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Re: My missing familymember
Rebecca CollierOct 18, 2018 3:29 PM (in response to Dylan Casteleyn)
2 people found this helpfulDear Mr. Casteleyn,
Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!
We searched the American Battle Monuments Cemetery Locator and the International Tracing Service (ITS) database concerning WWII prisoner of war camp reports compiled by the International Red Cross but were unable to locate information pertaining to Albert Vandewalle. We also searched the series General Correspondence Relating to Organizations, 1939 - 1954 in the Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General (Record Group 92) and located Weekly Burial Report No. 135 ending 6 May 1945. Part of the report, there was an entry for Champigneul indicating that Unknown X-106 was buried on 27 April 1945. No other identification was available.
It is possible that additional information may be located in other sections of this series. The staff of the National Archives at College Park - Textual Reference (RDT2) will be pleased to make the finding aids to these records available to you or your representative in their research room at the National Archives in College Park, MD. RDT2 is located at 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, near the University of Maryland--College Park campus.
--Textual Research Room (Room 2000) hours are 8:45 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Monday through Friday, except legal holidays.
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Also, the Grave Registration Service of the Army may have compiled an Individual Deceased Personnel Files (IDPFs) for Vandewalle since his remains were removed from a temporary grave at Champigneul in France. For access to these IDPFs, please contact the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Casualty & Memorial Affairs Operations Division, Attn: AHRC-PDC, 1600 Spearhead Division Avenue, Department 450, Fort Knox, KY 40122-5405.
We hope this information is helpful. Best of luck with your research!
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Re: My missing familymember
Dylan Casteleyn Oct 19, 2018 6:37 AM (in response to Rebecca Collier)Hello !
Thanks a lot !
I can tell you that Albert was buried on 20 our 21 may 1945. Can you check for me later weekly burial report ?
Sometimes the name was wrong in some American documents. VandeValle instead of Vandewalle.
Dylan
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Re: My missing familymember
Rebecca CollierOct 19, 2018 9:39 AM (in response to Dylan Casteleyn)
2 people found this helpfulDear Mr. Casteleyn,
Thank you for posting your follow-up request on History Hub!
We searched the series General Correspondence Relating to Organizations, 1939 - 1954 in the Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General (Record Group 92) again and located the last weekly burial report for the European Theater. It was dated 17 May 1945 and did not list any non-Americans, civilians, or unknowns buried at Champigneul in France. No additional weekly burial reports for the European Theater were located.
As stated in our earlier response, it is possible that additional information may be located in other sections of this series but that search will have to be conducted by you or your representative at the National Archives in College Park, MD.
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