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Randy, Great job! I'm pretty sure that's my uncle Dean Belmonte, first row, 15th from the left! Pete
Martha, If you're referring to the label of the map that says "292 Engineer ("C") Battalion," that's the official designation, 292nd Engineer Combat B...
Pete, Just thought I'd upgrade you, my friend! Thanks for the clarification. You are correct as the document that he was awarded the Good Co...
Gary, I suspect that the "GO 2 HQs 292 Eng Combat BN 45" indicates that his Good Conduct Medal was awarded via General Orders #2, Headquarters, 292n...
Gary, you're welcome, I'm glad the package arrived safely. And thank YOU for scanning all that! Pete
Gary, Those Longacre photos are the ones I was thinking of. The 1149th Ops Reports tell us what each company was assigned to each day during the Roe...
I wonder if we can gather all the on-line photos of the 292nd, plus the personal photos of family members, and include them with the documents. Make a...
Thanks Gary! Here's my uncle, Dean Belmonte, later in Co. C, 292nd ECB. This photo is at Fort Sheridan, February 1944. He is in the very front row of ...
Gary, This stuff will be a good foundation to the history of the 1149th and especially the 292nd. It will be worth it, I'm so glad you're willing t...
Randy and Gary, I've got the 1149th Ops Reports and an official history of the 292nd from creation until they "entered the war for Germany." Also, s...
Thanks Gary, I'll get these in the mail sometime early next week (I hope...). A lot of it consists of operations reports for the 1149th Engineer Comba...
Gary and Randy, I have a stack of National Archives documents relating to the 292nd -- daily reports for the time of the Roer River crossing. I'd li...
I have the original of that book, well worth it. Pete
Welcome aboard Tony's Boy, I'm sure we 292nd guys are all looking forward to whatever photos you can post! Pete
Randy, Thanks! Yep, that's him. He ended the war as a corporal, so this must be late 1944 / early 1945? Or who knows??? I don't even know what a Mar...