| Herbert Oster |
| Uedem - Thirties |
| Preparing for emigration |
| Father´s escape |
| Life in Colombia |
| Soldier in the U.S. Army |
| Arrival of my family |
| My wife Gertrud |
| Return to Uedem |
| Fate of family members |
| Sources |
Soldier in the U.S. Army
I lived in Colombia until February 1953, when I received
permission to emigrate to the USA. My aunt Herta, living in Chicago,
sponsored me.
Two month after arriving in the USA I volunteered for military service
and enlisted in the Air Force, where I served two years in the USA and
2 years in Europe where I was stationed in Chaumont sur Marne, France.
I went to Germany twice in 1955 and 1956 with the Air force football
team from my base and we played against American military teams in
Frankfurt and Munich. At that time I still saw a lot of reconstruction
taking place in Germany.
After I completed my military service in 1957 I went to work in a
factory and began a 5 year apprenticeship to become a tool & die
maker. I worked in the trade until I retired when I was 62 years old.
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Muehlenstraße 24 |
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Herta Oster |
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Stolperstein |
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Stolperstein |