Received the following email from Gary and since that initial letter, have put him in contact with Captain Al Kincer.

Al is looking into rosters and contacting some of the other men in the unit for more info. In the interim, Al found an entry on NARA's site.

http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail....9,575084,604892

This is the letter that I received from Gary. Of course I invited him to our reunion next September in Port Huron, MI.

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I'm writing this letter hoping that you can help me find any information about my dad's unit.

He passed away when I was 12 and now my children and I have been looking

for information about my dad's WWII unit.

I only know he was in the 48th combat engineers in Europe. This is on

his head stone.

I think my mom told me he trained in Oregon some where but she also passed

away when I was 12 so I don't know any other information.

Any help you might have would be much appreciated.

Thank you for your time

Gary Dobler

Ret. Air force

His second letter to me gave me a bit more info. I told him the next steps to take to inquire about his dad.

This great

we've contacted the DOD and they told us that all of my dad's records were

lost in the big fire

I've look and look for info read many books with no luck

Reuben J. Dobler

serial # 39134066

home of residence Alameda California

enlisted 5/27/1943

head stone info:

Tech 5 48th Combat Engineers Company C

again thank you very much !!!

Gary Dobler

Ret. Msgt USAF