Thank you, Lawrence, eveything you say fits perfectly. My notes from him state he was in Battery A, and he did live in Los Angeles at that time; I was born in Glendale on November 29, 1945. Unfortunately, most of our belongings were lost, so I never saw his copy of the book. I distinctly recall seeing his uniform and believe he was the next step above Staff Sergeant by the time of his discharge on January 6, 1946. I am trying to get his VA paperwork from Los Angeles as his military records were burned in that terrible fire in St. Louis in 1973. Thanks, again. I will post photos soon.