Wow that's a helluva story for the grandkids
Wow that's a helluva story for the grandkids
For sure! He never talked about it when we were kids but I asked him later in life and wrote it all down. After they escaped he and a few others took refuge in a small shack. A young boy around 12 or 13 spotted them. They knew he'd report them but they weren't gonna go after a kid.
Dad was smart. While at stalag 13 he spoke French and asked German farmers on the other side of the fence who spoke French if he could have the weeds they were pulling from the fields. The fresh dandelion greens were a treat for him and the other POW's to supplement the meager gruel. "If a horse died there might be meat in it".
Amazing stuff.
For sure! He never talked about it when we were kids but I asked him later in life and wrote it all down. After they escaped he and a few others took refuge in a small shack. A young boy around 12 or 13 spotted them. They knew he'd report them but they weren't gonna go after a kid.
Dad was smart. While at stalag 13 he spoke French and asked German farmers on the other side of the fence who spoke French if he could have the weeds they were pulling from the fields. The fresh dandelion greens were a treat for him and the other POW's to supplement the meager gruel. "If a horse died there might be meat in it".
Amazing stuff.
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