, was the 2nd son of Oscar II, King of Sweden from 1872 until 1907 and of Norway from 1872 until 1905. ...

10 Jun

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....

21 May

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

On August 10, 1944, an administrative team arrived from the Eighth Air Force to handle the administration of the interned personnel in Sweden. ...

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