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Post by engenious on Feb 7, 2011 16:50:53 GMT -5
My grandfather, Matthew Rozen (423/I) was in Stalag IX-B from his capture on Dec. 19th 1944 until the camp was liberated in April. He was too weak to leave Stalag IX-B on his own, so he was either carried out or put in an ambulance of some sort. According to my family, he was taken to England and hospitalized until he was strong enough to make the journey home. There was never any mention of him going to France to recuperate.
Anyone know what hospitals in England would have taken POWs from Stalag IX-B in April 1945?
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Post by gfgrant8443 on Feb 8, 2011 9:34:22 GMT -5
That would be really hard to run down. During and after the war rehab hospitals were set up in every spare building they could find. I Googled rehab hospitals and found over 100 (if I recall correctly) just in Florida. Did you try requesting your grandfather's medical record from the VA?
Frank Grant
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Post by engenious on Feb 8, 2011 12:21:48 GMT -5
I didn't know I could request that document from the VA! Would they have records going back to 1945? I did, however, request all records available from eVets (although most were destroyed in the 1973 fire) and the DD-214 is coming any day now from my local clerk and recorder's office.
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Post by gfgrant8443 on Feb 9, 2011 7:15:56 GMT -5
The VA held their records in a different place. I didn't try this because I found out how my father was wounded from his recently discovered diary. Carl may have more specific information on how obtain WW II medical records. I'll also go back and try to locate the original message to me about obtaining them. Don't give up, it's a rewarding and sometimes frustrating journey to recreate what happened that long ago.
Frank Grant
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Post by engenious on Feb 9, 2011 12:26:25 GMT -5
Thanks, Frank. I just received an Enlisted Record and Report of Separation/Honorable Discharge, but this does not appear to be a DD-214. I am assuming that type document was destroyed. I did learn from this Report that he didn't leave Europe until June 1 1945, which means he recovered for two months (was liberated on Easter) before he was sent back to the U.S. on a ship. Then he was discharged from the Army on Dec. 4 1945.
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Post by gfgrant8443 on Feb 10, 2011 23:57:56 GMT -5
I found the website for researching military service and medical records. It is www.Archives.gov/veterans/. It's a website for the National Archives. Good luck in you search. FRank Grant |
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Post by floydragsdale on Feb 11, 2011 11:15:38 GMT -5
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Post by engenious on Feb 13, 2011 11:02:41 GMT -5
Both websites are helpful--thanks so much. --------------------------------------------------- Note from Connie: It's easy and often appropriate to get side-tracked pursuing a related but off topic discussion. But once that discussion dies down it becomes lost and hard to find. A discussion followed on this thread about the difficulties some have had in obtaining Purple Hearts. Now that that discussion seems to have died down I have moved it in with related discussions so it can be found and all related material is together. You can find this discussion here: 106thdivision.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=65&page=1Returning here to Hospitals in England after Stalig IXB... |
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Post by floydragsdale on Apr 13, 2011 11:08:09 GMT -5
Susan: Here' a descriptioin of a Book "Hell Frozen over. You may be interested it it. Floyd 424th Regiment Editorial Reviews Product Description Europe's "winter of the century" (1944-1945) occurred during the conflict of the century-World War II. On December 16, bitter weather and brutal warfare tragically met in Southeastern Belgium's rolling hills of the Ardennes where the 106th Division had arrived only five days earlier. The well-trained, but inexperienced, soldiers were soon overwhelmed by Hitler's tanks and troops surging into Belgium. Hell Frozen Over describes the personal experiences of sixteen men-most of them in the 81st Engineers-who were caught in Hitler's final grasp to strangle the continent. More than half of these men were among the 7,001 in the Division who were taken as prisoners of war. Scattered in camps throughout Germany, they willed themselves to survive as deprivation and even slave labor threatened their lives and sanity. Their comrades-in-arms who escaped capture and remained to fight in foxholes and tanks had other hells to endure, as did the civilians of every town in the area. That winter war permanently stamped its cold, dark memories on the souls of America's young men who found themselves in the Battle of the Bulge. Their stories, many of them told after many decades of silence, will inspire Americans to realize that the human spirit can survive even the worst circumstances. The torturous experiences of that dedicated generation will remind both present and future generations that freedom from tyranny has come at a horrible price. About the Author Marilyn Quigley, associate professor of English at Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri, teaches composition, literature, and creative writing. The current Evangel campus was O'Reilly General Hospital during WWII, a medical facility for soldiers. Quigley's office, still in an original barracks, was formerly an operating room. She has published fiction, a children's musical, poetry, and articles. Her husband Ed designed and painted the cover of Hell Frozen Over. The couple have two grown sons. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Product Details Paperback: 280 pages Publisher: AuthorHouse (August 6, 2004) Language: English ISBN-10: 1418436259 ISBN-13: 978-1418436254 Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.6 inches Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review) 1 Review 5 star: (1) 4 star: (0) 3 star: (0) 2 star: (0) 1 star: (0) › See the customer review... Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,518,066 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) Note from Connie: (Thanks Floyd!) Anyone wanting to share more on this suggested book on the book review section of the board just click here: 106thdivision.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=books |
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Post by engenious on Apr 16, 2011 18:37:58 GMT -5
Thanks, Floyd. I've actually heard of it. By the way, I did find out what hospitals my grandfather was in. I got his medical records from 1943-1945 and it tracks his recuperation from Stalag IX-B to England and then back home.
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Post by connie on Apr 23, 2011 12:38:20 GMT -5
Wow! That's quite a find!
Connie
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Post by floydragsdale on Apr 23, 2011 20:57:36 GMT -5
Hi Susan:
A wonderful find! Three cheers for you.
Floyd
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