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Charles Dukes - World War II

Charles Dukes served in the military during World War II. He was captured on November 24, 1944 by German soldiers and was a POW for six months. As a POW, he was forced to do manual labor at a labor camp in Rhondorf, Germany and had many unsuccessful escape attempts before being released and given a furlough in England.