36th Combat Engineers Regt but which company C or G?

[ggent001]

My cousin, Eugene R. Gustafson, Capt., served in the 36^th Combat Engineer Regiment in WWII. He joined the Army on 8 Oct 1941 in Portland, Oregon. He died 28 Oct 1944 at the 3^rd Battalion Aid Station, Rambervillers, France and is buried at the American Cemetery in Epinal.

 

I had thought that he was in “C” company, (1^st Battalion) based on an inscription on the back of his photo taken about the end of Oct 1942 which reads: “Eugene R. Gustafson 1^st Lt. Co. “C” 36^th Engr’s © Commanding”. I am attaching photos, you can see the 36^th insignia patch on his left sleeve. I’m not sure if Eugene wrote the inscription or a family member upon receiving it. All of his siblings are now deceased so no one to ask.

 

But then, I recently received a digital copy of his Report of Burial via a request I had made pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act for his “Individual Deceased Personnel File” with the following in regards to his organization: “36 Engrs Co G” and then hand written: “Regt C” to indicate it should be inserted after “Engrs” and before “Co”. Thus: 36 Engrs Regt. C Co G. So now it looks like Eugene was in “G” company which is in the 3^rd Bn. (Attaching a copy)

 

Place of death on this same report states: 3^rd Bn Aid Sta. Rambervillers, France, 28 October 1944 SFW-Pen. Thorax rear.

 

Questions:

1) Could Eugene have started out in company "C" and later transferred to company "G"? Is such a transfer even possible?

2) Is there a "Regiment C"?

 

Any help would be appreciated,

Susanne Brown