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- 1939: eingezogen zu Wehrmacht, erst Ostfront, dann Westfront
1945: Gefangenschaft in Frankreich
1952 10. Juni: Auswanderung nach Elkhart, c.s. Goshen, Indiana, USA
lebt in Boerne, Texas, USA
Was drafted into the Wehrmacht (German Army) in 1939 and fought firstin the Eastern Front, then later on Western Front. Captured in 1945 as POW in France. While being transported to prison in France, he andseveral companions escaped from France to Schwarzwald, Baden-Wüttemberg Germany. In 01.06.1952, left Germany on a cargo ship for USA and on 10 June 1952, arrived in New York. Travelled to Elkhart, Indiana USA by car via our family sponsor, John Whitmer. [11.03.2005].
Source: Additional information based from "Drengfurther Kirchenbücher" copies, received via email response from Karin Wuthe as of last 23.06.2006 [27.06.2006].
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