The 208th Engineer Combat Battalion entered Berlin fairly early as there was still random incidents taking place. Daddy actually saw Russians throwing Hitler Youth from the top of a bldg.
The Battalion was ended and sent home in November 1945. I found several more photos but none that would help identify that plane.
There is one with their C.O., Lt. Col. Leslie O. Scott, playing on an FW-190 which appears intact.
Thanks very much for your information. Also thanks the other pictures for clues about the identification of the plane.
Yartddog, I just found that your father=s battalion was also active in my country (The Netherlands)building bridges, replacing destroyed bridges. See the link to a picture:
https://www.europeana.eu/portal/nl/record/2021622/detail_no_jsp_action_detail_imid_74268.html