Monday, June 12, 2023

Military Railway Service -- WWII Army Deserters Pay Cards, 1943-1945 part 2

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Elmer G. Piker Mar 1945 38233465 Co A 732d Railway Operating Battalion Walter L. Poole Jul 1945 34888800 Co C 724 Railway Operating Batta...

Military Railway Service -- WWII Army Deserters Pay Cards, 1943-1945

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Roland O Dillon Feb 1945 32857414 Co B 764th Railway Shop Battalion Martin A Doss May 1944 36764802 Co. A. 764th Railway Shcp Battalion ...
Monday, May 29, 2023

722nd Railway Operating Battalion wooden shoes

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   Gloria writes... I have a question, these wooden shoes (pictured below) were bought at a yard sale in Red Bluff, California.  A teenage g...
Sunday, May 28, 2023

717th Railway Operating Battalion etched soldier's cup

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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 diar...

706thRailway Grand Division: Military GI Railroading with the 706th RGD Vol 10 No 3 winter 2004

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023

717th Railway Operating Battalion - Yacono

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Front- line Express by Charence Woodbury This Week Magazine March 11, 1944

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Right now Yankee hoggers and brake-heads, engine hostlers, car knockers and gandy dancers are delivering goods in five continents. They are...

Research : Hospital Trains

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US Army in Germany https://bityl.co/IiA0   WW2 US Medical Research Centre  https://www.med-dept.com/articles/ww2-hospital-trains/

Movements of Railway Battalions ETO illustration Transportation Corp V. 5 Part II-3

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One of the most important documents on this blog!

WWII and Korea Campaigns - Unit Citation campaign participation credit register

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Campaign Register Prior to 1962 pages 322 - 429 (700s units)

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Monday, May 15, 2023

715th Railway Operating Battalion - Lane

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Railroad men from the 705th Railway Grand Division and the 720th Railway Operating Battalion training in New Orleans

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Troops demonstrate military tactics. Official caption: "Railroad men from the 705th Railway Grand Division simulate defense against aer...

716th Railway Operating Battalion - Chaplin Addison

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716th and 724th Railway Operating Battalion theft articles

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    Evening Star  24 Jan 1945  Evening Star Fri Feb 23 1945  The Evening Sun_13_Feb_1945 Amarillo Daily News Fri Jul...