Count Folke Bernadotte
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. ...
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....
Felix M. Hardison
Lt. Col. Felix M. Hardison arrived in Stockholm in February of 1944 as the Military Air Attaché....
Weekend with the Colonel
I drove to Columbia for a quick overnight visit with the Colonel. When I walked into his apartment at The Atria, his assisted living home, and after a hug, he said, "Sit down, Patti, there are four things I need to tell you!...
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....
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....
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!...
National Archives
At the National Archives in College Park, Maryland, I found evidence that both my parents were involved in espionage activities!...