I have just had the most incredible thing happen! It was so sweet!
The family of the gentleman who died at Siegburg and who received the letter from my Dad has just called me. The gentleman called because it was Memorial Day and he wanted to Thank me for having brought back life and the memories and stories of his Uncle. He said his Aunt and everyone in the family talk about it all the time.and are so grateful for my research. I sent them some documents as a result of my research in St. Louis and some member of the family is even going to go visit the site in Arkansas and see if the building is still there where the little story took place..
They visited the grave site yesterday and he read to me what was on the stone. Now I know he was a Sgt. and with the 35th Division and 138th Regiment. The stone also had TH on it but I wonder if it should have been PH for Purple Heart.
Jean J