720th Railway Operating Battalion John Redmond Kingman Jr

JOHN REDMOND KINGMAN JR.

9/25/08 11:14 pm

SMYRNA - John Redmond Kingman Jr., 86, died Sept. 11, 2006, in Caribou. He was born April 20, 1920, in East Bridgewater, Mass., the son of John Redmond and Ina Mae (Severance) Kingman Sr. John was a veteran of World War II, serving in the 720th Railway Operating Battalion in Normandy and northern France. He was discharged Nov. 6, 1945. He is survived by his son, Dennis Bruce Kingman Sr. of Burlington; two daughters, Leona Lee Pasquini of Holyoke, Mass., and Jean Francis Donahue of Hingham, Mass.; 10 grandchildren, 30 great-grand-children, one great-great-grandchild; one sister, Katherine F. Taylor of Seminole, Fla.; several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents; first wife, Barbara Bennett Burgess; second wife, Mary Dewey; one son, James Redmond Kingman; grandchildren, Mary Anne and Karen Donahue; brother, William L. Kingman; and sisters, Mary K. Johnson, Ina Mae Leleux and Phyllis Hartman. A graveside service will be held at St. James Cemetery, Whitman, Mass. Arrangements by Bowers Funeral Home, Houlton.

These wonderful photo montages are from the website of Emmanuel Delaville, a serious researcher of WWII veterans and the history of their service. His work is excellent and can be viewed at:
http://in-memoriam.pagesperso-orange.fr/

712th Woodrow Boice

Army Rail car photo

720th Railway Operating Battalion photo

Emmanuel Delaville from Normandy, France emailed me about this photo if you have any information on this unit or this photo please email !

May you could help me:

I have attached one picture about men of the 720th Railway Operating Battalion who was taken on August 5, 1944 in the railway station of Lison in Normandy.
I have found this legend with the picture but it seems there is some errors ( Soldiers Ranks, number of soldiers ).
May you have in your archives an other legend?

Date: 5 août 1944.

Dispatchers office du 720th Railroad Operating Battalion..

L to R : .

Cpl Arthur Swisher, Corning, O.; .

M/Sgt John Verneiren, Springfield, Mans.;.

T/Sgt Archie Kidd, Nighgrove, Cal.;.

Sepper Buck, Ely Cambs, England; . ??

Sgt Melvin R. Holmberg, Minneapolis, Minn.; .

Sgt Warren E. Roberts, Minneapolis, Minn.; .

Lt George H. Shavel, Chicago, Ill.;.

T/Sgt John H. Toler, Pesch Orchard, Ark.;.

S/Sgt Ronald P. Stockman, Speener, Wisconsin. .