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Touchmark on West Prospect - June 2014 Newsletter
1. THE{FULL}LIFE
TOUCHMARK ON WEST PROSPECT
June 2014
Former POW shares story of survival
It’s almost 70 years ago, but
Philip Muth can remember
nearly every detail of his
experiences during World War
II, especially the 213 days he
spent as a prisoner of war.
Phil was a navigator with the
Army Air Force when German
forces near Vienna shot down
his plane on Oct. 17, 1944. Since
his experience is one that many
people never hear firsthand,
Phil is always willing to talk
to different groups, including
Touchmark residents last
fall and Neenah High School
students in May.
The Germans first took him to
Vienna—“They even took me
on a tour of the city”—before
moving him to a prison in
Budapest, Hungary. “I think
that was the worst. They keep
you in there, and you don’t
know what time of day it is or
anything. There’s hardly any
lights, and you don’t see the
sun,” he says.
After Budapest, Phil was
put with a group of British
POWs—“we had good tea”—and
was moved to Stalag Luft 3 in
Poland via boxcars. “It was so
cramped that
half of the men
would stand and
half would sit,
and then you
would switch,” he
recalls. “And yes,
that was the camp
that the movie
The Great Escape
was about.”
As the Russians
advanced from
the East, Phil and
his fellow POWs
were moved
to southern
Germany. “We
had to walk from
Nuremburg to
Germany. It was
very hard and
very cold. We
took cardboard
and made signs to hold over
our heads saying POWs as
we walked so we wouldn’t be
bombed by the Americans,” says
Phil, who is now 90.
Then one morning, the POWs
woke up and found that the
Germans had left during the
night, as the US and French
troops approached.
“I was about six feet away
from General Patton when he
came into our camp. It was an
amazing experience. He was this
huge, tall man,” he says. “We
were so hungry, but we had to
be careful that we didn’t eat too
much right away, because your
body can’t handle all that food
after you’ve been starved.”
(cont.)
2. Research on
cognition and
memory is
finding that
people who
participate
in more
mentally
stimulating activities have a slower rate of decline in memory
(Wilson, et al, 2013, Journal of Neurology). Apps and websites like
Fit Brains, Lumosity, Tetris, Sudoku2 all work on your computer,
tablet device, or smart phone. Touchmark recently conducted a
webinar with team members that covered cutting-edge ideas for
activities and cognitive stimulation. We now are working to develop
programming throughout Touchmark communities that takes
advantage of this technology for enhancing memory.
If you own or intend to purchase a computer, tablet, or smart phone
and would like to participate in learning how to use it, please let us
know. Also, if you have a favorite website or app that helps build the
brain, please send an email to FullLife@Touchmark.com. Let’s learn
together what can benefit all of us as we exercise our brains and boost
memory.
Do you have a computer, iPad, or smart phone?
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During his time in
captivity, Phil was able to send two
letters through the Red Cross to his
family back home, but he said it still
took months before his family knew
what had happened to him.
Many soldiers did not return, and
Memorial Day always holds great
meaning for Phil. “You go through
a lot when you’re a prisoner, but I
made it,” he says gratefully.
After the war, Phil married Joan,
who he had met before heading
off to Europe, and they had two
children. Living in Wisconsin
Rapids, he found work as a middle
school science teacher and later
worked for Veterans Affairs. He
was active in different veterans
and POW groups as well as
interviewing candidates for the
four military academies. In 2012,
the Muths came to Touchmark
in Appleton to be closer to their
daughter, who lives in Combined
Locks.
(cont.)
Brian Pryor
Executive Vice President
3. CAPTURING DELIGHT{FULL} MOMENTS
Mary Kesler
Look for more photos on Facebook.
Jean Ormson and Nancy Bodway
Ginny Johnson and Ed Ellenbecker
Don a hat! From left: Donna Garvey, Leslie Brandt, and Carmen
Lindberg joined the Kentucky Derby Happy Hour and Hat
Contest.
Donna Schultz
Joyce Edwards
