Elmer G. Piker Mar 1945 38233465 Co A 732d Railway Operating Battalion

Walter L. Poole Jul 1945 34888800 Co C 724 Railway Operating Battalion John E. Frazier Aug 1945 35768924 735th Railway Operating Battalion

Roland O Dillon Feb 1945 32857414 Co B 764th Railway Shop Battalion

Martin A Doss May 1944 36764802 Co. A. 764th Railway Shcp Battalion Preston W. Ford Apr 1944 38520322 Hq Co. 733rd Railway Operating Battalion Sherman C. Frank Sep 1944 35499189 Co. A 714th Railway Operating Battalion Sherman C. Frank Oct 1944 35499189 714th Railway Oprating Battalion John E. Frazier Aug 1945 35768924 735th Railway Operating Battalion Dolphus N. Gambill Sep 1944 35417629 Co. A 714th Railway Operating Battalion Thomas S Lukasiewicz Jul 1945 36712687 Co A 743rd Railway Operating Battalion Clarence R. Beavers Apr 1944 35894739 Hq Co. 733rd Railway Operating Battalion Kenneth Bello Mar 1944 32881027 Hq Co. 743rd Railway Operating Battalion Elmer G. Piker Mar 1945 38233465 Co A 732d Railway Operating Battalion Walter L. Poole Jul 1945 34888800 Co C 724 Railway Operating Battalion Wallace C Resoff Dec 1944 399516 Co A 714th Railway Operating Battalion Miguel A Alverez Aug 1943 39835580 Hq Co. 791st Railway Operating Battalion Lewis W. Cook May 1944 33157232 Co. C. 791st Railway Operating Battalion

 

 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 .

This cup was destined for the metal recycling at a thrift shop, was rescued and given to our Sisters Museum in Sisters, Oregon.

It is a diary and timeline compactly etched into the cup issued by US A Co 1943. 

Etched is the following: 

On the base: Co - A H D B 717th Ry. Opr. Bn 

1943 

• Oct. 9 Ft. Dix 
• Oct. 19 Cp. Harahan 
• Dec. 16 Cp. Scott 

1944 

• May 2 Cp. Kilmer 
• May 25 ENGLAND 
• Sudbury Bury Southampton 
• Hereford 
• Longmoor 
• Sept 1 FRANCE 
• Cherbourg-Chartres-Paris 
• Valenciennes - Bohain 
• BELGIUM 
• Liege 
• Sept. 23-29 

1945 

• Antwerp Dec. 23-Jan 13 '45 
• Apr 4, 45 GERMANY 
• Frankfurt Bremen Bad Nauheim 
• Wesel 
• HOME

 

Right now Yankee hoggers and brake-heads, engine hostlers, car knockers and gandy dancers are delivering goods in five continents. They are operating rail lines from Alaska to North Africa and from Iran to Caledonia ... This Week Magazine March 11, 1944

WW2 US Medical Research Centre 

https://www.med-dept.com/articles/ww2-hospital-trains/

One of the most important documents on this blog!

Troops demonstrate military tactics. Official caption: "Railroad men from the 705th Railway Grand Division simulate defense against aerial attack. ASFUTC, New Orleans, La., 11/9/43." "

. Soldiers line up to eat dinner. Official caption: "Captain Chennault of the 720th Railway Operating Battalion supervises the messing of his company as they camp in the Combat Bivouac Area. ASFUTC, New Orleans, Louisiana, 7/14/43. Official U.S. Army Photograph. New Orleans Port of Embarkation. Publication Prohibited Unless Authorized. When published credit line must read: 'Photograph by U.S. Army.'" New Orleans, Louisiana. Photos donated by : Richard Vernon Powell Jr. was born 14 July 1920 in Beebe, Arkansas and served in the United States Army duing World War II. Powell had been attending Harvard Business School when he registered for service. He would later serve as a captain in the U.S. Army at the New Orleans Port of Embarkation (NOPE). Powell passed away on 17 August 1999 in Norman, Oklahoma. The collection consists of 200 black and white photographs, most created by the U.S. Army Signal Corps, that Powell collected during his service in Louisiana, Alabama, and Texas. Subjects include: The New Orleans Port of Embarkation (NOPE), the Army Service Forces Unit Training Center (ASFUTC), Services of Supply Unit Training Center (Camp Plauche/Camp Harahan), British Lend-Lease, Jackson Barracks, mosquito control, 814th Signal Port Company, 493rd Port Battalion, Sanitary Corps, Army Nurse Corps, 720th Railway Operating Battalion Transportation Corps Officer Candidate School, and the 400th and 393rd Stevedore Battalion. https://www.ww2online.org

 

 

 

Evening Star  24 Jan 1945 

Evening Star Fri Feb 23 1945 

The Evening Sun_13_Feb_1945

Amarillo Daily News Fri Jul 13 1945 

Crestline_Advocate Thu Jun 21 1945

The Bradenton Herald Tue Jan 23 1945

Ft Worth Star Telegram Feb_23_1945