A heartfelt thank-you to John McKenna’s daughter, Patricia Salo, and her brother, Tim for carefully preserving, scanning, and sharing these incredible photos from their dad’s service with the 743rd Railway Operating Battalion in Europe. Families like Patricia’s—who safeguard their soldiers’ memorabilia and choose to share it—bring history to life for those of us who only know we had a railroader in the family but have no photos or records of our own.
When I began this research over 40 years ago, I had the privilege of getting to know many of these men personally. They would be so proud to see their stories preserved and remembered today.
And on a personal note—my own dad also served in the 743rd.
She wrote " I thought it important to let you know that my brother and I have found a veritable treasure trove of pictures from WWII that our father, Master Sergeant John M McKenna left us when he passed in 1995. We were just recently going through boxes and found many many pictures from his time of service with the army" 
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