Well the Legend of Larry continues to grow. He found a book that I would never of even known to look for! It was the Memoirs of Edwin P. Parker. It was published in June of 1976. It actually turns out to be a pamphlet/soft cover document and the description inside the cover is 'The Story of Edwin P. Parker Major General U.S. Army 78th Infantry Division Commander.'
I have not had a chance to read it in depth nor concentrate on all the details that I want to but there is one Very Important thing that I have found! While there are no page numbers here is the paragraph written by Major General Parker:
'The Division CP moved to Konigswinter on the 20th, and the next day continued to Holtorf where the war room was set up in the basement of a hardware store. In Konigswinter we were in the home of the owner of the well-known 7-11 Eau de Cologne perfume. The house had a well stocked cellar of cognac and other liquors which we confiscated and sent to the rear to the rest center for the benefit of the men. About this time a brewery was captured and its output was also sent to the Division rest center. The Division rear echelon moved to the historic city of Bonn and a rest center was located in Bad Godesberg in a fine large building well-suited for the purpose.'
Dad said he was debriefed in a brewery. I tried to locate where a brewery could have been on my trip last summer. The Remagen historian, Kleemann, tried to help me as well. At the brewery I went to I was told adamantly, by probably the owner, that the Allieds had never occupied the place!
So now we have a major verified clue!!! And it was hard for me to believe that my Dad could have made a mistake about a brewery vs some other purpose that the building could have served.
So Larry you bring us closer and closer.... and maybe this will help Christoph or the Remagen historian or ....
Larry, the Wizard, Thank You, as always, for so generously taking your time to try to help figure out the story of my Dad!!!
Jean