U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985 Railway Unit Group 3

725th Railway Operating Battalion

NameUnit
Bigelow, Daleton E.Company C, 725th Railway Operating Battalion
Campbell, Archie HenryCompany C, 725th Railway Operating Battalion
Huckaby, Cecil AndrewHeadquarters Service Detachment, 725th Railway Operating Battalion
Kopp, John G.Headquarters Company, 725th Railway Operating Battalion
Maillet, Hubert A.Medical Detachment, 725th Railway Operating Battalion
O'Donnell, Elmo J.725th Railway Operating Battalion
O'Neill, James FrederickCompany C, 725th Railway Operating Battalion
Ose, Sr., Armand Sidney735th Railway Operating Battalion (misfiled with 725th images)
Stutsman, James A.Company C, 725th Railway Operating Battalion

726th Railway Operating Battalion

NameUnit
Griffis, Floyd CorneliusCompany B, 726th Railway Operating Battalion
Holliday, John EdwardCompany C, 726th Railway Operating Battalion

728th Railway Operating Battalion

NameUnit
Brandt, Arvo J.Headquarters Company, 728th Railway Operating Battalion
Canode, Leslie E.728th Railway Operating Battalion
Dyszkiewicz, Joseph F.Company B, 728th Railway Operating Battalion
Joseph, Carl E.Company B, 728th Railway Operating Battalion
Myers, Frederick F.Headquarters Company, 728th Railway Operating Battalion
Williams, Gaines L.Company C, 728th Railway Operating Battalion

729th Railway Operating Battalion

NameUnit
Cox, Wendell R.Headquarters Company, 729th Railway Operating Battalion
Hyett, Guy FloydCompany A, 729th Railway Operating Battalion
St. John, Rene RonaldCompany B, 729th Railway Operating Battalion

735th Railway Operating Battalion

NameUnit
Ose, Sr., Armand Sidney735th Railway Operating Battalion

 
 
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U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985 Railway Unit Group 2

 

3rd Military Railway Service
  • Richard L. Wirfs: Headquarters 3rd Military Railway Service
  • Charles Niday: 3rd Military Railway Service
703rd Railway Grand Division
  • Cecil E. Bolin: Headquarters 703rd Railway Grand Division
704th Railway Grand Division
  • Edmund V. Bolger: Headquarters 704th Railway Grand Division
707th Railway Grand Division
  • Estanislado Padilla: Headquarters Company 707th Railway Grand Division
709th Railway Grand Division
  • Beulah B. Adkins: Headquarters Company 709th Railway Grand Division
  • Homer J. Drumm: Headquarters Company 709th Railway Grand Division
710th Railway Grand Division
  • Douglas F. Bunch: 710th Railway Grand Division
711th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Emmett R. Cheney: Headquarters 711th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Thurlee H. Gourley: 711th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Leslie Paul Hornyak: 711th Railway Operating Battalion
  • George William Pelton: 711th Railway Operating Battalion
712th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Raymond W. Buxton: 712th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Howard L. Cochran: 712th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Frank J. Simon: 712th Railway Operating Battalion
713th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Oscar B. Burnett: 713th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Elmer Leroy Gourley: 713th Railway Operating Battalion
714th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Edwin M. Drake: 714th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Oral P. Perry: 714th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Richard J. Perry: 714th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Clyde Watkins: 714th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Lyle Stevison Wilcox: 714th Railway Operating Battalion
715th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Lawrence R. Blomstrom: 715th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Joseph J. Cahill: 715th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Douglas T. Cain: 715th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Sidney A. Graham: 715th Railway Operating Battalion
  • John Clark Hepburn: 715th Railway Operating Battalion
716th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Robert W. Cover: 716th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Antonio M. Lopez: 716th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Charlie G. Ritch: 716th Railway Operating Battalion
717th Railway Operating Battalion
  • William L. Broadwater: 717th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Earl Willard Carr: Headquarters Company 717th Railway Operating Battalion
718th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Eugene B. Bogutske: 718th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Carl Cottle: 718th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Arthur C. Hubbard: 718th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Angus Alexander McDonald: 718th Railway Operating Battalion
719th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Emil Alvary: 719th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Andrew Daniel Burke: 719th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Chester L. Coe: 719th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Marvin E. Eakins: 719th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Eugene F. Ohler: 719th Railway Operating Battalion
  • John Alfred Olsen: 719th Railway Operating Battalion
721st–748th Railway Operating Battalion
  • Harry Chamberlain: 721st–748th Railway Operating Battalion
721st Railway Operating Battalion
  • Cebron Leonard Holton: 721st Railway Operating Battalion
722nd Railway Operating Battalion
  • John W. Dumsday: 722nd Railway Operating Battalion
  • Larther Lester Medlin: 722nd Railway Operating Battalion
724th Transportation Railway Operating Battalion
  • Charles Linton Jackson: 724th Transportation Railway Operating Battalion
  • Thaddeus Wiater: 724th Transportation Railway Operating Battalion

