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Post by phoenix on Aug 13, 2009 10:23:03 GMT -5
My grandfather was captured and endured 115 days of captivity. He died two years ago and going through his things I came across an essay written by Harold Broderick. It tells how he and my grandfather survived until liberated. I would like to know anything out there about this and if anyone knows him or Broderick. He never told anyone about this ordeal. Please help me put together the pieces.
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Post by connie on Aug 13, 2009 12:04:54 GMT -5
Good morning, I scrolled through the roster assembled to date by Jim West. You may have already checked this. Names here have been culled over the years from many sources. Not all names are here. But, it appears your grandfather's name and his friends are. Listed I found: Broderick, Harold Joseph 36810984 Sgt 422/G Troy, John P. Jr. 33464918 S Sgt 422/ G MIA I didn't check down the POW break-out yet. My scrolling time for the day is up. But, according to the complete roster list, MIA may be the last listing Jim had for your grandfather. Most of the POW's had this tag for a while before their whereabouts was known. If you did not yet have unit number or serial number, these may both be helpful when trying to track down further info. I don't know how much background you have acquired in 106th Division structure. The 422 is an infantry regiment number. There were three infantry regiments in the 106th Infantry Division -- 422, 423, 424. When they went on line on the front near the Belgian/ German border east of St. Vith Belgium, the division occupied a sector that stretched some 27 miles from north to south. The 422 Infantry Regiment was toward the northern end of this 27 mile stretch. I hope someone comes along who knew one or the other of these men. In the meantime, if you're doing some piecing together on your own, there are a couple of places that may be helpful. For the link from this site to Jim West's Roster go to Helpful Links 106thdivision.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=links&action=display&thread=259For discussions here related to the POW experience and links to other sites related to this, check out 106thdivision.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=powThe section on POW camps that held members of the 106th is under active construction right now, with new information and links being added as time allows. Please keep us posted on what you find. And, hopefully, others will also be able to help you with more information. It would be interesting to hear some details from the letter you found. This might also be a piece that Jim West would be interested in posting. It is so good that you are searching out your grandfather's history. The search can be an amazing journey. Connie |
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Post by Carl W. on Aug 13, 2009 15:09:33 GMT -5
Hi and welcome!
I did a quick search on your grandfather and Sgt Broderick and it is interesting to note that the National Archives have your grandfather as a POW in Stalag VIII-B (Görlitz) and Sgt Broderick in Stalag IV-B (Muhlberg a/d Elbe).
In files and letters of a POW of the 422, 2nd Battalion HQ Co, he states as arriving at Camp IV-B first and later being shipped to VIII-B. Your grandfather may have been in the same group of transferred prisoners?
Carl
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Post by connie on Jul 31, 2013 17:56:14 GMT -5
Your post surfaced today for me, and I'll bring it to the top again.
Hope you have had some luck finding the info you're looking for.
Connie
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