Christoph and Anyone that reads this, and I am sure Marion knows it, but Larry with that intimidating Logo, is one of the kindest men you will ever meet!!!
He spent the day tracking down so many of the men that were buried in the Siegburg Cemetery! What an Honor to them!
I have not even reviewed everything he sent - it is that much!
Having Larry in your life is like hitting the Jackpot in the Lotto - The Big Jackpot!!!
And while I am writing this - this incredible man, Larry sends a message that he has 7 more names on the Stolz list to go!
He also mentions it might rain tomorrow. That is a good thing for these 7 other gentleman - apparently Larry stays in doors and just keeps researching and researching on rainy days.
I asked him what he thought of rain - and he responded "wet." Fascinating to try to understand what makes up this genuinely beautiful human being!!!
Larry represents all that made America Great!
And these deceased men and the outfits they were in is all now known! They can be properly honored and their Outfits told more details about the men. In many cases, like Dryden, the Outfit did not have some basic info on him. And we all know the limitations of the records in St. Louis.
I am so happy that one man was from the 35th Div. Their Association is excellent and I will send the information that Larry found to them. I will let them know that it is Larry that did all of this research. They already know a little bit about Larry over there.
And now there is a much greater likelihood that we can understand when and where they were wounded and captured and why going to the Siegburg Hospital made sense.
Was this the biggest and best hospital around for a certain number of miles/kilometers. From my research many of the very seriously wounded men that survived did not have to undergo further surgery after their liberation. The care they got was that good. And Dr. Kayser, the German Dr., played a key role in at least one of the gentleman's life.
More to follow, but for now, I can not express enough gratitude to Larry - I still can not look at that Logo though - so intimidating - but maybe a good thing.
Jean