Well folks, I'm a little excited about an observation I have just made about the picture of the unknown soldier I posted previously. The photo on the right has my grandfather in the front row, second from the right. The soldier next to him ( front row, third from the right) I'm betting a dollar to donuts is the same soldier posing with the Thompson on the left. Tell me what you think, is this the same guy? They both have the same Tec 5 rank on their sleeves, looks like the same guy to me. I'm guessing the small group photo was taken somewhere stateside but don't know for certain. There is writing on the back.
In case you have trouble reading it, it says; "Only 4 of these are old men, the rest new to the outfit"
Don't know whose writing this is, another question.
Who knows, maybe one of our 292nd'ers here has a relative in this picture.
Randy
Randy,
I agree with Ralph. It definitely looks like the same guy and also about most being replacements. Question... which four guys are not replacements and are the "old men"?
Gary
Proud Grandson of Randall Gates
Mechanic, A and H&S Companies, 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 1149th Engineer Combat Group