Oh Christoph I am so happy! You always are finding such great treasures and pieces of information that would be unknown to me - it is astounding what you have done!!! Thank goodness you had a passion for the Agger crossings! And then that Marion had the passion to create and devote herself to this website in honor of her Dad and all the men! And that Walter Brinegar's family had the passion and love to learn more about the history of their Dad!
It is a great day to give Thanks!
Harold, who sent me the map, said he got this copy at the National Archives in College Park, Md. I believe he said it was mixed in with the 97th Division papers. I will verify this with Harold and also if you give it to the Siegburg Archive, if Harold would want you to give it with a mention of his name and his outfit as well as your name. It is incredible what you are doing for the history of Siegburg.
Now I wonder why is your curiosity so strong about the Agger crossings?
Oh, so much to do and want to research. I need to go to the National Archives in College Park because the implication is that there are a few more things on Siegburg there. I just put in a request for 4th Division Medical Battalion Detachment records. Not sure how much they have. Probably very little or if a lot, would need to see what is there.
I am curious about all of the bombing raids over or near Siegburg. Maybe the records of the deceased men that Dad buried will give me clues. I am putting in a request to the Archives in St. Louis to see if I can find info on a few of those poor men. And we know about those 3 men on that early report.
I hope Sister E. Koch is healthy. I want to focus back on putting together a package of photos of her with the other Sisters and Siegburg photos from the late 1980's and current time and also aerial photos of the Abbey. I need to review what questions I want to ask and the list was long from before. My curiosity is so strong - and I now know Harold spent the 1st night of the Battle in a home there in Sieburg. Wonder which house?
I better get going or there will be no turkey - like back in 1944 for most of the American soldiers. There is an Ernest Hemingway turkey story that year - he hung with the 4th Division. Dad, Thanksgiving of 1944, was #13012 at the Abbey in Siegburg, Germany.
Bye for now,
Jean J