Of the 10 men aboard the Bum's Rush 3 of them were captured by the Germans and held as Prisoners of War. The men would be transferred from POW camp to another but all three would eventually find their way to the infamous Stalag 17b in Krems, Austria. I can't begin to imagine, let alone describe, the conditions under which they were made to endure. My Grandfather Harry L. Cunningham was held captive for close to 2 years and even if you were staying at the Ritz-Carlton that's a whole lot of time to be away from home. This article is a pretty good one to serve as some idea as to what it was like in the camp: http://www.americainwwii.com/articles/stalag-17-b/
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