Oh my gosh, Christoph, I have been writing for a Long period and just left site for message on other monitor and now the message is gone! Oh gad! I feel sicker than the message I went to look at. The title was the #1 Worst Food for your Skin, Joints and Blood Sugar. Oh Cripes! And I still don't know the answer to that.
First, I am thrilled that you were able to possibly have narrowed down some future sources of impossible to find information!!! Wow, that is Big news! And, THANK YOU!!!
I am convinced info exists. The documents you found about the Abbey/Camp displayed to me that there was a professional approach to keeping records.
Just this last week I got sent a document that is on the web "Gaukonigshofen (circle Wurzburg) Jewish History/synagogue." Because of your help I knew to Google translate it. I only read a small amount of it, and that showed to me that somewhere, someplace, there are records available. Some people want to find out where the records for this article/history came from.
I heard from NARA in Md. regarding my 4th Div. 22nd Regiment Medical Detachment request. Basically I have to go there and see what they have. It does not appear that there is a separate log or Diary for them.
I requested an ad be put into the 78th Div and Ex Pow Org. next bulletins. I Requested Siegburg and Waldbrol information etc. Also will put ad in other places.
What moved that higher on my lists of things to do was that a French gentleman put an ad in the 4th Div Assoc. bulletin looking for Vet's who were in Paris when it was liberated. I gave him information and it looks like he will come in Feb. to film for a French Documentary which includes not just the French in the liberation but shows that the Americans were there too. The 4th were first Americans in Paris but they were not allowed to march in the parade because they were too dirty. I believe it was the 28th that got to be in the parade. Dad, of course, did not get into Paris. He was trucked through to continue fighting. Little did he know he was working his way towards Siegburg and Remagen! Did you read the book Is Paris Burning. It was great, as was the film.
As you know, your Euro is up and we are down. I look daily. I think about how beautiful your country is and how you have handled the pollution, or lack of it, from your cars and trucks. As I drive amongst our crazy drivers, I think about how easy it was to drive on your autobahn. Your cars and trucks did not cut in and out of lanes and trucks had no debris dropping from them. And while I think about Germany, and wish I was there, I better get some things done and more details worked out on Mom, so I can try to go to St. Louis and see what great new clues we may be given.....
As always Christoph, Thank You so much!!! Words can never express my gratitude to you!!!
Jean J