This is incredible information! More than I was ever able to get from the NARA or from the military! Thank you all so very, very much. This is so very important to me to find his camp. I am travelling to Germany this summer so I hope to find more information in that trip. I did, however, find a note pad of my father's with the names of 4 men, 2 names I recognize - Wesley Strong (from Massachusetts) who was in the labor camp with him and gave him a letter to his famly as he didn't think he was going to make it out. He was shot across the back and had a terrible infection from it. But, he did make it but has sinced passed. Also, the other name I recognize is Dave Thick of Kansas who I know was in the fox hole with my father when they were captured on December 23, 1944. He went to a different camp as I believe he did not need medical attention but my father did. I did speak to SGT. Thick's children but they said their father never spoke of it, he had told his father-in-law about it when he first returned and would never speak about his experience after that one time.
The other two names I do not recognize are Austin Connon (spelling could be off) of Obrian, Florida and Mr. Dan Gibbs of Fort Worth, Texas.
Jean, I would be happy to talk to you about what I can remember. However, in a couple weeks I'm going to visit my oldest cousin (she is 31 years older than I am) and I'm hoping to learn her memories of anything my father may have said when he returned. If I do get more information I will happily share it.
Again, thank you all so much for helping. Christoph, if you learn any more from the Seigberg historical association I would love to here it. I have been told the NAZI's were excellent record keepers and I have to believe they have my father's name somewhere on some document indicating when and where he was, I just have to find it. I want to take my children and grandchildren on a pilgrimage to those places, I want them to know the strength he had and what he endured, what strength it took for us to be here.
Thank you so much!