A Veteran's Journey From Hitler Youth To U.S. Army : NPR Hank Welzel has served in two wars, under two different flags. At 16, he was drafted into the German army during World War II. Captured by the Americans, he spent the rest of the war at a POW camp in the U.S. -- the country of his birth. Five years later, 11-11-2010 Tags from, hitler, journey, veteran, youth