and we were in a town called ilnoramheim. these were the final stages of the war. it was becoming quite obvious it would soon be over. but reports reached us that the town a few miles away surrender they were flying white flags from their houses, so it became my job along with a very small medical detachment and the military government detachment, to go to that town and take the surrender. it was my job to see if there were still any germans, soldiers, prisoners, i mean soldiers there. and we went to that town just about three jeeps on the evening of may 6. and the military government, colonel, took care of the civilian surrender with the mayor of the town whereas i went about my business looking for germans and i only found a few in a german field hospital. they had converted a school house into a hospital. and i found a few of them and made arrangements, made some mental notes what to do with them the following day. we were not in any position to do anything right then and there. but we -- it was late in the day and the war was still going on. we still had receiv