"I did find a roster from what I believe was their trip home
in 1945. I've attached a jpg with the image of the document.
According to this they were staged in Luzon, P.I. and
traveled back on ship # APA 121."
Railway Operating Battalion (ROB), Railway Shop Battalion (RSB), Railway Grand Division (RGD), Transportation Railway Shop Battalion (TRSB), Transportation Group (Railway), Transportation Railway Shop Battalion (TRSB), Transportation Railway Operating Battalion (TROB), Transportation Military Railway Service(TMRS), Transportation Group (Railway), Transportation Corps, U.S. Army and more
This is actually a passenger list from the USS Hocking (APA-121) which was transporting the 737th Railway Operating Battalion from Luzon to Japan for Occupation duty in October 1945. The remaining roster of Company B as well as the other companies in the Battalion can be found on Fold3.com under the Muster Rolls for the USS Hocking.
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ReplyDeleteMy grandfather was John Ziolkowski He was an amazing man..He went on to design the transmission casing for the first mass produced fwd car..the 1966 Olds Toronado
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