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Re: Seeking POW records of Charles Folk
Nels,
Here is some information below. Also below is what NARA had on their AAD site. I would suggest requesting his military records but currently NPRC is only processing emergency requests and will have to wait until they resume normal business operations.
Name: Charles H Folk Jr Race: White Residence Place: Michigan, USA Report Date: 17 Feb 1943 Latest Report Date: Jun 1945 Grade: Private Grade Notes: Cadet, USMA or Chief Warrant Officer or Private or Apprentice, Seaman Arm or Service: Infantry Arm or Service Code: Infantry Organization Type: Rifle Parent Unit Type: Group/Regiment/Commands/System Area Served: North African Theatre: Tunisia Detaining Country: Germany Camp: Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin & Stolp) West Prussia 53-17 Status: Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated Field Title Value Meaning SERIAL NUMBER 36229243 36229243 NAME FOLK CHARLES H JR FOLK CHARLES H JR GRADE, ALPHA PVT Private GRADE CODE 8 Cadet, USMA or Chief Warrant Officer or Private or Apprentice, Seaman SERVICE CODE 1 ARMY ARM OR SERVICE INF Infantry ARM OR SERVICE CODE 10 INF: INFANTRY DATE REPORT: DAY (DD) 17 17 DATE REPORT: MONTH (MM) 02 02 DATE REPORT: YEAR (Y) 3 1943 RACIAL GROUP CODE 1 WHITE STATE OF RESIDENCE 62 Michigan TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 110 Rifle PARENT UNIT NUMBER 0168 0168 PARENT UNIT TYPE 06 Group/Regiment/Commands/System AREA 95 North African Theatre: Tunisia LATEST REPORT DATE: DAY (DD) 08 08 LATEST REPORT DATE: MONTH (MM) 06 06 LATEST REPORT DATE: YEAR (Y) 5 1945 SOURCE OF REPORT 1 Individual has been reported through sources considered official. STATUS 8 Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated DETAINING POWER 1 GERMANY CAMP 003 Stalag 2B Hammerstein (99 work camps in vicinity of Koslin & Stolp) West Prussia 53-17 Hope this helps,
Elliot Schneider
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Re: Seeking POW records of Charles Folk
Thank you for your prompt reply. I will request his records when NPRC is back in action.
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Re: Seeking POW records of Charles Folk
Rebecca Collier
Oct 15, 2020 12:04 PM
1 person found this helpfulDear Mr. Folk,
Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!
We searched the National Archives Catalog and located the series Subject Files, 1942 - 1946 in the Records of the Office of the Provost Marshal General (Record Group 389) that includes 5 file units pertaining to Stalag 2B or IIB. One file unit in particular, American POWs in Germany, November 1, 1945, is a digitized report about the conditions of the POW Camps. Stalag 2B is described on pages 54-63 (images 56-65). The digitized images are available using the Catalog. We also located two series titied Records of Various German Prisoner-of-War Camps and Photographs of Allied Airmen Prisoners-of-War in the National Archives Collection of Foreign Records Seized (Record Group 242) that include records of Stalag IIB. Plus, we located the series Rosters, Lists, and Supplementary Lists of Americans Held as Prisoners of War (POWs) , 1944 - 1945 in the Records of Headquarters, European Theater of Operations, United States Army (World War II) (Record Group 498) that includes rosters and lists pertaining to American POWs in Stalag 2B. For access to the non-digitized records, please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) via email at archives2reference@nara.gov.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and pursuant to guidance received from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), NARA has adjusted its normal operations to balance the need of completing its mission-critical work while also adhering to the recommended social distancing for the safety of NARA staff. As a result of this re-prioritization of activities, you may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgement as well as a substantive response to your reference request from RDT2. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience.
We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your family research!
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Re: Seeking POW records of Charles Folk
Thank you for the information. It helps a great deal. Can you tell me what the process is for requesting the non-digital records?
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Re: Seeking POW records of Charles Folk
Rebecca Collier
Oct 15, 2020 5:09 PM
1 person found this helpfulDear Mr. Folk,
Thank you for posting your follow-up request on History Hub!
Please contact the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) via email at archives2reference@nara.gov for access to the non-digitized records in the series and the file units listed. Attached a copy of our to your email.
We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your family research!
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