Thanks so much to the family of Engineer, Jack Naugle for these great photos and docs. Son and nephew of Jack write ... Jack was the RR engineer in the 724th RR during WWII and especially in France where his unit was doing ammunition trains out of Paris toward the advancing front towards Germany.

All four of the Naugle brothers served overseas during WW II and all returned alive safely which was quite the homecoming story in this small south central PA town (15,000-20,000 population at the time). 3 of the brothers already had jobs on the Western Maryland RR before their enlisting in the services and they returned to those jobs in Hagerstown, MD as Road Foremen after the war. They are buried in Hagerstown. The youngest brother married a woman from Chambersburg and ran the woman's father's dairy farm nearby until his death.

Below you will find a timetable document and unit history from the 724th Railway Operating Battalion -thanks to Naugle Family

724th Railway Operating Battalion History of WW2 1943-1945 by Nancy

724th Timetable

724th Timetable by Nancy

** these engineers worked on some very interesting rail bridges ... Returning to the United States in July and August 1943, the regiment was next stationed at Camp White, Oregon. The regiment was broken up at Camp White on 25 September 1943. Its HQs became the headquarters of the 1122d Engineer Combat Group, and its 1st and 2nd Battalions became the 35th and 145th Engineer Combat Battalions, respectively. The 35th trained at Camp White until April 1944, and then served in Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and central Europe campaigns of World War II and received a Croix de guerre from the government of Luxembourg. The battalion returned to the United States in September 1945 and was inactivated on the 17th of that month at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey.

Company ‘C’ 753rd Railway Shop Battalion invitation to SECOND OVERSEAS ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION FOR COMPANY ‘C’ 753 RAILWAY SHOP BN TENTH OF FEBRUARY 1945… Also a letter thanking ‘BEN’ for his service and urging him to attend. Signed by F.J. Kossuth Captain TC Commanding

 

759th Cho Choo News 1943 by Nancy

 

Thanks so much to Catherine for sharing !

Here's a better copy from Sam grandson of T/Sgt. George A. Akers, Company B,he writes ..  is in the fourth row, just left of the leftmost officer.  

 

Naomi shares her amazing slide presentation " First of all, it was very interesting to tour your Military Railway Service blog. I can see why our presentation would be of interest. However, Jim and I are currently revising it as we have found more accurate information for a few details. So perhaps it would be best to include a caveat on the blog to that effect " I will post a new version when it becomes available !

From AGRS to JMAC 15Nov12 NJPetersen by Nancy

743rd ROB Eugene Lewis by Nancy on Scribd

Thanks to Eugene's son in law Bob!

Scott is researching his Dad Walter and says

721 order of battle.pdf by Nancy