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Bonne Année—Christmas 1942
Armie Hill landed in Vichy-controlled French North Africa on November 8, 1942 during “Operation Torch,” the Allied invasion. The following month he sent this holiday card to his family. Th… more →
Survivors of Camp 59
Bonne Année—Christmas 1942
Dennis Hill wrote 5 days ago: Armie Hill landed in Vichy-controlled French North Africa on November 8, 1942 during “Operatio … more →
Armie's Italian Angels
Dennis Hill wrote 2 months ago: After escape from Camp 59 on September 14, 1943, Armie Hill and Ben Farley traveled south together a … more →
A Timeline of Armie Hill's Service
Dennis Hill wrote 1 year ago: The above mimeographed certificate indicates that Armie Hill was deloused on March 29, 1943. At the … more →
Men of Hut 4–Section 11
Dennis Hill wrote 1 year ago: As I mentioned in earlier posts, my father, Armie Hill, was put in charge of a section of 35 men (Hu … more →
Combat and Capture—Armie's 1976 Story
Dennis Hill wrote 1 year ago: This account is from the first of two interviews with Armie regarding his experience during World Wa … more →
Combat and Capture—Armie's 1987 Story
Dennis Hill wrote 1 year ago: This account of Armie Hill’s early service experience, from induction and training through com … more →
An Unpaid Bill for Onions
Dennis Hill wrote 1 year ago: This note reads: “SEC. No 11. received from Canteen 30 KILOS of onions at 3 LIRE per kilo TOTA … more →
Sympathy of a Senator
Dennis Hill wrote 1 year ago: In June 1943, U.S. Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr. of Wisconsin wrote this letter to Hilda Hill e … more →
News of a Captured Son
Dennis Hill wrote 1 year ago: This first word to reach Hilda Hill of her son Armie’s capture was a record of a broadcast by … more →
Escape—Armie Hill's Second Account
Dennis Hill wrote 1 year ago: Army Identification This official military ID was issued to Armie on July 31, 1942, one month before … more →
Escape—Armie Hill's First Account
Dennis Hill wrote 1 year ago: After the signing of the Armistice between the Allied and Italian forces in September 1943, security … more →
Letters Home
Dennis Hill wrote 1 year ago: The following letters were sent by Armie Hill to his mother from Camp 59. Armie was a son of Finnish … more →
Trail of Havoc
Dennis Hill wrote 1 year ago: The attached clipping is one that Armie Hill had saved for many years. It is an article submitted fo … more →
Armie Hill's Camp Journal
Dennis Hill wrote 1 year ago: Armie Hill kept a journal while he was in Camp 59. This journal contains some lines of poetry, a lis … more →
Recollection of Camps 98 and 59
Dennis Hill wrote 1 year ago: Of two audio recordings that I made with my father, Armie Hill, about his war experiences, this acco … more →
A First-Hand Account of Camp 59
Dennis Hill wrote 1 year ago: I made two audio recordings with my father, Armie Hill, about his war experiences. This account of C … more →
A Kid's Perspective
Dennis Hill wrote 1 year ago: Armie with his youngest son, Dennis, at home in Phelps, Wisconsin. July 1961. As the youngest of Arm … more →
