733rd Railway Operating Battalion James W. McUne
Sunny Lynn, James W. McUne's daughter writes ....
My father served in WWII and I just found his discharge paperwork. He served in Northern France and the "Rhineland" from 1944 until 1946. He was in CO A 733 RAILWAY OPERATING BN.
My father ran away from home at age 16 and joined the Army when he was underage under a fictitious name. The day before D-Day he confessed to a chaplain. He didn't talk much about the war but he said that he worked on the railroad in France. After the war they kept my father in Paris because he did not have a wife or children. He said he never had so much fun in his life than after the war. I can only imagine. He set up banquets for all of the dignitaries in Paris during the post-war period.
My father was from Indianapolis, IN and he joined the Army in Chicago IL on July 14, 1943. He was discharged in March 1946.
I would love to find out any information that I can on my dad's unit and what they did and where they were on D-Day.
753rd Railway Operating Battalion - William C. Patton
Great photos from William C. Patton of the 753rd taken in Africa and Italy. Thanks so much to his son, Tom for scanning and sharing them with us.
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