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Private Frank Sovicki, 338407, Company C, Fourth Infantry, of 318 East Central St., Shenandoah, PA., first Amer to escape from a German prison camp. Frank is a Polish-American but volunteered three days after America declared war. At the time he was captured he was attached to Company B of the Fourth Inf. which was at hill 204 near Chateau-Thierry. Cut off from Company C, Frank, with two other non-commissioned men hid in a shell-hole. Both his companions were killed by snipers. At night Frank tried to reach the American lines. Seeing a group of soldiers whom he believed to be Americans he shouted: "Don't shoot, I'm an American." He was felled from behind, and his gun taken from him upon reaching Switzerland on Oct. 11, 1918. Frank said: "I'm going right back to the trenches as soon as I reach France, and believe me I'll get a few more before the war's over"
Summary
Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: Colin [Joseph A. Collin]
Reproduction.
Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.
General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc
Temp note: Batch 35
Tags
Date
01/01/1918
Location
berne
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "American National Red Cross photograph collection," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/717_anrc.html
