Al Roberts 724th 1954
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Military Railway Service Veterans of World War II and Korea to be Honored at Conference 2009-05-28
Military Railway Service Veterans of World War II and Korea to be Honored at Conference
2009-05-28
Military Railway Service (MRS) veterans of World War II and Korea will be honored at the annual Transportation Corps (TC) Conference at Fort Eustis, Va., July 29-Aug. 1.
During World War II (WWII), more than 43,500 solder-railroaders served in more than 50 commercial railroad-sponsored MRS units stationed in theaters around the world. Seven of these were sponsored by BNSF-predecessor railroads.
Specific events scheduled to honor MRS veterans include "staff ride" visits to nearby rail facilities, tours of the Army Transportation Museum, showing of 1950s-era Army rail training films, history presentations on the Military Railway Service and the Claiborne and Polk Military Railway and access to the locomotive simulator trainer. The Museum Foundation General Membership Meeting luncheon and Conference Ball will enable veterans to meet and share their knowledge with each other and with today's generation of TC soldiers. Throughout the event, an Army History Detachment will be on hand to record the personal MRS experiences and impressions of these veterans for future generations. A detailed schedule listing times and locations for specific events will be published in the near future.
Most TC conference events will be open to the public. A special invitation, though, is extended to post Korean-era soldiers who served, or are currently serving, in active or reserve MRS units. MRS veterans of WWII and/or Korea, who want to participate in TC conference activities, should contact Mark Metz, LTC-USAR (Ret.) at e-mail: m-m-e@comcast.net or 717-597-2636. Other individuals should go to the Fort Eustis Web site at the end of May 2009 and complete the registration form.
BNSF Headquarters
BNSF Railway Company
2650 Lou Menk Dr. 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 961057
Fort Worth, TX 76161-0057
Phone: (817) 352-1000
For more information on the company and its transportation solutions, visit the BNSF Web site at www.bnsf.com
2009-05-28
Military Railway Service (MRS) veterans of World War II and Korea will be honored at the annual Transportation Corps (TC) Conference at Fort Eustis, Va., July 29-Aug. 1.
During World War II (WWII), more than 43,500 solder-railroaders served in more than 50 commercial railroad-sponsored MRS units stationed in theaters around the world. Seven of these were sponsored by BNSF-predecessor railroads.
Specific events scheduled to honor MRS veterans include "staff ride" visits to nearby rail facilities, tours of the Army Transportation Museum, showing of 1950s-era Army rail training films, history presentations on the Military Railway Service and the Claiborne and Polk Military Railway and access to the locomotive simulator trainer. The Museum Foundation General Membership Meeting luncheon and Conference Ball will enable veterans to meet and share their knowledge with each other and with today's generation of TC soldiers. Throughout the event, an Army History Detachment will be on hand to record the personal MRS experiences and impressions of these veterans for future generations. A detailed schedule listing times and locations for specific events will be published in the near future.
Most TC conference events will be open to the public. A special invitation, though, is extended to post Korean-era soldiers who served, or are currently serving, in active or reserve MRS units. MRS veterans of WWII and/or Korea, who want to participate in TC conference activities, should contact Mark Metz, LTC-USAR (Ret.) at e-mail: m-m-e@comcast.net or 717-597-2636. Other individuals should go to the Fort Eustis Web site at the end of May 2009 and complete the registration form.
BNSF Headquarters
BNSF Railway Company
2650 Lou Menk Dr. 2nd Floor
P.O. Box 961057
Fort Worth, TX 76161-0057
Phone: (817) 352-1000
For more information on the company and its transportation solutions, visit the BNSF Web site at www.bnsf.com
MRS rail units sponsored by BNSF
MRS rail units sponsored by BNSF (Burlignton Northern Santa Fe)
Here are the MRS rail units sponsored by BNSF processor companies as listed in MG Gray's RAILROADING IN EIGHTEEN COUNTRIES:
Unit Sponsor Activation Date
704th RGD GN 30 NOV 42
710th RGD ATSF 14 DEC 43
713th ROB ATSF 15 APR 42
732nd ROB GN 12 JAN 44
745th ROB CB&Q 19 MAY 43
747th ROB ATSF Not Activated
750th ROB SL-SF 21 MAR 44
758th RSB ATSF 6 APR 43
Here are the MRS rail units sponsored by BNSF processor companies as listed in MG Gray's RAILROADING IN EIGHTEEN COUNTRIES:
Unit Sponsor Activation Date
704th RGD GN 30 NOV 42
710th RGD ATSF 14 DEC 43
713th ROB ATSF 15 APR 42
732nd ROB GN 12 JAN 44
745th ROB CB&Q 19 MAY 43
747th ROB ATSF Not Activated
750th ROB SL-SF 21 MAR 44
758th RSB ATSF 6 APR 43
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Books we own about Military Rail Units and Unit Histories
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Here is my list of books and unit histories I own and have posted about on this blog.
Email us at militaryrailwayservice@gmail.com if you have anything to share.
