Today I contacted a few people on the phone about information on both the 472nd and the 973rd.
I did finally got in touch with Pam Bass (Misfeldt) daughter of Wanda Misfeldt. She said that she had some information in box in her house and wanted me to call back in a few days to let her look for it. Hopefully she will find something.
I also got in contact with Burton Pinkham' son. Burton Pinkham was the commanding officer of the 472nd. He was not sure what had happened to his fathers records and thought that they might be lost (too bad).
I also contacted another veteran from the 973rd. I actually found one that was still alive. I talked to his wife, apparently her husband has some trouble remembering the details but she did say that she has definitely heard him talk about my uncle before. She said that she had some records in a box at her house and she was going to search for it for me and try to get me as much information as she could.