Oh Dear! I have made a HUGE mistake! Instead of 286th FA, I made a typing error and ended up giving info I had found on 268 FA Bn.
I am SO sorry!
I did find a book written by a member of that unit:
On the Way
General Patton's Eyes and Ears on the Enemy
Author: Marinello, Edward A
A narrative account of WWII as fought by the men of Battery B, 286th Field Artillery Observation Battalion, from the time they went overseas aboard the Queen Elizabeth in late August 1944. The author was a member of Battery B, and draws on notes he wrote at the time and immediately afterward.
ISBN:
1560726059
Format:
hardback
Price:
£ 31.00
Publisher:
Nova Science Publishers, Inc
New York - USA
Publication date:
1998-12-01
I am also very sorry to hear about your circumstances, Donna, with regards to your dad. It does perhaps illustrate a overlooked aspect of the war; Although WW2 was and is considered "the Good War", I have found that the emotional scars with many soldiers are very much there. This has been brought to the forefront more in relation to perhaps Vietnam vets, but the toll the war took on its veterans and their families is sometimes that deserves more attention than it gets. Only a few studies have been done in this field.
Again, I am VERY sorry to have given information on the wrong unit. When I find out more about his unit, I will let you know.
Stevin