292nd Engineer Combat Battalion (New Member)

[Sir Gator]

Wow, Royer was 36 at the end of the war - he must have been "the old man" in the platoon!

Yes, sir! I completely respect his service all the more and understand it as my grandfather was 34 when he enlisted in Dec of 1943 and was 36 when he came back in Oct of 1945. Hats off to these men and to all of those who have served our great nation!

 

Gary

 

Incidentally, for those interested, there was a blog set up about Royer's service by his nephew. It has since been abandoned (the nephew passed away), but has some interesting info about his experiences and some low res images of photos that he took while serving. Here's the link:

 

http://wilburmusserinww2.blogspot.com/