Just read My  Memoirs by Alojz Voler.  It is one Slovenian partisan's account which includes the escorting of AAllied escapees PoWs on one leg of their flight to safety.  Over 100 British, Australian, S AAfrican and Americans got away.

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After massively mis-managing the defense of the Philippines, McArthur shed his honor and escaped from Bataan in '42. He left others in charge to die or surrender.  He screwed up Allied strategy ever afterwards through his messianic PR machine trumpeting his incompetence.  

From the perspective of the Axis, I'd call that the most successful escape (ok - he was never officially a POW).

#FuckMcArthur

Just puttin' that out there. Hit me with your two minutes of hate.

"dug-out doug"..." i have gone to take a shit....but i shall return"... Iyf you haven't read " Prisoners of the Japanese" you should.

I recall that story of the German soldier who was one of the FBI most wanted and eluded capture for years.

Read a book about Camp Trinidad and I should visit Camp Trinidad.  There were numerous escapes from it (tunnels).  The commandant was rather lenient and officers who gave their word (parole) could ride his horse in the desert.  The guards really resented the commandant's leniency.

Never been there before and missed out on the local historical society's field trip there.  I recall seeing a small Afrika Korps pennant at Trinidad City Hall but in lieu of the swastika in the center of the palm tree there was an iron cross.  I met a fellow who had an aluminium Afrika Korps canteen.  Trench art including the ship that they sailed as PoWs to America and other things all over it.  The guy wanted to donate it to either the R. A. Mitchell Western Heritage Museum (you have to check the name) there or to the College. I told him the College was better as they had a case in the library they could display it in.  The Western Heritage Museum was strictly cowboy stuff.  Never followed up with either institution and if he donated it, it may have gone to the historical society too.

Lemme know and we can go together.

I told Donna H. that I could teach a powder horn & hunting bag class for longrifles during the summer.  It's meant to be a spouse course like what Conner Prairie does.  Dunno if there's any interest but I've been making bags again.  Even learned to use the laser cutter/engraver (software isn't too hot) so I have a Rampant Colt logo on one piece and the modified Browning Buck with doe on another.  Yeah it's copyright, but I'm not going to mass produce them.  When I'm done with a few sample bags, I'll have to make horns to go with them.

The issue of 4F came up again and one authority asserts that the longrifle hunter had them. I'm very skeptical and my research doesn't support it.  To me it's more of a 1790s type of thing (British 5/60 raised in 1797 and 95 Rifle Brigade (1803) both wore priming horns).  I should write Mark Baker and Gusler about it for confirmation.

Ryan was instructed at Bill Laughridge (Cylinder & Slide) on building 1911s, but like martial arts, find the master.

If not this coming summer, then next.  Either way let me know and we'll visit the camp.