Gloria writes... I have a question, these wooden shoes (pictured below) were bought at a yard sale in Red Bluff, California. 

A teenage girl selling them said they were found in her grandfather’s house when they were cleaning it out. 

 Would the ROB stand for a railroad battalion? And would Co. B have been in Germany in 1945? 

We have had no idea what the writing stands for. 

Thank you for your assistance.

Answer: Maybe a gift sent home from Holland by the soldier ? Company B was in charge of the rolling stock. 

Unfortunately she did not get the soldiers name .

WW2 WAR US ARMY PERSIAN GULF COMMAND PICTORIAL MAP BRASS BEER STEIN, 

This is neat 1940's plated brass beer stein showing a map of the Persian Gulf including, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the Soviet Union. Persian Gulf Command was a United States Army operation to have a land supply route open to Russia during World War 2

 More on Persian Gulf Command on this blog HERE

Some units were : 

3rd Military Railway Service (702nd Military Railway Grand Division)

711th Railway Operating Battalion 

730th Railway Operating Battalion 

754th Railway Shop Battalion 

762nd Railway Shop Battalion 

791st Railway Operating Battalion

753rd Railway Shop Battalion art by Nancy on Scribd