Nice catch there Ralph, I missed that one! I don't think there is any doubt about that being a 44th Infantry Division patch on Kent's father's uniform. I looked at my Stanton's book this evening and it shows the 63rd ECB and the 104th ECB belonging to the 44th ID, maybe he was originally attached to one of these units before being assigned to the 292nd. Perhaps Kent might be able to shed some light on it.
Randy
Hello Randy,Ralph,
I noticed that too. That could be the case since he joined in March 1943 and the 292nd was formed in November of 1943.
Perhaps the picture is from boot camp graduation before he joined the 292nd ?
I just found the national archives webpage for requesting veterans records: http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/index.html
I'm going to see if I can get a copy of his personnel file. Maybe that will give me a better picture of how he came to be in the 292nd.
Kent