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- Name:
- Verner Winfield Dean
- State of Birth:
- TN
- Home State:
- TN
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
- War or Conflict
- World War, 1939-1945
- Military Status
- Veteran
- Dates of Service
- 1941-1945
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Unit of Service
- Army Medical Corps; [Headquarters Battalion], 422nd Regiment, 106th Division
- Location of Service
- Camp Forrest, Tennessee; Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Camp Atterbury, Indiana; Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts; Belgium; Ardennes Forest; Germany (as POW)
- Battles/Campaigns
- Battle of the Bulge
- Highest Rank
- Technician Four
- Prisoner of War
- Yes
- Service History Note
- The veteran was captured by German Army with unit during Battle of the Bulge after "wrong turn"; endured cold, dirty prisoner of war (POW) camp conditions and abuse by prison camp guards; witnessed body of prisoner left by fence where shot by guards during escape attempt, as warning to other prisoners not to attempt escape.
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(Not at LOC)
- Interviewer:
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Larry Patterson
- Contributor:
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Linda Barnickel
- Contributor Affiliation/Organization:
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Nashville Room, Nashville Public Library
- Collection #:
- AFC/2001/001/23051
- Subjects:
- Dean, Verner Winfield
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
- United States. Army.
- Prisoner of War--United States
- Cite as:
- Verner Winfield Dean Collection
(AFC/2001/001/23051), Veterans History Project,
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Non-LC Repository Location:
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Nashville Room, Nashville Public Library
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