1053rd Engineer Port Construction and Repair Group

[JerryLH]

On 11/12/2017 at 11:37 PM, drwstr123 said:

My father was a diver for the 1053rd. Did the the ETO and wound up in the Philippians at war's end.

Second from left, bottom row, Mike Sokoloff.

 

Thanks for sharing, my father in law in in the graduation picture in Robert Raysback posting and your father is standing behind him to the right. My father in law also did ETO and the Philippines

they obviously knew each other. Any information that you have about the 1053rd would be appreciated. 

 

19 hours ago, Walt's Daughter said:

Now that had to be a scary job. I would have to pass on that one!  Lot of brave guys there! Thanks for posting this wonderful photograph!