Thank you Randy
You are most welcome, we look forward to anything you wish to share with us about your father's service. I happened to notice that the 22 Oct 1944 departure date from New York and the 2 Nov 1944 arrival date in England of your father's 282nd is exactly the same as my grandfather's 292nd. So it appears that they were apart of the same convoy, and who knows, maybe aboard the same ship. I know from the 292nd documents that they sailed to England aboard the USAT Thomas H Barry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USAT_Thomas_H._Barry
USAT Thomas H Barry
This ship was originally the SS Oriente (sister ship of the Morro Castle), an ocean liner that carried passengers between New York and Havana Cuba. The US Army acquired and renamed this vessel in June 1941 for use as a troop transport. The ship could carry 3609 soldiers, the 292nd numbered approximately 631 men, so it could accommodate 4 to 5 more battalions on board. Your father's 282nd might have been one of them. There are no complete records for troop ship loading that I know of.
Just thought I would throw that out there. Have a good day everyone.
Randy