Gary,
Thanks for the information, I did not have all of that. That is a picture of my uncle, and in fact, that is the ONLY picture I had of him as well. I have yet to get access to my Dads stuff, to see if he has more pictures of Charlie, so I would have to base any opinion of my uncle place in the unit from that exact same picture you posted. I would go so far as to say, the picture you posted is of better quality than the one I have from my Mom.
Thanks again my friend, I really appreciate it!!!,
Steve
ps: I have reached out by email to Hampton House to get a copy of the unit picture over a week ago, but have not received a reply yet.
Steve,
One further thing... here are the census records for your Dad and Uncles and their family for 1930 and 1940 (this year is split between two pages).
Enjoy, my friend,
Gary
Proud Grandson of Randall Gates
Mechanic, A and H&S Companies, 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 1149th Engineer Combat Group