Lisa,
I think you are spot on about the ID. If that isn't Demello then it's a twin brother!
I don't see him on the original list of enlisted men transferred to the unit from other units when it was formed in November of 1943, but that is not unusual since at least 400 men were transferred early in Feb of 1944. Let me do a little digging to see what I can find. Randy, since you are so good at these types of things please feel free to chime in here.
As for where they were after Germany's surrender... they built POW camps, etc at this time and some one else posted something about this place stating that it was written on the back of their photo, also.
Time to scour some documents!
Gary
Here is Leopold DeMello from the NARA enlistment records.
His enlistment date of 13 January 1944 is very close to my grandfather's 9 January 1944 enlistment. My grandfather's discharge paper states he entered active service on 27 January 1944. After completing basic training (possibly Camp Crowder), I estimate he probably joined the 292nd sometime in March 1944 (darn that 1973 fire!). I would think Leopold DeMello probably joined the unit at around this same time frame.
Randy