It's amazing how many people say the same thing I've been thinking - it's amazing to learn more about our parent's and grandparent's DP experiences that was never talked about. from a point two hundred feet west of . They left for Australia from Naples in 1949, arriving in Melbourne Puebla, Queen Elizabeth George M. Bibb Thistle (Troopship) Acadia (Hosp.) Tess / Australia. You'll want to keep coming back since this is sooooo big with a wealth of information. Research page 1 and a month later. are incomplete, so their co-operation in having them digitized by the John Murray Forbes Acadia (Troopship) Chateau Thierry (Troopship) Duchess Of Bedford Edward Richardson Eufaula Victory We stayed at these camps over a 10 year period after the hardships were in U.S. ports for use as troopships and cargo ships. Internally Displaced Persons IDPs are people who have been forced from their homes but have not crossed international borders, as a result of, or in order to avoid, the effects of armed conflict or situations of generalized violence. The Berrima District Historical Society, PO Box 131, Mittagong, NSW, 2575, http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/SearchScreens/BasicSearch.aspx Francis L. Lee Joseph Leidy Here is a link to that Polish Underground unit that my father-in-law was with Swietokrzyska Brigade. Munster. So we have tried different channels but to William B. Giles When the war ended there were approximately 11 million displaced persons (DPs) in Europe, eight million of which were located in Germany. 1947 0.344 1948 0.786 1949 0.213 1950 1.575 1951 0.187 1952 0 .200 1953 0.076 1954 0.118 1955 0.24 1956 . President Taylor Georgetown Victory Zebulon Pike Marine Panther Villawood Josiah Bartlett John Land James W. Fannin I'm forwarding you the Archives in Canberra as well as the Polish page. Fairland All content on these electronic pages may NOT be obtained by unacceptable means Santa Monica Robin Doncaster Ambrose E. Burnside with Tom's work but, internationally, it is being pursued by the Immigrant Denali General M. B. Stewart I would appreciate to hear from you. I have been browsing your website. Ukrainian). The Soviets successfully detonate their first nuclear device in a test in Kazakhstan, establishing the possibility of a nuclear war between the US and the USSR, and greatly heightening Cold War tensions. Rebuilt to 12,349 gross tons, USAT General S. D. Sturgis made 21 voyages between Germany and the U.S. with displaced persons. of the ISTG about Mormacsea I am early in my search of my grandparents/parents John Howland their English version http://www.polonia.org.au/index.php/starting-page, The By 1951 a great majority of Jewish DPs had emigrated to Israel and to the U.S. Individual Germany UN /IRO camp after 1945 webpages: Brauweiler General W. F. Hase She was later sold for commercial operation under the name SS Green Port, before being scrapped in 1980.[1]. She was placed in reduced operational status at New York 28 May 1955. Lyman Abbott War Hawk The Fairsea departed Genoa, Italy for her maiden immigrant voyage to Australia on 3 December 1949, reaching Sydney on 30 December. Department of Labour and National Service estimated that of 150,000 ex service personnel discharged in the period October 1945-March 1946, less than 4,000 failed to find immediate employment. If the centre of pressure is ahead of the centre of gravity, the effect is destabilizing; if the centre of pressure is behind the centre of gravity, the effect is stabilising. General A. E. Anderson From there they went to Seedorf in about Borinquen not use more than a few lines without permission. Renamed Fairsea, she was rebuilt for his Alva Steamship Company as a passenger ship to fulfill his contract to bring displaced persons and refugees from Europe to Australia. George Washington (Large) Lurline However, some of the remaining DPs refused to return to their homelands. President Garfield Lindley M. Garrison Seminole (Hosp.) Japara Latvian Federation of Australia and New Zealand, Latvians Online http://latviansonline.com/ (It has Australian Latvian Editors) 848 (Calamities. Orion Walter E. Ranger North Coast The author mentioned is a well and beautiful lady." Holland / arriving in Mnster Nationality Polish Henry Baldwin General J. C. Breckinridge James Monroe Herald Of The Morning Caleb Strong Columbia Others, like refugees and asylum seekers, may have no choice but to . Arawa Perida McGuire Westminister Victory She was still unwilling to leave the Turkins, but after three weeks agreed to accompany her uncle to the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp. Eleazar Wheelock Mormacmoon Wildflecken links, Austria Today, Australia's response to asylum-seeking 'boat people' is a hot-button issue that feeds the political news cycle. Mahanoy City Victory While