Mary ann, it very possible your dad escorted POWs back to the states in March `45. POWs were being shipped back right up till the end of the war until the large enclosures were built in europe.
From a Texas article from Camp Hearne, texas:
"More than 150,000 men arrived after the surrender of Gen. Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps in April 1943, followed by an average of 20,000 new POWs a month. From the Normandy invasion in June 1944 through December 30,000 prisoners a month arrived; for the last few months of the war 60,000 were arriving each month. When the war was over, there were 425,000 enemy prisoners in 511 main and branch camps throughout the United States. "
Seems your dad was lucky enough to be in the states at the end of the war and didnt have to go back over.
My dad escorted POWs back to the states from Marseilles 28, Sept `44 arriving in the US 18, Oct. He got to go home for awhile then shipped back over on 30, Nov 44 arriving back in Marseilles 23, Dec rejoining IV Corps during the BOB. At the end of the war he was stationed at the POW encloser in Bretzenhiem (real nasty place according to accounts i`ve read) He departed ETO for home, 23, July,1945 arrived US 2, Aug. 1945. He was discharged 29, Oct. 1945. at Fort Dix Separation Point
His DD-214 lists his ASR score as 72 so i dont know how he was selected to go home.
Larry