Showing posts with label 724th Transportation Battalion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 724th Transportation Battalion. Show all posts

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

 
See the application cards for this group here

724th Railway Operating Battalion - Brasfield

 Dick is researching his mother's first husband TEC4 Brasfield. He was killed in France, less than a month before VE Day. Does anyone know anything of him. Thanks, ,Dick Flippo TEC4 Roy H. Brasfield | dflippo@juno.com 

 Roy Harmon Brasfield, TEC/4 of the 724th Railway Operating Bn, USA. Killed when he ran over a 1000 lb bomb, on 11 April 1945, near Chevres (?), France. Engineering Engine 3563, part of the "Toot Sweet Express"



765th TRSB and 724th TROB accident

 Thanks Ed ! Does anyone know anything about this event?




724th TROB Korea Meritorious commendation

724th Railway Operating Battalion Co. B - William Plitcha

Sgt William J. Plichta, Co B. 714th Training-724th Railway Operating Battalion 

Fort Eustus to Pusan in Korea. Included are a service sector uniform Jacket size 34 and 2 garrison caps. A dress cap cover with name and unit listed . A ashtray with unit name from Fort Eustus. Also 9 Fm & Tm manuals including "Operation of railroads Locomotive Repair Shops" 1946 - Camouflage Basic principles 1944-Personal conduct 1949-Elementary map reading and photography 1944-Railway shop battalion 1944-First aid 1946-Army life 1946-Advanced Map and photographic reading(Loose front cover)-2 combination scorebooks M1-BAR-Military justice HQ 2nd army 1951-2 safety rules military railway service 1944-Personal conduct 1949

William-Plichta-Obituary 

North Olmsted, Ohio Jun 14, 1930 – Apr 8, 2020 

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of William J. Plichta (North Olmsted, Ohio), who passed away on April 8, 2020 at the age of 89. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. He was loved and cherished by many people including : his wife Arlene E. Plichta; and his daughters, Susan Conklin (Chuck) and Judy Plichta (Jerry Krankovich). In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in William's name are suggested to Habitat for Humanity, 2110 W 110th St., Cleveland, OH 44102. Suggested donation : Habitat for Humanity

Wheels Rolling in Korea The Signalman's Journal March 1953

Wheels Rolling in Korea The Signalman's Journal March 1953 by Nancy on Scribd

724th Transportation Railway Operation Battalion in Korea - Stutz

15 pictures taken in 1956 by Paul E. Stutz (1915-1977) who was with the 724th Transportation
Railway Operation Battalion in Korea.

724th TROB misc docs




724 TROB by Nancy on Scribd

John A. Fiermonte 5th Motor Transport Squadron ( 765th TRSB and 724th TROB)

Alan shares photos of his Dad's service " John A. Fiermonte, Sr., USAF, A1C served in the 5th Motor Transport Squadron in Korea at YDPo 1952-53 He took these photos circa 1952 while in Korea" fiermonte1d

Veteran's History Project Military Rail Soldiers / Veterans

Veterans History Project by Nancy

Library of Congress Veterans History Project: Railroad Vets ( some are now digital) #2


Chappell, John J. -- Technician Five, Army Veteran 749th ROB
World War II, 1939-1945 - Camp Plauche, Louisiana; Camp Shelby, Mississippi; Camp Stoneman, California; Luzon (Philippines); Korea
Chappell, John J. -- Corporal, Army Veteran  749th ROB
World War II, 1939-1945 - Camp Plauche, Louisiana; Camp Shelby, Mississippi; Camp Stoneman, California; Luzon (Philippines); Korea
Chowen, Ewan Donald -- Staff Sergeant, Army Veteran  702nd ROB
World War II, 1939-1945 - United States; Iran
Creedon, John M. -- Technician Four, Army Veteran  729th ROB
World War II, 1939-1945 - United States; European Theater; England; France; Belgium; Luxembourg; Holland; Germany; Omaha Beach


Douthett, Jr., Chester Wilton -- Private First Class, Army Veteran 724th TRSB
Korean War, 1950-1953 - Pusan, Korea



Veterans History Project Rail vets
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/search?query=%2Brailway&start=0

724th Railway Operating Battalion 1951 timetable Fort Eustis


Fort Eustis Military Railroad 724th Trans Railway Operating Battalion Timetable No 1, Eff 0001 HRS 2, April 1951
Inside 1stPage reads: “Personnel whose duties are in anyway affected by the timetable must have a copy of the current timetable while on duty”.

Railroad Fans - this Timetable is when Maj. A.M. Schofield was the Division Superintendent - he went on to become the President of the Pennsylvania Railroad (Just an interesting side note - nothing to do with this listing - I also have Schofield's actual desk from the Pennsylvania Railroad when he was the President).
Some History on Fort Eustis& the 724th Battalion:
On 7 May 1945, the 714 ROB was relieved of responsibility in the operation of the Alaska Railroad and returned to Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. The 714th did an outstanding job in the accomplishment of this mission and for this service was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation. It was re-designated as the 714th Transportation Corps, Railway Operating Battalion on 29 December 1945 then just the 714th Transportation Railway Operating Battalion (TROB) on 10 May 1947. Shortly after the end of hostilities, the Battalion arrived at Fort Eustis, Virginia, and assumed the responsibility for the operation of the Fort Eustis Railroad.
In the summer of 1950, the 714th departed Fort Eustis for Korea to perform duty with the Third Transportation Military Railway Service (TMRS). They arrived there on 26 August 1950, commanded by Major H. W. Martens. The 765th Railway Shop Battalion (RSB), commanded by Major James K. Hanks, had also arrived.
The Korean version of the 712th TROB started as a reserve unit sponsored by Reading Company, a Philadelphia based railroad. Similar units were in place on the Pennsylvania Railroad, (724th),and others who sponsored the 729th and a few others.
The Fort Eustis Military Railroad is an intra-plant United States Army rail transportation system existing entirely within the post boundaries of the United States Army Transportation Center and Fort Eustis (USATCFE), Fort Eustis, Virginia. It has served to provide railroad operation and maintenance training to the US Army and to carry out selected material movement missions both within the post and in interchange with the US national railroad system via a junction at Lee Hall, Virginia. It consists of 31 miles (50 km) of track broken into three subdivisions with numerous sidings, spurs, stations and facilities.