Hello;
I am trying to find information on the 292nd Eng Combat Battalion CO A: I have seen various items but am confused if there was more than (1) Co A during WWII? I am sorry I am new to all of this.
My Grandfather (Edwin J Grosskurth) was a member of the battalion and my mother (his daughter) only has his discharge papers, and she would like very much to have more info. I have spent quite a while searching but his name does not come up in the national registry. I see photo's on this site but am not sure if he would be in these as I don't know how many Co A's there may have been during WWII.
If anyone can help I would be extremely grateful.
I am posting the only thing I do have and hope this will be enough to be pointed in the right direction, I am trying to get some kind of time line and understanding of what my grandfather would have done or been involved in so as to present her. I don't have a military photo like I see people display, hoping that I might find a picture of him through others.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Regards,
Martha
Hello Martha,
Warmest welcome to the forum, we are so glad to have you here with us. You most certainly have come to the right place, unless I have lost count, including you there are currently 12 folks here on the forum with family members who had belonged to the 292nd. There was only one Company A in the 292nd, as there would be only one in any battalion. Looking at your grandfather's discharge paper it shows he was a cook with the 292nd.Have you had an opportunity to look for your grandfather in the Company A photo that has had many postings here on the forum? With him being a cook he may very well be one of the soldiers dressed in white in the middle of the photo that we have previously wondered about. We are currently working on digitizing hundreds of documents relating to the 292nd, so stick around with us,I'm sure you will learn a lot. I know Gary has some General Orders for the 292nd, he probably has one listing your grandfather receiving his Good Conduct Medal. Glad to have you aboard Martha.
Randy