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501588 Corporal Rogers F Renusch Purple Heart US Army Field Artillery My brother Rogers F. Renusch, was captured on or around December 12th, 1944 and sent to Stalag 9, camp 017 at Ziegenhein Hessen-Nassau by railroad car. He said that on Christmas Eve while the POWs were crowded in the rail car that they began to sing "Silent Night" and the German soldiers outside the car began to sing along. He said for those few moments there were no enemies. He was a Corporal with the United States Army, Field Artillery and received the Purple Heart. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**