"Lt. Homer B. Pou, Northington General Hospital patient from Tuscaloosa, Ala., is shown with his first pay check since February 1944 - a check for $6,459!"

"'Back at our air base in England those USO units were really entertaining,' said Pou. 'Despite air raids, the show always went on.' Pou, first pilot on a B-17, was shot down March 8, 1944, by German fighters on the second large Berlin raid. Two of his crew were killed, the...

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Main Author:	Northington PRO, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/18438

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
building	Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher	Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
spellingShingle	Alabama Photographs and Pictures "Lt. Homer B. Pou, Northington General Hospital patient from Tuscaloosa, Ala., is shown with his first pay check since February 1944 - a check for $6,459!" Northington PRO, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Pou, Homer B.; Soldiers--Alabama; World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel; World War, 1939-1945--Veterans
description	"'Back at our air base in England those USO units were really entertaining,' said Pou. 'Despite air raids, the show always went on.' Pou, first pilot on a B-17, was shot down March 8, 1944, by German fighters on the second large Berlin raid. Two of his crew were killed, the rest bailed out and were captured by Germans. It was thirty hours after his capture that the lieutenant received treatment for his wounded arm, which had been broken by shell fire. 'Our medical treatment was very inadequate,' said the lieutenant. 'And the food given us by the Germans consisted mostly of potatoes and bread.' Around the first of this year the prisoners were forced to march 90 kilometers from their camp, Stalag Luft No. 3, to Bavaria, where they were liberated April 28 by U.S. troops. Pou, who was in the hospital with an infection of his arm bone, was sent to an American hospital in France before traveling to the States aboard a liberty ship. He arrived at Northington June 5, 1945. 'At our P.O.W. camp we had an Alabama Club, composed of about 25 men from this state. Talking to our fellow Alabamians kept us from going off our nut.'"
spelling	Q0000046249Q46249"Lt. Homer B. Pou, Northington General Hospital patient from Tuscaloosa, Ala., is shown with his first pay check since February 1944 - a check for $6,459!""'Back at our air base in England those USO units were really entertaining,' said Pou. 'Despite air raids, the show always went on.' Pou, first pilot on a B-17, was shot down March 8, 1944, by German fighters on the second large Berlin raid. Two of his crew were killed, the rest bailed out and were captured by Germans. It was thirty hours after his capture that the lieutenant received treatment for his wounded arm, which had been broken by shell fire. 'Our medical treatment was very inadequate,' said the lieutenant. 'And the food given us by the Germans consisted mostly of potatoes and bread.' Around the first of this year the prisoners were forced to march 90 kilometers from their camp, Stalag Luft No. 3, to Bavaria, where they were liberated April 28 by U.S. troops. Pou, who was in the hospital with an infection of his arm bone, was sent to an American hospital in France before traveling to the States aboard a liberty ship. He arrived at Northington June 5, 1945. 'At our P.O.W. camp we had an Alabama Club, composed of about 25 men from this state. Talking to our fellow Alabamians kept us from going off our nut.'"1945 circa1940-1949Northington PRO, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.Pou, Homer B.; Soldiers--Alabama; World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel; World War, 1939-1945--VeteransStill imagePhotographs; Studio portraitsAlabama. State Council of Defense (1941-1946)Alabama State Council of Defense (1941-1946) administrative filesSG019896v8988Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/18438
title	"Lt. Homer B. Pou, Northington General Hospital patient from Tuscaloosa, Ala., is shown with his first pay check since February 1944 - a check for $6,459!"
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"Lt. Homer B. Pou, Northington General Hospital patient from Tuscaloosa, Ala., is shown with his first pay check since February 1944 - a check for $6,459!"

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