Yes Gary, it makes you wonder who they are. There are a couple of other pictures my grandfather had of the fellow that is on the left of this photo I posted earlier.
Makes me wonder if he was a friend.
Hampton House did a marvelous job, it was a nice gesture Gary calling and thanking her personally, kudos!
I think all of the panoramic unit photos I have ever seen have had some kind of writing on them, so yes it is a bit different that the Company A photo did not. But hey, we know who they are.
I think there are 8 to 10 letters that my grandfather sent home that I have. Two or three are from after the war and there are a few other things he mentions like the one guarding German prisoners. Maybe I'll transcribe them in a future post.
Randy
Randy,
That's a thought... my grandfather sent dozens of letters home from the time he shipped out to Camp Butner until he came home and my grandmother in her own way knew that they would be important not only for her, but for the future and so kept them all. Family was at the core of who she was and by keeping his letters her family has gotten a glimpse into not only the lifeline he had during his deployment, but also the lifeline she got from him during her daily struggles alone, during wartime with four small boys. You realize that the brave men serving were not the only ones fighting a war, but that the ones left behind had their own battles to fight. So, that's got to go on my list, also... transcribing information from some of their letters that could give a glimpse of what these patriots experienced during their service and how that affected the ones that stayed on the home front.
That's my diatribe for the now. Goodnight.
Gary
p.s. Randy, have you tried to compare the photos to see if there is anyway to match up the mystery "friend" with the men on the company photo that we all have gotten? May not give us a name, but it would be interesting to find him in that photo. Just a thought, my friend. 
Proud Grandson of Randall Gates
Mechanic, A and H&S Companies, 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 1149th Engineer Combat Group