292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member)

[Walt's Daughter]

Hi all,

 

My mother moved into a house next to my older brother about 5 mo. ago and my younger brother, knowing what a history buff I am found my father's footlocker. My father I found out was in the 292nd. The Footlocker has a lot of paperwork as he was Lt. Ervin M. Watson and was in Co. A. So if the photo of company A has a Lt. with a dimple in his chin that is my father. I can't tell in the photo, can't make it big enough to see right now. Will try later. He was in the Indiana National Guard at the start of the war, then ended up training with the 440th field Artillery of the 7th armored Division. Went to OCS in early to mid 1943. Then ended up in Engineer school and the 292nd as his record says he went in theater in Oct. which was the same month the 292nd went in I believe. I will try to get some of the paperwork up for people to look at. I have just touched the surface, as there is also some of his class work from Engineering school/armored training, and OCS school.

 

My wife has had more fun reading the letters from a lot of women that happen to be in it, she said my dad must have enjoyed himself while in the army. My father died in 1976 and my mother is still alive but married my dad in 1955 so she really don't know much about his war time. My younger brother and I have started looking into dad's war time records in the last year.

 

Jon Watson

Welcome to the forum, Jon. So pleased to see you here. As you have discovered, we have a wealth of information on this unit, thanks to all the great people taking part in this conversation.