“And not since?”
“No. She also asked the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge -that is, the war-graves organization-for information. They had none.”
“Was any application ever made to have him presumed dead?”
“There was no reason for such action.”
“Does she know if he married?”
“No.”
“Did she ever correspond with him?”
“She wrote a letter of sympathy to him when his parents were killed, but received no more than a bare acknowledgment from him. He did not even ask where they were buried. He showed a want of feeling, she thought. She sent a parcel soon afterwards. He did not trouble to write to thank her for it. She sent no more.”
“Where did his reply come from in 1942?”
“From Benghazi.”