Saturday, December 21, 2024

Merry Christmas from this blog and the men of the 723rd December 1945

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Saturday, November 30, 2024

WWII Morning Reports using the NARA Catalog

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 Great news for researching railway units ... WWII Morning Reports up to 1943 are now available on the NARA website and can be located throu...
Saturday, November 16, 2024

732nd Railway Operating Battalion - Ralph Glenn Fetty

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Thanks to Fetty's daughter Maydean for these great photos and documents.  This photo is my dad, ...
Friday, October 25, 2024

729th Transportation Battalion: Historic Colors Returned to Transportation Battalion in Europe

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KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – Members of the 729th Transportation Battalion, old and new, gathered for a ceremonial returning of the unit colors...
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

759th Railway Operating Battalion Headstone Applications: Cliford Crane and Joe L. Hall

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 Clifford Crane    Joe L. Hall  

716th Railway Operating Battalion Headstone Applications: Charles J. Collett and Oscar R. Kirchner

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 Charles James Collett     Oscar R. Kirchner 

714th Railway Operating Battalion Headstone Applications: William T. Coffey and Leonard P. Mays

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 William T. Coffey    Leonard P. Mays  

715th Railway Operating Battalion Headstone Applications: Albert Blythe and Silas E. Foster

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 Albert Blythe    Silas E. Foster  

713th Railway Operating Battalion Headstone Applications: Emmett John Hegarty and George E. Van Kleeck

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 Emmett John Hegarty     George E. Van Kleeck also served in 716th ROB

711th Railway Operating Battalion Headstone Applications : Edward Boland and Edwon Kite

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Edward Boland Edwon Kite
Sunday, October 13, 2024

Built for Battle by Howard G. Hill Trains Magazine December 1964

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Thursday, October 10, 2024

710 Railway Grand Division (740th ROB) - George W. Thomson

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This great photo album was passed around through various unit members many years ago, see the little note at end of photos for more informti...
Wednesday, October 9, 2024

711th ROB One of the Last by D. M. (Bing) Quimby

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This is an amazing biography and first hand account by Army railroader D.M.(Bing) Quimby serving with the 711th ROB during WWII in Iran. Tha...
Wednesday, October 2, 2024

752nd Railway Operating Battalion Headstone applications: James J. Darcy and Glen V. Jones

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 James J. Darcy Glen V. Jones   

743rd Railway Operating Battalion Headstone applications: Hollis O. Pack and Alfred Joseph Blake

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 Hollis O. Pack Alfred Joseph Blake