Hi and thanks for your post,
I am glad to hear your dad is in good health at 87. Dad didn't talk much about men being killed or injured so I was surprised to hear about your dad being wounded. I thought the battalion only came close to combat a couple of nights when they were subject to raiding parties from the German garrison stuck on an island off the French coast. If he cares to share how it happened I would like to hear about it. I'm glad he survived but sound like it was a very close thing.
I think I have a slightly different edition of the battalion history than the one you quoted -it was printed in September 1945. If so we may have information and pictures to share - would be interested to know as the forward in mine indicates it is a work in progress as they did not know how it would end - stay in ETO, on to the Pacific or home. I found your dad listed in Company B.
John Payne