724th Railway Operating Battalion
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718th Railway Operating Battalion compass
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753rd Railway Shop Battalion trench art
753rd Railway Shop Battalion art by Nancy on Scribd
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741st Railway Operating Battalion - Stout
741st ROB Stout by Nancy on Scribd
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706th Railway Grand Division 25 October 1943 - 9 May 1945 unit member signatures
706th Railway Grand Divisio... by Nancy on Scribd
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Locomotives: We don't forget old US iron Soldiers!
More from Ludovic ....I have now to write about old ROB soldiers which are preserved in our country : in this case, the steam locomotives type 060 same as the one shown with Mr Julian PETERS in Dreux station in 44. FRANCE bought 77 locomotives of this type in 1946 and they were called "030 TU" in the French specifications.
There are two survivors of this time : the N° USA TC WD 4383, built in 1943 by DAVENPORT, is now in a railway museum in Longueville, near Paris, restored in its military livery and running, by the association named "AJECTA". The other one (USA TC WD 6102) built by HK PORTER from PITTSBURGH, in 1943, is always in Normandy ; I took photos of it in CAEN city, in 1988 and since 1996, it is preserved by an association "ACF", located in PONT-ERAMBOURG, in their railway museum. But it is not yet restored nor running : the association has not enough money to do this work and is awaiting for a sponsoring to help ! (photos joined)- We don't forget old US iron Soldiers !
More on the 030 TU https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/030_TU
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743rd Railway Operating Battalion camp 1945 France
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740th Railway Operating Battalion reunoin roster 1976
740th reunoin roster.pdf by Nancy on Scribd
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735th Railway Operating Battalion History
Thanks to Muia family
735th ROB History by Nancy on Scribd
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723rd Railway Operating Battalion in France: Ludovic and his truck
My name is Ludovic; I am a Frenchman and live in Normandy, 15 miles West from DREUX city. I was always interested in military history and, because my grandfather Maurice was a rail worker from 1922 to 1960 in the area Dreux-Verneuil sur Avre, I discovered, years ago, that it was the 723 rd ROB who was in charge of our railway line.
after WW2). So, our truck is running since this year. I've read that it was the "A" company of the 723 rd who used some trucks as it, but how may, I don't know...?
So, the markings are to be completed with truck/company n°. Enclosed, photos of us and another from the 1944 era in Normandy. I hope this will be of interest for you and old friends of America. very sincerely yours, Ludovic
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