Hello Ken,
I think I see what you're getting at. I'm just getting oriented to the photos here, but it looks like my father could be in the photos of company A and company C, if that's possible. I've attached the enlargement of part of the company C photo and I think he's in the first row, 4th from the right with the Sargent stripes. My eyes say %80-%85 that's him, my gut says %100. I would welcome any other opinions.
Also, does anyone have an idea when the company A photo was taken?
Kent
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A little later .....
I've added some photos from the same time period for comparison.
Kent,
I am confident that the Company A photo would have been taken the same day, 19 May 1944, along with the rest of the battalion. They would have had the companies staged and ready so the photographer could snap each company photo one right after another. I think it is a bit odd that there is no writing on the Company A photo. Most every unit panoramic picture I have ever seen, including ones from the World War I era, have the unit number, date, and location. If it turns out your father appears in both photos, now that would be a real head scratcher! Have a good one!
Randy