Stewart, Neil, Capt. 422 F

[connie]

Today I discovered that the link to the National WWII Museum contains some items from Captain Neil Stewart of F Company of the 422nd

www.nationalww2museum.org/history/bulge.html

The link also contains some German footage and other information about the Battle of the Bulge

2021 Update This link no longer takes you directly to anything meaningful on Captain Sewart. I'll leave it here in case you you're a better detective than I am.

What I found here can also be seen on the Indiana Military site below. It contains this note and a photo of these items:

Battle of the Bulge Artifact of Captain Neil P. Stewart ( dog tags, golden lion patch & MIA telegram)
Captain Stewart was the commanding officer of K company 422nd Infantry regiment 106th Division during the Battle of the Bulge. He wore these dog tags around his neck during the battle, his capture and forced march of several hundred kilometers to a POW camp in Poland. Upon his arrival at POW camp, Oflag 64, Stewart was issued the rectangular German prisoner of war Identification tag. Captain Stewart endured nearly five months of captivity before being liberated by Allied forces in late April, 1945. Gift of Dr. J. Campbell, The National World War II Museum Inc., 2005

[khonkomp]

My Father Elmer D. "Bud" Honkomp was Captain Stewart's Executive Officer, would love to get in contact with anyone who knows about Captain Stewart.

[connie]

Hi,

Somehow I missed this post. Checking in to see if you've had any luck making contact... I have some suggestions, but want to see where you are on this before I cover ground you may already have covered... This will also put your post in view again. Maybe someone else will respond.

Meanwhile, Jim West has been in touch with the National WWII Museum and has posted a great photo of the artifacts there on his site:
www.indianamilitary.org/German%20PW%20Camps/Prisoner%20of%20War/PW%20Camps/Oflag%2064%20Schubin/Stewert-NeilP/Stewart-NeilP.htm

Connie

[connie]

Time to bring this one to the surface again in the hopes that someone from the 422 who knew Elmer Honkomp and or Captain Neil Stewart will come forward and share some memories and/ or connect with Lt. Honkomp's son.

[connie]

As I update information on the POW Camps That Held Members of the 106th Infantry Division, I am adding a link here to the thread on Oflag 64 where Captain Stewart was held for a portion of his 5 months captivity: 106thdivision.proboards.com/post/5031/thread

I'll also add a link to Stalag IV-B 106thdivision.proboards.com/post/4946/thread
which the roster lists as the site where Lt. Elmer D. Honkomp, executive officer to Cut. Neil Stewart, was imprisoned:
And here is a photo found on the roster of the last resting place of this man