Hi Jim, welcome to the forum. We`ll be happy to assist you in your research but first i`d like to have a few details since there are many Raymond E & Robert E Porters from PA, i want to make sure i`m looking at the right Porters. i`d like to have their dates of birth, parents names, hometown & county where they lived when they enlisted.
And which 1905th are we looking for? There were 2 in the CBI: The 1905th Engineer Aviation Battalion, & the 1905th Quartermaster Truck Company, Aviation, part of the 301st Air Service Group.
My grandfather, Robert E. Porter was born January 6, 1925, although it was rumored he changed his birth certificate to read 1923. He was from Linwood, PA, as was his brother. Their mother was Leola Pearl Moore. The name Moore was from her second husband. Their father was Nicholas Porter. I am trying to get exact dates of when they went I to the army. I believe my grandfather was January 1943 and his brother Raymond was March 1943. My grandfather Robert was in the 1905th Engineer Aviation Battalion. I am still trying to find Raymond's date of birth. I did see that there were 2 that died at the Battle of the Bulge on December 24, 1944. My grandfather's brother was the one that held the rank of sergeant.
Thank you so much for any help you can lend to my search. I really appreciate it.