Good Morning!
While trying to get some papers organized I was reviewing Walter Brineger's story. Have you heard anything recently from his daughter, Mary Durst?
I was noting the April 8, 1945, date of Walter's liberation and it matches the date of Waldbrol's liberation. Could it be he was in Waldbrol and he was part of the liberation done by the 78 Division 309th Regiment?
I have too many physical notes and those in my brain, to say definitely that KF or Norton went to Paris after their liberation, but I think at least one of them did.
Maybe Walter left Siegburg at the same time the other men went to Waldbrol. They were all so very ill that they do not recall a lot. Plus they tried to forget it.
I can not imagine a special trip being made to take Walter somewhere else. It is not like he was in any condition to really do much, if any, labor. And if all he was eating is what the rest of them had, he was getting weaker. And I can go through that logic and all of my theories but not enough time to write them up.
And look at how wrong I was on the 2 captured French POW's - however, I had no location details on that or anything. But it really was a good exercise to see why it could have been Dad and Gidrie. And then it was not!
I still have not talked any more to KF but was thinking I will try to go visit him in Oct. when he returns to his home. He has a photo of something - he was not sure how he got it - I am not sure what it was of, but that is back at his home. I would like to photograph the photograph.
I have to leave this and afraid will lose it, so while not complete, I will post.
Jean J