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    Seeking info re: 85th Recon Squadron vet

    Gentlemen,

    I'm looking for information regarding a soldier with the 85th Reconnaissance Squadron, 5th Armored Division, in the spring of 1945 time frame. The soldier is Edmund Hockaday.

    Sometime in the spring of 1945, Hockaday and a fellow soldier were on motorized (jeep) patrol in the vicinity of Thuringian (Forrest?), Germany, when they encountered two German soldiers; one described as "Volk Service", the other a young SS trooper. Hockaday and has buddy captured both of them. Hockaday took a P-38 from the SS soldier.

    I've done some searching, but haven't been able to discover a combat report or after-action (such a minor incident, perhaps there never was one). Any sources, or information related to Hockaday, the incident or the two POWs would be of great interest and greatly appreciated.

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