Railroading in Eighteen Countries: The Story of American Railroad Men Serving in the Military Railway Service, 1862 to 1953 by Maj.-Gen. Carl R. Gray
Railroading in Eighteen Countries: The Story of American Railroad Men Serving in the Military Railway Service, 1862 to 1953 Kindle Edition by Maj.-Gen. Carl R. Gray (Author) Part I
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FM 55-55
Field Manual 55-55 Description Describes "the organization and operation of the railway-operating battalion upon a railway operated by the Military Railway Service. Its purpose is to assist military railway officers in the training and operation of their units and to guide command and staff officers charged with their employment." 57 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. United States. War Department. February 4, 1944.
715th Railway Operating Battalion - Charles Wesley Lewis
His granddaughter, Melissa writes ....
Charles Wesley Lewis was morn Jan 24, 1919 and passed Dec 6, 1986 Once home to West Virginia he began work in the coal mines eventually getting his Mine Foreman's Certificate in 1953. Was a member of the local Lions Club and an avid gardener.
He had bright blue eyes and a warm toothy smile, a wicked sense of humor and a great story teller, and he never met a stranger. Sadly he passed at only 67 from complications of emphysema and Black Lung Disease.
*Thanks Melissa for sharing these with us !
