Thank you to all that have responded. We are having a very interesting time gathering the story from my Father-in-law. He has never wanted to talk until now but it is very important to him to tell the story now. Ardis, my wife, is calling him often as we find new information and then he tells his version or the discussion spurs a memory. It seems that he was working on boulder Dam when the Army drafts pretty much the whole company. He was sent immedately to England to begin preperation for the rest of the outfit to come. His basic training was on the ship on the way over there. At least that is where he was taught how the Army worked.
Again thanks for the help and a great site.
Keep it up. It is so important to get these stories while we still can.
Eagle