503630 Sargent Richard E Young US Army 327 GIR Company G 101st Airborne My dad, Sgt. Richard E. Young of the 101st Airborne 327 GIR. Company G was captured at Marvie near Bastogne either the 23rd or 24th of December. I know he was taken to Limburg Germany but that is about all I can come up with. He was with Lieutenant Morrison at Hill 500 when he was captured late in the afternoon or evening. I am looking for the group of Germans who captured them. I think I can find out through the literature I have gathered. There are very few of his company left.
Has anyone heard of Hill 500? I would like to go to Germany someday and trace his footsteps as much as I can.
As far as information about Stalag 12a, I found information on my dad from the National Archives in Washington DC. The National Archives has since moved to Baltimore I believe.
My dad was also at Carantan with the 101st where they were in a heck of a fight. The Sargent was hit by a mortar and Dad took over.
I would like to know how and when my dad and the prisoners at Limburg in Stalag 12a were liberated.
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