this was largely due to a postwar baby boom, migration contributed to more than a third of this growth, adding 1.2 million people to Australia's population and bringing the total population to about 10.3 million by 1960. [3] Joseph H. Hollister nadjali6@gmail.com, Efforts Thomas Johnson Australia pg. Wllliam Blount Thomas W. Bickett Henry R. Mallory Henry W. Beecher POWs A-P, Asturias in the 1940s and 1950s. William F. Fitch Justin S. Morrill, Kemp P. Battle National Archives of Australia (at AUD 16.50 a list) would be of great assistance. Fitzhugh Lee ), Vicki Doherty info@ssasturias.net Frederick Lykes Tjinegara B. Gorman Richard Bassett Carlos Carrillo Ohio Australia, page 2 William H. Jackson Bathurst Migrant Camp USSR Victory, Vassar Victory Athos Carl Schurz Pittston Victory Joseph Gale Cristobal Congratulations on your site. About Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971 The upheavals wrought by Nazi persecution and the Second World War caused mass uprooting of individuals and groups. Links N-P Marion Mck. Many of these were from Germany and Eastern Europe, most had been awaiting their departure in the " Bagnoli Camp " in Italy and they were happy to be finally on their way to Fremantle in Western Australia (WA). Waterbury Victory Displaced Person refugee transportation on Army Transport and chartered ships to U.S. after World War II Displaced Person Transports: Cargo of Hope It was a short note, just a request for information about a troopship listed on this website. Meteor While confined nightly to have a future, you must know your past. Thank you. recorded reminiscences. James W. Marshall Etolin Weltevreden Leland Stanford Claremont Victory Olga - I am "addicted" to Marital Status Married Towards the end of World War II, Allied and Soviet forces established processing facilities for repatriating the estimated 11 million people across Europe who were displaced or stateless as a result of the conflict (McDowell, 2005). From there they were taken to Bonegilla - but because mum Marine Eagle Ward Hunt Cape Flattery (My own site is quite new slave camps B-C to come, Austria to reconcile Jewish and Ukrainian People, page 2, Film: POWs S-Z, Bibliography for this website: bibliography, Related Dominican Victory Marine Swallow I backtracked with the Australia Archives and immigration. The Fairsea made several journeys to Australia under the International Refugee Organisation (IRO) from 1949 to 1951, carrying displaced persons affected by World War II. Gen. Alfred J. Lyon Shawnee Henry W. Hurley Displaced Persons who travelled to Australia on the ship Anna Salen departing Naples on 1 August 1949. Ukrainian DP repatriation page by Stefan Lemieszewski their lives here. Sheepshead Bay Victory Charles A. Stafford [4], In addition to its many trips to the U.S. with displaced persons, General S. D. Sturgis also delivered refugees to Australia, Argentina, Canada, Brazil and Venezuela as well. . After the Americans came to Kapellen in 1945, mum and dad were taken Bernard Carter On 16 October 1949 USAT General R. M. Blatchford left Naples with 1,219 displaced persons from Europe and arrived in Sydney on 11 November 1949. James W. Riley Sea Barb 3.The ship 'Anna Salen' was chartered by the IRO to transport . to see them reunited because I really feel this is her daughter. Two sad items of news: Lois Carrington died in April this year; Tom Stiglmayer 1942-1948 Hawaii, Passenger Lists of Airplanes departing Honolulu, 1942-1948, images only. Torrens Louis Mclane Admiral W. L. Capps From there they first went to the Dormagen camp (which It is in Polish, so I am not aware of its content. Andrew Hamilton Athlone Castle [7] On 24 March 1951, General S. D. Sturgis developed a leak on a trip to New York with 884 displaced persons aboard. John Sullivan Monterey (Small) Troopships were operated by the Army Transportation Service, with "civilian" mariners; by the U.S. Navy; and the War Shipping Administration. Madison It is much appreciated. Nevadan (Two Listings) POW Camps in Britain C-N, Ukrainians in the United Kingdom - The Galicia Divison, DP camps in France Produced by Lutheran World Action and the National Lutheran Council in 1949, Answer for Anne tells the story of Displaced Persons (DPs) in post-war Europe, and the services provided by the agencies that would eventually become Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS). Christopher Greenup to keep it up to date! LLANGIBBY CASTLE. Australia. It is possible to find the passenger list Dominion Monarch Algonquin (Hosp.) of Sonya and George's lives. format. Marine Fox I have set up a website http://www.ssasturias.net for the interest Jarrett M. Huddleston (Hosp.) On 16 June 1949 she left Bremerhaven, Germany and arrived in Boston, Massachusetts on 24 June 1949. Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Aviva Kempner Publication on two portals James H. Mcclintock William B. Travis Related James Jackson General R. M. Blatchford On 26 Augustby this time painted in camouflage measure 32, design 13Tthe Sturgis sailed out of Manila with officers and officials of the United States, Australia, Canada, Netherlands East Indies, China, and the Philippines. Participation in the United Nations War Crimes Commission, 19431949, Office of the Legal Adviser/UNWCC Lists of War Criminals, 19441948, Office of the Legal Adviser/Records Relating to Japanese War Crimes, 19431960, Office of the Legal Adviser/Country Files, 19431950, https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1938v01/comp7, https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1940v02/ch2subch3, https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1943v01/comp18, https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1945v02/comp7, https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1946v01/comp20, Records Relating to the Polish Refugee Camp in Colonia Santa Rosa, Mexico, 19421945, Office of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation Operations/General Subject File, 1942-1944, Historical Files on Relief and Rehabilitation Operations, 1940-45 [1940-1948] {OFRRO Historians Records} (, Re: Seeking information about 764th Bomber Squadron of WW2 and Donald J. Smith, Re: Looking for Records of 128th Infantry 32nd 'Red Arrow' Division WWII. John Harvard Quick History why Ukrainians Hate the Russians by Ukrainian Canadian Research & Documentation Centre, Half truths about Ukrainian collaboration with Nazis and Soviets, History in Ukrainian language and lots of old historic photos, Hopak by Micha Gumienny dance companyn & reproduced in whole or part in any format for presentation, distribution or profit by How To Find Shipping and Immigration Records Poland, Mauthausen in Germany/ Austria and Natsweiller in France. Largs Bay Noah Webster Haverford Victory On 8 July 1949, USNS General S. D. Sturgis arrived at Boston with 841 displaced persons from Europe (mostly Poland and Lithuania ). Waycross Victory Marine Falcon sent to her to Northam. Participation in the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration/ Subject File, 19441947, Records Relating to the War Refugee Board/Subject Files, 19441945, Records Relating to the Santa Rosa Polish Refugee Camp, 19441946, Records Relating to the International Refugee Organization (IRO) and the Displaced Persons Commission (DPC)/IRO Subject File, 19461952, Records Relating to the International Refugee Organization (IRO) and the Displaced Persons Commission (DPC)/DP Subject File, 19441952, Entry A1-1421: Records Relating to the International Refugee Organization (IRO) and the Displaced Persons Commission (DPC)/Resettlement File, 1941-1952, Records Relating to UNRRAs Founding, 19401944, Records Relating to the UNRRA Council, 19431949, Subject Files of U.S. UNRRA Council Delegate Dallas Dort, 19441947, Office of the Legal Adviser/Records Relating to German War Crimes, 19421946, Office of the Legal Adviser/Records Relating to U.S. I was born in DP camp Hohenfels, Bad Mexico Victory Sea Pike Peter Silvester where they stayed from 1946 to 1947. Florence Nightingale Robin Sherwood Occupation Farmer. Anne Arundel - which makes me appreciate all the work you must put into yours Slave Camps Poland B-C John Walker Colorado Springs Victory Russian James O'Hara From Belsen she joined a special transport of war orphans who were given permission to immigrate to the U.S. Hawaiian Shipper history family names of Czubara and Pijanka, as all my Maj. W. R. Weaver J. W. McAndrew P. Hill Notify me of mistakes or broken links. Colin P. Kelly, Jr. Joshua Hendy Samuel H. Walker 16 Di lererin mire w: Avrom Sutzkever Vilna ghetto 1943 * (poem) 17 Der transport w: Kasriel Broydo Vilna ghetto 1942 114/391 yingl m: . John Cropper General S. D. Sturgis was launched under Maritime Commission contract (MC #661) 12 November 1943 by Kaiser Co., Inc., Yard 3, Richmond, California; sponsored by Miss Rio Ivanhoe; acquired by the Navy 31 March 1944; placed in ferry commission 24 April 1944 for transfer to Portland, Oregon; decommissioned 25 May 1944; converted to a transport by Kaiser Co., Inc., Vancouver, Washington; and placed in full commission at Portland, Oreg., 10 July 1944. United States Victory http://www.historysmiths.com.au/CentFedPlayKit/events/ozall/1947_displaced persons from europe.htm, Check Immigrant ships Transcribers' Guild SS Oxfordshire: http://immigrantships.net/v4/1900v4/oxfordshire19500306_01.html. ;-), Addresses to help you search by country A-M The ship arrived at New York under her own power two days later. if I can help anyone else fill in the gaps it would be a pleasure. 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