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292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member) - kstuiber - 10-12-2016
Randy,
That is interesting. Perhaps the picture is from a local watering-hole where soldiers would socialize ?
Kent 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member) - kstuiber - 10-12-2016
Hello Randy,Ralph,
I noticed that too. That could be the case since he joined in March 1943 and the 292nd was formed in November of 1943. Perhaps the picture is from boot camp graduation before he joined the 292nd ?
I just found the national archives webpage for requesting veterans records: http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/index.html
I'm going to see if I can get a copy of his personnel file. Maybe that will give me a better picture of how he came to be in the 292nd.
Kent 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member) - buk2112 - 10-12-2016
Kent,
I would say you are correct about it being a local watering hole. I don't recognize the labels on the bottles as being domestic, perhaps this from his time in England?
Randy 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member) - buk2112 - 10-12-2016
Kent,
If the NPRC still has your father's complete personnel file, it will most certainly answer any questions you may have about his service. Don't know if you have read on the website about the infamous fire of July 1973 that occurred there. Roughly 85% of all the Army and Army Air Forces personnel files stored there at the time were destroyed. Not to discourage you, just be prepared that they may not have anything left of your father's file. You definitely should try though,some files survived intact and pieces of some files were recovered. The only thing they had on my grandfather's file was a copy of his final pay voucher, it wasn't much but was still pretty cool to have.
Randy 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member) - Tony's Boy - 10-12-2016
Gary, Thanks for doing this teamwork has paid off on this one. I hope everyone can enjoy a version of this if they had been seeking this out.
Warm wishes,
Ken 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member) - Sir Gator - 10-13-2016
Ken,
Teamwork is the name of the game, my friend! I look forward to seeing you again to return your family treasure.
Gary 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member) - Sir Gator - 10-14-2016 It was a pleasure collaborating with Ken this week. He took a leap of faith in allowing me to borrow his family treasure for scanning and I thank him so much. I look forward to more collaboration with Ken and any and all others interested in our common interests.
Gary 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member) - Walt's Daughter - 10-15-2016
Ah remember, there are other places that can provide the info that NARA in St Louis had.
http://www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/engforum/index.php?showtopic=23
Just want to make sure that peeps know they have other options. 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member) - Sir Gator - 10-15-2016
Absolutely! There are a ton of resources and information provided by Marion on this site, folks!
Gary 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member) - rwrich51 - 11-04-2016
I read on Wikipedia today that WW2 army companies all had 1 mess sergeant and 4 cooks so that might explain our 5 men dressed in white......Ralph |