My name is Wim Hendriks, nationality Dutch, age 84 years. I am a member of BOBA, and live in the township Simpelveld (Netherlands, South Limburg), close to the point where the borders of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands come together.

As a boy of 10 years old, I can still remember December 16, 1944, the day that “The Battle of Bulge” (Ardennes offensive) started. Day and night the cannon roar could be heard, and the lightening of the night sky above the Ardennes was intense. My place of residence, Simpelveld, was later (January, February 1945) a recovery and resting place for the GIs.

My question now is: Are there any veterans or relatives who remember or known the name “ Simpelveld”? Or the places Vaals, Heerlen, Kerkrade (and Aachen in Germany)? Perhaps, they may still have information about that time, such as pictures or documents.

If you have any information, please contact me by email: 
ahwhendriks@yahoo.de;
or mailing address below:
Wim Hendriks
Diddenstraat 23
6369 CR Simpelveld
Nederland

Thank you in advance. With kind regards, Wim Hendriks, Member