This is the very first post on Camp 59 Survivors concerning Brayno Reome. 

However, I first was in contact with Brayno’s grandson Andrew in 2013—a full decade ago—and I have been in communication with Andrew and his father James since then. I quoted Andrew concerning his grandfather’s reluctance to speak about his war experiences in a 2018 post, “To Talk or Not to Talk.”

I’m eager to post more about Brayno in the future. Here is Andrew from 2013:

“My name is Andrew Stockton. I live in Cicero, New York, and I recently came across your web site while searching for information on my grandfather, who was a prisoner of war during World War 2. 

“Brayno Reome was my mother’s father.

“Although there is not a Brayno Reome listed on your prisoner list, I observed a “Tex” Reome of Malone, New York, as listed in a deck of cards [see “Dual Purpose Deck of Cards”], which I assume to be my grandfather. He [seems to have gone by] a nickname during that time which he probably wished to forget after that experience.

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