The death of Johannes Coenraad (Jan) Winkelaar has always been a great tragedy in the family. It was only one month after Nurnberg was liberated, that he was shot through the mouth by a drunken American soldier. There is a whole dossier about his death. It is a long sad story. He was a forced labourer and was to go back home to the Netherlands to be united again with his family. I am the niece of Jan and although I was very young, I still remember him. As I am writing down the memories I still have of the war; Jan's story is included. Sluiten