Ms. M1, (You like that huh) ;)
I agree, the "Regiment" vs "Company" is the confusing part. His Discharge papers further your statement as it says: "358 Engineers, Company C"..... so I agree with you. But I still couldn't find very much at all out there.
Earl, btw, Is "Haywood E. Waters, Jr." so it's his dad we are looking for. Earl has told me of a few story's his Dad left behind and he has his discharge and some pictures, etc. So I know there is something out there. Just a matter of turning over the right rock. Geoff with Golden Arrow Research will hopefully turn over a big rock and solve some of this. Jane is waiting to hear too. Seems strange that even the Corp engineer historian couldn't come up with anything and I sent him "all" the papers.
But as you also stated.... "ahhh, the Army"... hahahaha I think they aren't even sure what they did sometimes...