Charles,
Although
we do not have a comprehensive roll of 503d PRCT members, the
information which you have provided does give a strong indication
that your uncle was most likely from the 503d. For instance, many
of the old-timers of the 503d had sufficient points on their record
not to be posted on occupation duties in Japan, and thus would not
have been authorised the Army of Occupation Medal.
The
11th Airborne patch was worn when the 503d were in Japan,
so that would indicate your father had been through most of the war
with the 503d. His medals are also consistent with a Corregidor
veteran, though not necessarily determinative of whether he was on
the jump.
The
website's database search for jumper’s names doesn’t determine the
matter. Other bits of information might assist – whether he’d ever
been to Australia, whether he’d been on a troopship, whether he’d
been to Panama, all that sort of thing.
The
more you read about the 503d on our websites, the more you’ll be
able to understand your uncle’s history. Our website provides more
cumulative understanding of the 503d experience than the
lost records of St. Louis ever did.
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