Need to find aviator info (name), who was at Stalag Luft III

[harrison987]

Hey guys...

Going through his other items, I found an engraved POW smoking pipe. With a letter, is indicates the following info:

"Pipe given to POW's at Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Ger. Same smoked by me from 11-11-44 to 4-24-45. Chester Clem smoked the same one a month before I got it. D."

Engraved on the pipe is Stalag Luft 7A, Chester Clem. Then in a different writing is Stalag Luft III 10-18-44 4-29-45.

I know Chester Clem was stationed at one, and then transferred to the other another, based on my research. One account states Stalag 7A first...then Luft III...another account states it is the other way around.

I do not believe the two were related or knew each other...it seems like Chester was transferred, his pipe left behind...and then it was issued to this other serviceman.

The "D." at the end of the letter is probably the initial of the serviceman's first name (possibly last name).

Soooooooo...

2nd. Lt.
Name (first or last) begins with a "D.''
shot down 10-18-44
POW at Stalag Luft III..."possibly" Stalag 7A as well.