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U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985 Railway Units Group 1

Railway Units Personnel List (Sorted by Unit, Then Last Name)

Unit Name Date Service Number
714th Railway Operating Battalion Frank, Sherman C. Sep 1944 35499189
714th Railway Operating Battalion Frank, Sherman C. Oct 1944 35499189
714th Railway Operating Battalion Gambill, Dolphus N. Sep 1944 35417629
714th Railway Operating Battalion Resoff, Wallace C. Dec 1944 399516
724th Railway Operating Battalion Poole, Walter L. Jul 1945 34888800
732nd Railway Operating Battalion Piker, Elmer G. Mar 1945 38233465
733rd Railway Operating Battalion Beavers, Clarence R. Apr 1944 35-894-739
733rd Railway Operating Battalion Ford, Preston W. Apr 1944 38-520-322
735th Railway Operating Battalion Frazier, John E. Aug 1945 35768924
743rd Railway Operating Battalion Bello, Kenneth Mar 1944 32-881-027
743rd Railway Operating Battalion Lukasiewicz, Thomas S. Jul 1945 36712687
764th Railway Shop Battalion Dillon, Roland O. Feb 1945 32857414
764th Railway Shop Battalion Doss, Martin A. May 1944 36764802
791st Railway Operating Battalion Alvarez, Miguel A. Aug 1943 39835580
791st Railway Operating Battalion Cook, Lewis W. May 1944 33157232
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U.S., WWII Army Deserters Pay Cards, 1943-1945

Railway Operating Battalion Records: 13 Railway Shop Battalion Records: 2

Name Date Service Number Unit / Description
Roland O. Dillon Feb 1945 32857414 Co. B, 764th Railway Shop Battalion
Martin A. Doss May 1944 36764802 764th Railway Shop Battalion, Co. A, Camp Millard
Preston W. Ford Apr 1944 38-520-322 Headquarters Company, 733rd Railway Operating Battalion
Sherman C. Frank Sep 1944 35499189 Company A, 714th Railway Operating Battalion
Sherman C. Frank Oct 1944 35499189 714th Railway Operating Battalion
John E. Frazier Aug 1945 35768924 735th Railway Operating Battalion
Dolphus N. Gambill Sep 1944 35417629 Company A, 714th Railway Operating Battalion
Thomas S. Lukasiewicz Jul 1945 36712687 Company A, 743rd Railway Operating Battalion
Clarence R. Beavers Apr 1944 35-894-739 Headquarters Company, 733rd Railway Operating Battalion
Kenneth Bello Mar 1944 32-881-027 Headquarters Company, 743rd Railway Operating Battalion
Elmer G. Piker Mar 1945 38233465 Company A, 732nd Railway Operating Battalion
Walter L. Poole Jul 1945 34888800 Company C, 724th Railway Operating Battalion (APO 513)
Wallace C. Resoff Dec 1944 399516 Company A, 714th Railway Operating Battalion
Miguel A. Alvarez Aug 1943 39835580 Headquarters & Service Company, 791st Railway Operating Battalion
Lewis W. Cook May 1944 33157232 Company C, 791st Railway Operating Battalion

Summary by Battalion

Battalion Personnel Found
714th Railway Operating Battalion Sherman C. Frank (2 entries), Dolphus N. Gambill, Wallace C. Resoff
724th Railway Operating Battalion Walter L. Poole
732nd Railway Operating Battalion Elmer G. Piker
733rd Railway Operating Battalion Preston W. Ford, Clarence R. Beavers
735th Railway Operating Battalion John E. Frazier
743rd Railway Operating Battalion Thomas S. Lukasiewicz, Kenneth Bello
764th Railway Shop Battalion Roland O. Dillon, Martin A. Doss
791st Railway Operating Battalion Miguel A. Alvarez, Lewis W. Cook

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