Need help finding info about my great uncle

[justinb_76]

Hi, I have recently found out that I had a great uncle that was a Luftwaffe pilot that died in a Russian POW camp. My family has always been very secretive about our history, no one will tell me his name, and the only reason I was told this was because my dad had a few too many drinks and let it slip. If it would help at all, this is all the information I have: My father's father name was Eberhardt, the last name we have in the US is Barth, I don't know if this was shortened or changed. I went to a family reunion in Zurich in 1985 and met my other great uncle Karl, who died a few years later. At the reunion I noticed it was odd that although I was told our background was Swiss, most of the family was from Germany (West at the time), and that those who did live in Switzerland came there from Germany in the 30's, when my father's father came to the US. I know this is most likely not enough information, but it is all I have. Now that the older generations of my family are starting to pass, we have little contacts left in Europe and even less idea of our family history. Can anyone help, or at least give me some ideas of other places to look? Any advice would be greatly appreciated, and I thank in advance all who respond.

-Justin