07-09-2016, 10:59 PM
Here's an updated A Company photo with Company Commander Captain Daniel Simpson Leasure identified! Incidentally, there was a question about when this photo was taken. According to unit documentation, Leasure's promotion to captain was announced May 16, 1944. Since he is wearing captain's bars we can be pretty sure it was after this. The C Company photo that Randy has is marked with a date of May 19th, 1944. I'd say we can speculate with decent certainty that the A Company photo was taken at that time, also. Just me thought on this.
Gary L. Gates
Proud Grandson of Randall Gates
Mechanic, A and H&S Companies, 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 1149th Engineer Combat Group
Proud Grandson of Randall Gates
Mechanic, A and H&S Companies, 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 1149th Engineer Combat Group