292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member)

Gary,

I just realized I have a photo of one more guy in the panoramic photo. The attached photo is a close up I've cut from a photo labeled on the back as "Sterling Sykes and Demello at Gosselies Belgium 3Aug1945." I can't find Demello on the list you posted some time back, but I believe Demello is the 16th man from the left on the back row of the Company A panoramic photo. What do you think?

 

As for the photo date, I'm wondering about it. That would be after the end of the war in Europe. Would they have been in Belgium at that point? I'm afraid I don't know the unit history like I should.

 

Lisa

 

Hi Lisa,

 

Thanks for sharing the photo with us. I agree that you have correctly identified this fellow from the Company A panoramic.I had a Leopold Demello on my list of Company A men from this Morning Report document (sorry for the poor image, the original is poor).

 

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This report from 7 December 1944 changes his status from being on sick call at the hospital in Chester, England to active duty. Lisa here is a general outline for the 292nd during the war. They performed various occupational duties after the war in Europe ended on 8 May 1945, such as building P.O.W. and staging camps. My grandfather's letters even make reference that they actually guarded prisoners at times. As you can see from this list they spent a good deal of time in Belgium.

 

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One of my grandfather's letters is from the same locale and time frame as the photo you have posted, neat!

 

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Have a good day and thanks again Lisa for sharing!

 

Randy



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