Gary;
Yes that is my birth announcement. That I did have; the obituary of my great grandfather I did not. Thank you for that.
My mother believes that the man in the top row is her father...this has caused some confusion for her though.
When I started to research my grandfather my mother kept saying that something was not right about his service record as she remembered him in the service longer than it indicated; well she found this letter that was sent by him to her Aunt ( my grandmother's sister) who's husband was oversees as well at that time. It was written by my grandfather to encourage her Aunt on her wedding anniversary. He was that kind of guy, always concerned for others despite what he might have been going through. Ok I am getting off the point here.
The letter is dated JUNE OF 1942 and he addresses himself as a SGT at this time in the 292nd.....????? Any thoughts on how this can be???
Regards,
Martha DalSanto
Granddaughter of
Edwin J Grosskurth
292nd Eng Combat Bn Co A
Hi Martha,
What a great letter, thanks so much for sharing this family treasure with us. Your grandfather's discharge paper shows he was inducted on 17 JAN 1944 and as Gary has said the 292nd wasn't formed until 5 NOV 1943. Someone just made a mistake when they wrote the date, it happens. Considering the timeline on your grandfather's service and the APO from where it was sent, the date of the letter was probably June 1945 instead of 1942. Hope this may have clarified your mother's confusion. Have a good day!
Randy