292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member)

[Sir Gator]

Hello Everyone,

 

We just got back from our trip to Branson Wednesday, had a wonderful time, weather cooperated for the most part while we were there. Ralph lives close by Branson and was able to visit with him on this trip. He and I had met once before this back in 2011, not long after we first made contact. He was most kind to invite me into his home and I feel like we had a very good visit sharing photographs, personal items, and stories from our relatives in the 292nd. I plan on posting these things I have shared with him on the forum, starting with my grandfather's address book. My aunt gave me this book shortly after Ralph and I first met in 2011. It includes addresses of family and hometown friends as well but I was pleasantly surprised to see Ralph's dads name the first time I opened it up.While Ralph and I were looking at this book we noticed that Leonard DeMello's name was in it, he being the subject of a few recent posts. Have a good one everybody.

 

Randy

 

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Randy at his best yet again! Great job, my friend!

 

A couple of observations... there is a Stephen E. Long listed on page two which interesting enough I ran across in trying to identify guys in the unit photo in a Dixon newspaper article. Also, on page 3 there is a M. Nelson Weaver listed. This was the poor fella who died on Jan 1, 1945 from non battle injuries (which we are still trying to determine). Since the addresses seem to be in the soldiers own handwriting and considering when Weaver died (as well as the fact that he is on page 3) that would tend to imply that Randy's grandfather must have started the list pretty early on. Interesting...

 

Gary