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292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member) - Sir Gator - 09-28-2016
Martha,
Here is General Order #2 that lists your grandfather as having been awarded a Good Conduct Medal on March 28, 1945.
Gary 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member) - buk2112 - 09-29-2016
Gary,
Thanks for the tip, a Google account is probably the way I will go with the Company C photo. I will try to get that set up here real quick for everybody to see.
I can certainly understand your frustration with the IDPF requests. I think the longest I had to wait for one was eleven months, you are correct that patience is a virtue when dealing with government machine. There just does not seem to be any method to their madness. If you can believe it the first one of these files I ever requested only took about three weeks to receive and that was back when they were burning them to CD and sending them by snail mail, go figure! Yes I had requested Millard Weaver's IDPF back in March, received confirmation of request and I am still waiting. We suspected previously that maybe he died from an accident and your document seems point to that effect, the IDPF should include the investigation that it speaks of.
The second entry for 6 JAN 1945 on your posted document mentions a possible demolition action. With my grandfather being a Demolition Specialist with the 292nd you can probably surmise my interest in this tidbit. I am very much looking forward to seeing the rest the General Orders that have been collected. Have a good one my friend,
Randy 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member) - buk2112 - 09-29-2016
Gary,
Really like the "line up" for our 292nd team you have made here, great job! One mistake I see is that Ralph Richardson is the son and not grandson, keep up the good work!
Randy 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member) - Walt's Daughter - 09-29-2016 I like that too. You have done a lot of good work Gary. Good job, everyone! 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member) - Sir Gator - 09-29-2016
Thanks for the heads up, my friend! Here is a corrected list of the "292nd Immortals and those that seek their immortalization":
Randall Gates (Gary Gates [sirgator], grandson) - A Company Dean Belmonte (Pete Belmonte [Jeweler], nephew) - C Company Sterling Sykes (Lisa Sykes [sterling’s Daughter], daughter-in-law) - A Company Arthur A. Clark (Randy Clark [buk2112], grandson) - A Company Ralph W. Richardson (Ralph Richardson [rwrich51], son) - A Company Anton Pagoria (Kenneth Burger [Tony’s Boy], grandson) - A Company Paul Corzine (Sam Harrison [samHarrison], grandson) - H&S Company Julian Mizell (Sam Harrison [samHarrison], great nephew) - A Company Warren Schroeder (Dennis Schroeder [Warren’s Son], son) - A Company Charles Crawford (Steve Crawford [Ohioborn], nephew) - A Company Earvin Watson (Jon Watson [Jwatson757], son) - A Company Sylvester A. Stuiber (Kent J. Stuiber [kstuiber], son) - A Company Edwin J. Grosskurth (Martha DalSanto [shurlox], granddaughter) - A Company
What a list! Thanks to all of you for your participation!
Gary 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member) - Sir Gator - 09-29-2016
Ahhhh, a compliment from the one here who has done the ultimate in good work. Thanks, Marion! 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member) - Walt's Daughter - 09-29-2016 Ah, I know one when I see one. Needless to say, it's great having you on board. It's nice to have one of such caliber! 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member) - shurlox - 09-29-2016
Gary;
Thank you for that....the first piece of information...YEAH!!..I will try and find a military picture to see if I can match it with the CO A photo I have seen on here. It would be great if he is in it. I just don't have a clear enough view of the one on here to be sure.
Regards,
Martha 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member) - Jeweler - 09-29-2016
Thanks Gary! Pete 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member) - Sir Gator - 09-29-2016
Martha,
If you can at least find one from the period in or out of service where you (or if you post it... we) can get a good look at his face from the era then you can use the following link to download the high res version of the image of the Company A photo:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5ghnJbeN7QkSU8xaFhSclRtOUE/view
Just be aware that the file is nearly 80 megabytes in size so is quite large. Thus, be patient when downloading. But, it should give you a very close view of the men's faces. If you have issues then just let me know. The file is a Tiff file so if by chance you can't read it then I'll upload a JPEG version which you will have no problem reading. Until next time... have a wonderful night!
Gary |