David,
My name is Kraig Thein and tonight I had decided to look up my mother (Carol Ann Phthisic) father while on this ancestry site and this info came up (to my surprise) as the last name is so rare and the story I heard growing up was that he was never located since about 1940 / 1941
My moms birthday is 12/23/37
The fact that I came across this posting by fluke is intriguing to say the least, however you posted this back on May 17, 2000
Looking forward to communicating further !
Best, kraig thein
My email is
kraigermeister@yahoo.com