How funny - we are all Members of Christoph's Fan Club!
Mary, yes I am very very curious about your Dad's capture and Sgt. Thicke's story!!!! And did Sgt Thicke and your Dad travel by train? Anything you know will help - a little word can fill in pieces to this Huge puzzle.
Your mention of Gerolstein was quite amazing and an example! If you could remind me of your Dad's outfit and where he was captured and when, then I can compare those locations to the proximity to Gerolstein.
I have run across Gerolstein because 2 other men seem to have come from there or through there. But they did not come by train - they were marched and one died.
My Dad was captured early on - Oct. 7th - further north - a strange stroke of fortune to be sent to Siegburg and to survive as did your Dad and so many other men that passed through the Hospital/Camp!
Jean J