I'm hoping someone can answer the following question. When a person entered ASTP from the military did he remain in his original company? In other words, if someone was originally attached to the 298th Engineers, Company C was he still part of that company even though he was attending college? This group landed in Normandy on D-Day. Now even though the Carnegie Mellon program ended sometime around March 1, why would someone be transferred from the 298th to the 320th. Would it have something to do with needing more training? Would that be a plausible reason for not shipping out with the 298th? Thank you, Adrienne Inman

Adrienne, When he left the 298th and went to ASTP his next Unit was called a STAR Unit where he was processed and sent to the ASTP Unit at Carnegie Mellon. He was still in the Army. He was no longer assigned/attached to the 298th. His new Unit would be the numbered ASTP Unit at C/M. In all probability, he was assigned to the 320th from C/M. He couldn't ship out with the 298th, since he was no longer part of that Unit. Ellis Hosbach Bethel Park, PA