Pro-Nazi US Army Unit In WW2

Richard · 02-19-2011, 06:28

The US Army's 620th Engineer General Service Company (a pro-Nazi US Army unit located at Camp Hale, CO) and PFC Dale Maple - the first native-born American Soldier to be court-martialed for the military equivalent of treason.

Tried for Treason: The Court-Martial of Private First Class Dale Maple
(Atchd pdf)
The Judge Advocate, Nov 2010
Fred L. Borch III - Regimental Historian & Archivist

And so it goes...

Richard

glebo · 02-19-2011, 07:31

That's very interesting. Lots of events "coming to light" as time goes on. We were not to far off from supporting Germany before the Japanese hit us....at one point, I think, or at least there were many civilians sympathetic to Germanys cause....

When I was a Commo instructor in SWC, we used to go to Camp Bullis TX, a former POW camp. The Germans made an awsome swimming pool out of rocks that was still used when we went there.

To bad they were misleaded and went ballistic on "inferior" races, they were quite the military machine.

This would make for a good movie...I think.

nmap · 02-19-2011, 08:11

Amazing story! I wonder what he did with his life after his release? Google seems silent on the subject.

Richard · 02-19-2011, 08:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by nmap

Amazing story! I wonder what he did with his life after his release? Google seems silent on the subject.

"Maple lived until 2001, his last known address being the San Diego suburb of El Cajon."

http://cozine.com/2004-february/the-...ded-an-escape/

"As best as I can tell from an internet search, Maple then moved back to San Diego and, like a Tom Waits song, went into the insurance business. He apparently died 10 years ago."

http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts...y_unit_in_wwii

Richard

nmap · 02-19-2011, 09:10

It seems your google-foo is strong!

Thank you for the rest of the story.