Walter, Mary and You, Marion, made this whole thing happen!!! I can never say enough Thank You's to each of you!

And where would we be without Christoph!!!!! What a Great Human Being!!!!!

And then Rokn Rocky, Larry the Legend, showed up, another Great Human Being and he put his foot on the pedal and we just kept on going!

And then we lost Norton!!!

But I am convinced, in honor of all of these men, that one day we will be able to tell the lost story of our little Ole Lazarett at Siegburg. But much more work is ahead....

Jean

SWEET!!!

Happy new year! I hope you're all well or better!

As I haven't heard anything from Siegburg's Archive, I opened a request on Facebook in the local group "Du kommst aus Siegburg, wenn ..." and asked if anybody knows anything. Facebook's taget Group is different, but who kows! Jean, have you got my facebook request?

Christoph

Siegburg's Mayor (or his Team) posted this photo of 1944! of the abbey today on Facebook. Unfortunately the 'wrong' side without Rosengarten.

Christoph

Ah, but moving in the right direction...

Larry - you enriched my life in so many ways and you changed my life forever with your research! You provided new information that will remain documented and available to the world forever! Your efforts were priceless!

You did everything with no expectation that you would receive anything for it.

The only thing I ever sent you was an unframed photograph. And that was something that you really wanted. We had so many belly laughs over it. You had such a refreshing child like approach in your one and two word responses to my couple of sentence emails. No one will ever be created again that will be like you. It is not possible!

My heart aches over the loss of you! I will miss you until the day I die!

Your brick at the WW2 Museum in New Orleans will read:

Larry T. Duzal

Larry the Legend

8/16/1949 - 1/7/2014

You will always be with us here on this site. Whenever I write anything here, I will be writing it to you too.

With the greatest admiration and respect and love,

Jean

Christoph,

As you can imagine, it was hard for me to come to the site.

You, like Larry the Legend, have both been so kind and generous to me.

I was quite amazed with the news you had here. The photo is spectacular. Is there any way for you to learn more about the photo.

I wonder where the photo came from? Is it from a book, a postcard, or? I wonder what month in 1944?

Do you think they would let you see the original?

If it was worth it, on that imaginary future next trip, we could try to photograph it or maybe they would let you.

I am not on Facebook - someday may sign up with the business name. I am not on any social networks.

Actually, if you think there is activity Christoph, I will see if I can put up the business name on Facebook. Just for your information, I was not contacted by Facebook,

The fact you heard from the Mayor and /or his staff, I remember when you wrote, is really something. Congratulations!

I am going to try to print the photo and try enlarging it. Oh how I would love for Sister E. Koch to see it, if she is capable of that. I wonder if it is something you would want to do. Maybe she would tell you details that only she would know.

Thank you so much for sharing that photo - that is a Find of a Find!

Jean

Jean

Marion, YOU and your website and all of your dedicated efforts just keep bringing in the people and information.

Your new topic on the 97th Division is incredible. That is the Division that took Siegburg. It is a different Regiment - 303rd, but everything on the Division is of great interest to me.

How fortunate we are that there are people like the gentleman who has retained these precious records and now is trying to preserve and share them!

He clearly shares qualities that the Legend of Larry shared with us.

Jean

Thanks for your very kind words Jean. I certainly appreciate them. Sometimes it's easy to feel like all this is taken for granted, then I hear from many people such as yourself, and it makes my day.

I am really trying to go "gung-ho" this month and get as much posted as I feasibly am able. I am also going to try and post the rest of my the documentation from my father's unit too. I have made great progress, but still have a ways to go. Hearing from you gives me that extra incentive that I need from time to time. A good swift kick in the you-know-what! :bluejumper:

Marion,

As I have said before, I do not know how you are able to keep all of this up!

It is an awesome task!

One day more folks will know of you and your tremendous humanitarian efforts!!! You too will become a Legend - like Larry!

It is still stunning that a lovely lady has started shared with you all of this incredible information on the 97th Division!

What tremendous dedication - from both of you!

Jean

All I can say this morning is!

:wub:

Another Picture, now with rose garden, but a bit too late, it's from 1954.

Christoph

Christoph, you, as always did Great to get that!!!

You always come up with such great things!

Man, can't believe Larry is not here to work with us! I received the book honoring Larry from the WW2 Museum, regarding the brick, and am waiting for the one on his Dad. Then I will send everything off to his wife.

Thanks to you and Larry, and of course Marion, I have so much more knowledge and a deeper understanding of this part of my Dad's life.

That was a fascinating story from JPaul on Waldbrol. I think if we could speak to him, maybe in person, we could gather more information from him, just because of the questions we could ask. Not sure about his Stalag 6G but there is the date of the fire to use as a reference.

Oh, so much I want to get back and work on!

I hope your rescue efforts and all the things you are involved in and especially your family are doing terrific!

Jean

Received a message from a veteran who was there:

69 years ago tomorrow (Wednesday), April 9, the 97th attacked across the Sieg river and into Siegburg.

It started at about 4:30 in the afternoon, their time.

Jean

It's quiet here.

I found another photo of Siegburg in April 1945.

Christoph