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I am interested in finding additional information on my Grand Father. He was in Belgium at the BOB. He was held as a POW in Linnenberg. Then he was taken to a forced labor camp in Rhinebook. He also mentioned a town named Bonn that he passed.

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His records were lost during a fire in 1973, but I am hoping to find anything that can help me piece together his story. I would like to know his Army unit, so I can research his path through Europe. Thank you.
Name: Lloyd Wilson Kennedy
DOB: Nov 21 1921
Birth place: Waukesha Wisconsin
Social security number: 393-16-6145
Service number was 036989483.
Enlistment date: 6/44 to 12/9/45
Officially he was POW from January 1, 1945-March 29, 1945
Based on the newspaper report POW 12/27/44 until he was liberated.

I found a newspaper article that said he was captured on 12/27/44 in Belgium at the Battle of the Bulge. He was held as a POW in Linnenberg. Then he was taken to a forced labor camp in Rhinebook. He also mentioned a town named Bonn that he passed.

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    In a trying to figure out which Army unit my grandfather was in at the Battle of the Bulge.  He was taken as a POW and would also to locate the camp.
    His hospital extract of March 28, 1945, for him and mentions the POW camp. He was liberated from the concentration camp on or around March 14, 1945.  From the information I dug up he was held as a POW in Linnenberg.  Then he was taken to a forced labor camp in Rhinebook.  He also mentioned a town named Bonn that he passed.
    There is a "Pension File" for him with the Veterans Administration.  His "XC" File number is 11163421.  His time of service as 6/22/1944-12/9/1945. 
    Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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    Thank you for posting your inquiry on History Hub!

    We have searched records located in the series titled Subject Files, 1942–1946 (Entry A1 460-A) in the Records of the Office of the Provost Marshal General (Record Group 389). We locate an entry for Lloyd W. Kennedy in Book No. 11 Amer. P.O.W Germany, Kaapu, David A.-Kzminski, Anthoni, 527-575 (Box 13). To request copies of records, please send your request to archives2reference@nara.gov so that we can assist you further.

    Further, we reviewed records located in the series titled Card Files Pertaining to American Prisoners of War, ca. 1943–1945 in the National Archives Collection of Foreign Records Seized (Record Group 242). We were unable to locate any records relating to Lloyd W. Kennedy.

    Next, we searched records located in the series titled European Name Index to the Series "Case Files, 1944-1949", 1944–1949 in the Records of the Office of the Judge Advocate General (Army) (Record Group 153) for any records referencing Kennedy, Lloyd and Lloyd Kennedy. We were unable to locate any records referencing Lloyd Kennedy.

    Since your grandfather was a prisoner of war, we suggest that you search the Access to Archival Databases (AAD). Specifically, records located in the series titled Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 - 1947 (Record Group 389) may be of interest to you. You may search using his service number or name. This series has information about U.S. military officers and soldiers and U.S. and some Allied civilians who were prisoners of war and internees.

    Finally, you may want to contact the Arolsen Archives and the NS-Zwangsarbeit Dokumentationszentrum as they may be able to assist you with your family research.

    We invite you to continue the conversation with community members on History Hub, but should you have follow up questions for the staff at Archives II, please email us at archives2reference@nara.gov so that we can assist you further. 

    We hope this assists you with your research! 

    Sincerely,

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