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Originally Posted by John Vasco
I presume the the story he relates of being shot down is that shown on page 254 of 'The Battle of France, Then & Now' by Peter Cornwell. The 2./StG 76 loss showing his Bordfunker, Uffz. H Gäth, as killed in action.
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I spoke to Heinz today; he confirmed that this was the person that he buried. He told me that the girlfriend of Uffz Gath kept on writing letters to their squadron and it was the duty of his next gunner, Uffz Motzel (not sure of spelling), to reply to all these letters.