Yesterday I had a surprise telephone from a gentleman I was hoping was still alive and that I could locate. Apparently at 92 1/2 he has moved into an Assisted Living Facility and my letter fortunately got forwarded to him.
While he knows nothing of Siegburg he was a Medic with the 4th Division, as was my Dad but he was attached to a different Regiment. His connection to Siegburg is that he was the lone Medic left with about 10 wounded men in the Hurtgen Forest. And at least one of those men were sent to Siegburg. This Medic was sent to a different Camp and I need to look up the location on a map - he said it was deep in the interior of Germany. When I look at my notes I can share the location with you. He had frost bitten feet and was kept off of them for a few weeks. Then he went to work there as a Male Nurse.
There is obviously a lot I can learn from him! This is really another incredible stroke of great fortune!
How I want to dedicate more time to this research - but can not quite do it - just yet. And the pressure because of the ages and health of the gentlemen is huge.
More, as soon as I can. I miss Larry and Christoph so much - and all of our fun surprises for one another.
Jean