Still mystified about the bunny. No NARA records found, nothing in Siegburg's Archive so far. But Larry on the Comprehensive Bunny Name List!

http://www.altheim.com/bunny/#bid01910

Christoph

I`m onna alot of lists, but most of em start with an "S'- - -

Quick info on Newton:

Newton, Wesley P. Jr.

ASN 34809393

Pfc.

Company G, 310th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division

Wounded / Captured abt 16 Dec 1944

What Wit! Both of you!

Now both of you were right!

Larry, Elizabeth was 1 of the 5 daughters of Guidry. The Jean daughter was born in 1942 before the War and was the oldest. Jean apparently, who is in La., has documents etc. And also, Elizabeth said there was a photo. It was always in her Dad's office - his and thus her whole life - and that meant he had a lot of respect for the person that was in the photo with him.

Christoph, Guidry hated the water. Your thought that Dad spending some summers as a Life Guard on Long Island beaches meant he could have possibly carried Guidre - about 5'10" but very skinny at this time, across the Sieg River. That assumes they took a route across the River.

I called Elizabeth back and confirmed that her sister Jean is going to mail the things that she has on her Dad to Elizabeth and Elizabeth will scan them and then send them to me. Elizabeth will be gone on a trip doing volunteer work for the next week. So we will have to wait awhile. Guidry has 6 brothers that are still alive. Elizabeth said her Dad did not talk much to the 5 daughters about the War, but probably a lot was said to his brothers. We can see where this all leads..Pretty Pretty Pretty exciting and all because of your great detective work Larry!!!! I might never of gotten to this stage - even in my life time - the amount of research you did was staggering and beyond anything anyone could imagine. And you did it out of the kindness of your heart!

And the photo with Guidre and the other gentleman was checked - Dad's name on the back! Thank You Thank You Thank You Larry!!!!

Larry should I alert the Secret Order of the Bunnies.

Jean

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After all these years i finally got 1 right.

Larry, you caused a chuckle - you are TRULY AMAZING!

Thank you for the Newton info. I will probably call on a week day.

It is the 78th Div, 309th Regt. that liberated Waldbrol. But Newton was already gone according to comment Christoph made if Newton was moved further East.

I can not even keep up with you - I still have so many notes to type - and surprise, no work on non War project today.

What you have done for me is so wonderful and kind and generous and .... !!!

You have solved the missing Guidry link!!!

Jean

I got a note scribbled on my notepad that the 78th Inf Div liberated a camp near Enbach on 12 April `45. Enbach must be an old town name no longer used or a shortened name typicaly used by the army, cant find it on current maps.

The town of Bergneustadt was taken by the 310th regiment of the 78th on 11 April.

Larry,

What is a notepad? And who scribbled it? Is it something from the Secret Order of the Bunnies?

Whatever it is, if it comes via you I know it is of utmost importance. I will check my maps. If I don't lose this I will check them now.

Nope - my 1987 map has Emtinghausen and then goes to Endeholz. No luck.

It does have Bergneustadt in the legend but having hard time finding it. I will check Google. Better sign off so not lose this.

Jean

I can not keep the Google Maps up at the same time here. So what I found (too hard on the big map) was Waldbrol and Bergneustadt are only about 22 KM apart. And Bergneustadt. is pretty much directly North of Waldbrol.

Thank you for the info Larry.

Must head out soon,

Jean

umm, a notepad is one of those piles of yellow lined paper glued at the top, like a legal pad only smaller. I scribbled the note of someting i came across while searching for something else but couldnt find any other reference to it. One night i was reading an account of liberateing the hospital/ camp where only 2 could still walk but had a powerfailure and poof it was gone. Havent been able to find it again but i know its out there.

on this pape: http://www.78thdivision.org/research.htm#subsect2.2

Scroll down almost at the bottom are images of an old german map of the area that was marked up by someone in the 78th Div. The maps show all the old town names & it`s very detailed, not too hard to read. You can download the map sections as .jpg then you can enlarge the view. Not sure if the rail roads are showing on the maps, but they might be.

Larry,

I could not resist teasing you on notepad and scribbling. It does make you more like the rest of us.

What I am not teasing you about is no one can do research like you do!!!!!!!!!!! Gad, what a BRAIN!!!

Knew I would be tempted to call Newton today - but so busy and soooon to leave, I bet I get tempted tomorrow.

I miss you -so I must think of fun things to write you!

Jean

The camp where only two could still walk was Waldbröl, Jean found this Information.

The 78th was in Gummersbach on 12 April 1945, but the POW camp there at Rospe seems to be established by the 78th for about 50.000 Nazi POW.

There is a town "Bad Enbach", but there the war over already in March.

Christoph

Found this mention in Chapter 16 of the book:

United States Army in World War II

European Theater of Operations

The Last Offensive

by Charles B. MacDonald

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-E-Last/USA-E-Last-16.html

In the course of the advance almost every division overran a number of military hospitals, and several units liberated prisoner-of-war camps. At Waldbroel, not far north of the Sieg River, the 78th Division freed 71 hospitalized American soldiers, only 2 of whom were able to walk. At Hemer the 7th Armored Division rescued 23,302 prisoners of war, most of them Russians, living under appalling conditions of filth, disease, and hunger. The only Americans, a group of 99, were in fair condition, having been assigned to the camp only a few days. Among the others, deaths were averaging more than a hundred a day.(37)

(37). See 7th Armd and 78th Div AAR's, Apr 45.

On image 8 of the old german map posted in the previous post you`ll Siegborg on the left side & going northeast from there is Walbroel , upper right side of map.

Another one who was for a short time in Bonn and Siegburg: Claude Dempsey:

http://www.3ad.com/history/wwll/memoirs.pages/ruth.pages/claude.dempsey.htm

http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=58822

Christoph

Christoph,

The information that you and Larry came up with before your last post is great! Thank You Both Very Much!

And this Dempsey information is once again STUNNING!

I cant wait to print it out and slowly digest it! He is not on either of the lists I have.

You know, Larry is cooking over here in America. I once thought this project would take me until I took my last gasp - or whatever the expression is - but the 2 of you are moving soooo fast that I am actually not keeping up.

Christoph THANK YOU!

Larry THANK YOU!

and Marion THANK YOU!

I did go all the way to Sarasota this week to meet 2 Polish people that were prisoners in WW2. They did not turn out to be even near Siegburg, and I knew that, but learned many things and confirmed many things - all helping me with my Siegburg knowledge. Also heard some good German polka music while talking in the gentleman's home.

Good Night,

Jean