Postern Box

A German soldier stands on watch in a postern box next to a barbed wire fence at a prison of war camp. This is the obverse to a set of figure studies. A German soldier stands on watch in a postern box next to a barbed wire fence at a prison of war camp. This is the obverse to a set of figure studies. Served with the U.S. Army Air Force in Italy and his B-17 bomber was shot down over Germany in June 13, 1944. Captured, he was interned in Stalag Luft 3 until liberated the following year.

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Original record: Postern Box
Collection: Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection
Date(s): 1944
Usage: Collection is open for research.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Creator(s): Capece, William B., 1919-1997 (artist)
Subject(s): Drawings (Visual Works)
U.S. Army Air Force
World War, 1939-1945
Type: still image

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