727th Photos Ken Sanford
727TH PHOTOS KEN SANFORD FILE by Nancy
More great photos from Ken's daughter, Karen1) Bob Nyberg & interpreter "Peirre" in France
2) Some Italian children in Rome who were hard to keep away from the supply room
3) John Reaple
4) Middle LH side, my Father Ken Sanford holding on to side of train
5) Bottom RH side "703 guys Marseille France"
6) bottom LH side someone named Ed Sanders
Thursday, November 5, 2009
715th Railway Operating Battalion
There is a post about this 715th bell on the Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum-blog and thank goodness for it, you can read it here
I'm pretty sure the L.B. Griffin is my Uncle Larry Griffin, if anyone else is related to anyone from the 715th or knows anymore about the unit or this bell let me know -Thanks, Nancy cunningb2@gmail.com
The above "17" brass bell 1943 Illinois Central railroad 715th RROB" is described as follows:
"Brass railroad bell mounted on wooden plate. I believe this bell was
"owned" by the 715th Railroad Operating Battalion. The 715th served in Italy from 1943-1945 and operated the lines between Pisa and the northern Italian coast, supplying the effort to drive the Nazis from the Apennines and out of the Po Valley of Northern Italy.
They were sponsored by the Illinois Central Railroad.
One side is engraved:
Company B
715th Operating battalionFeb 5th 1943
The other side is engraved with the names of members of the unit:
Capt W. T. Kelly
Lt. R.J. Chinn
Lt. L.B. Griffin
Lt. E.V. Heisler
Lt. J. B. Mattingly
Boiler base 8", base to top of yoke-17", width of yoke-10', bell diameter 8" weighs approx 40 lbs."
Over the years these names have been mentioned as being in the 715th
Raymond D. Simpson, served in Company A Oct 1942 to Oct 1945
Arnold Wolters Apennines and po valley campaigns. his name was arnold wolters.
Herbert L. Williams trainmaster of that unit
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
752nd Railway Operating Battalion Thomas E. Williams photos
Thanks to Dave Williams
1. Dad & Robert Barnes, my dad, Thomas Ervin Williams on left
2. My dad, Thomas E. Williams, Holland, 1945
3. My dad, Thomas E. Williams, Camp Gray, 1944, 752nd ROB, 2cd row third from left
4. Dad and members of his unit, 752nd ROB, France, 2nd row third from right.
1. Dad & Robert Barnes, my dad, Thomas Ervin Williams on left
2. My dad, Thomas E. Williams, Holland, 1945
3. My dad, Thomas E. Williams, Camp Gray, 1944, 752nd ROB, 2cd row third from left
4. Dad and members of his unit, 752nd ROB, France, 2nd row third from right.
8010th TMRS photos - Bernerd Drury
From Bernerd Drury
- Relaxing at the 8010th TMRs club with some of my friends.I am the cpl
- Bernerd in Yokohama Japan sumer 1952
- I remember two of these GIs, the big guy holding a can is Billy Rictie and the one holding a picture is Fortner.
- Bernerd on 70th birthday
- Unit patch
The U.S. Army in Post World War II Japan, 1945-1952
The U.S. Army in Post World War II Japan, 1945-1952 This video presentation features history of the U.S. Army in Japan following "September 2, 1945 ... [when] representatives of the Japanese government and the Allied powers gathered to sign an instrument of surrender which in effect, formally ended World War II." Also includes transcripts, photos, documents (such as the 1946 Constitution of Japan) and suggested readings and links to online resources. From the United States Army.
URL: http://www.army.mil/postwarjapan/
URL: http://www.army.mil/postwarjapan/
747th Railway Operating Battalion photos from KSanford
Karen writes:
1) Bob Nyberg & interpreter "Peirre" in France
2) Some Italian children in Rome who were hard to keep away from the supply room
3) John Reaple
4) Middle LH side, my Father Ken Sanford holding on to side of train
5) Bottom RH side "703 guys Marseille France"
6) bottom LH side someone named Ed Sanders
727th Railway Operating Battalion -Carping
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From Donna...
Ralph David Carping #36661856 Private First Class
727th RWY OPR Bn Discharged November, 9th, 1945
752nd Railway Operating Battalion Photo- Thomas Ervin Williams
From Thomas..My dad, Thomas Ervin Williams, (now deceased) was a fireman on the Santa Fe in 1944.
He enlisted and served in Europe in WWII as a railroader.
I have a picture, I think taken in basic, of him with the 752nd RY OPN BN, it's attached. He's third from left in 2cd row.
746 Railway Operating Battalion Louie Edmistion
Joy writes ...This the 746 Railway Battalion in Germany and Austria. Don't know what year. Louie Edmistion is our relative from Xenia Illinois or could be Wheatland Indiana, where his wife and children were while he was away.
Uncle Louse 3rd row from L 2nd from back
Transportation Corps : railway-operating battalion Field Manual 55-55
War Department field manual; FM 55-55.
1945
Explains 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.
read it