Let me introduce myself ...
I just want say hello to all the descendants, relatives and friends of the members of the WWII 292nd Combat Engineers Battalion. My father was Sylvester A. Stuiber. He passed away last August 23 at the ripe old age of 92. http://www.zacherlfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Sylvester-A-Stuiber?obId=1047815#/obituaryInfo
I came across this thread a while back when I was researching his WWII past. My Dad never talked much about the war. Frankly, he was not much for conversation in the first place and much less so when it came to the war. So, I was excited to find this thread and to find his name mentioned and pictures of him before he shipped out.
I have a few things I can contribute here, some pictures and things I remember him mentioning. And, this is a bit of a tease, but I have an souvenir he brought back that I took out if the box today and discovered it has names and addresses on it! I'll post about it later when I get some good images of it.
Most of all I want to thank all of you for posts and pictures and research. This gives me a better idea of what his experience was like in WWII, and, well, makes me feel a little more connected to him now that he's gone. Thanks.
My condolences on your loss, Kent.
We are certainly glad to have you here on board with us, our little 292nd family is getting larger, and hopefully will continue to grow with others finding us such as you have. Really looking forward to anything and everything that you might want to share with us, we love pictures!
I noticed from you father's discharge paper that his entry date into service of 3 Mar 43 predates the 5 Nov 43 formation of the 292nd. This tells us he was probably assigned to another engineer unit before the 292nd. It was common practice to transfer in or "seed" newly formed units with some soldiers that already had some experience to go with the "green" new recruits.
Enjoy your stay here with us Kent!
Randy