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Soldier (Marines ) by the WW I on the ship: POSEN, Imperial Navy from 1914 - 1918, ship's mate and first cook.
Participants in the Skagerrak battle in 1916 between the English and German Navy. Since 1920, a sailor on a merchant ship "Montevideo" with many trips from Hamburg to South America. After the birth of his second son in January remained at home.
After that, he was a cattle dealer. In 1942 he became a soldier again. Was assigned duty as a soldier in the concentration camp Esterwegen (Emsland, Germany). In the years he smuggled out letters of the prisoners; was then arrested and taken to a military prison in Aurich, Ostfriesland. Here he was liberated by the British shortly before the war ended.
After WW II, he was a self-employed scrap dealer. He did this until his death
RIN: MH:N69
Soldier (Marines ) by the WW I on the ship: POSEN, Imperial Navy from 1914 - 1918, ship's mate and first cook.
Participants in the Skagerrak battle in 1916 between the English and German Navy. Since 1920, a sailor on a merchant ship "Montevideo" with many trips from Hamburg to South America. After the birth of his second son in January remained at home.
After that, he was a cattle dealer. In 1942 he became a soldier again. Was assigned duty as a soldier in the concentration camp Esterwegen (Emsland, Germany). In the years he smuggled out letters of the prisoners; was then arrested and taken to a military prison in Aurich, Ostfriesland. Here he was liberated by the British shortly before the war ended.
After WW II, he was a self-employed scrap dealer. He did this until his death
RIN: MH:N69
William L
Groothoff Jr
