Christoph,
Your vacation sounds great! Lots of adventure, and oh wow, to be so close to the Sea. Where you live is so charming - I love the little center square area. I do not remember that at all from the 1980's but maybe we just did not go there.
Yes, me too, I need to go back and reread each thing you sent and be sure I followed up on everything. I guess I did not tell you the Christmas tree story. It is short. They were allowed to have a Christmas tree, up at the hospital, not in barracks because Norton did not know about it. The bombing was so horrible that the cook came in furious and made them take it down. My Mom remembers the story too.
Mc Nair was a mistake in my trying to recall who Dad had mentioned. You are right he was dead - would have been a real miracle if it had been him. I am continuing that search by researching but also I am in process of cleaning out my storage unit - maybe there I can find some more of my old notes.
When I see you in Siegburg, is there a place I can purchase the book about Siebengebirge. No I will not have learned German by then. Actually, if I started right now, I could not learn it in my lifetime. It is very difficult to pronounce so many of the sounds. I am still struggling with the Good Night or Good Morning in German.
Gad the news on Reavil is exciting! Fantastic! He lived! Amazing! How I wish my Dad was alive to hear each of these new discoveries! Do you suppose he ever told his family or the outfit he was in, about his Siegburg experiences. I am sending Mr. Norton a copy of what you recently sent me on these guys plus a copy of what you wrote about it on here.
I sent the Marauder organization your news on those 3 men and maybe they will know something about the 2 Americans. Maybe they will say they were Army and not Air Force. Who knows.
I am also going to mail to Mr. Norton (I wish he had email) the 78th Division Waldbrol request and your comments about it as well. And then I have to unearth the 78th Div. newsletters from after that date and then I have to review them.
I do not understand about the grave of St. Anno. Was it under the building?
I need to go back to your earlier post to see Nordfriedhof photos. Because Stolz is ill I can not ask him any questions at this time. That might have been a stroke of good luck for him.
You should be asleep. And I am working away so I can justify taking a little time off so I can see the last show in a new series of "Dallas." JR is back.
Gosh so much more to write about. I should keep a list of what I still need to share.
JJ