143rd Trans Command.pdf by Nancy

Thanks so much to the great TimM for these great records as he said “Most of those records came from the US Army Center of Military History and all I did was copy them during lunch breaks when I worked nearby in downtown DC in 1993-1994.…. Heck, I was a peacetime GI railroader, no big deal. I was lucky no one was shooting at me and the trains and track were in good condition”

30 Traffic Reg Tim.pdf by Nancy

Thanks so much to the great TimM for these great records as he said “Most of those records came from the US Army Center of Military History and all I did was copy them during lunch breaks when I worked nearby in downtown DC in 1993-1994.…. Heck, I was a peacetime GI railroader, no big deal. I was lucky no one was shooting at me and the trains and track were in good condition”

3rd TMS Tim by Nancy

3rd problem in railroad operations.pdf by Nancy

Thanks so much to the great TimM for these great records as he said “Most of those records came from the US Army Center of Military History and all I did was copy them during lunch breaks when I worked nearby in downtown DC in 1993-1994.…. Heck, I was a peacetime GI railroader, no big deal. I was lucky no one was shooting at me and the trains and track were in good condition”

7 TNG (Tim).pdf by Nancy

Thanks so much to the great TimM for these great records as he said “Most of those records came from the US Army Center of Military History and all I did was copy them during lunch breaks when I worked nearby in downtown DC in 1993-1994.…. Heck, I was a peacetime GI railroader, no big deal. I was lucky no one was shooting at me and the trains and track were in good condition”

4th - 14th Trans Railway Tim.pdf by Nancy

Thanks so much to the great TimM for these great records as he said “Most of those records came from the US Army Center of Military History and all I did was copy them during lunch breaks when I worked nearby in downtown DC in 1993-1994.…. Heck, I was a peacetime GI railroader, no big deal. I was lucky no one was shooting at me and the trains and track were in good condition”

1st MRS (Tim) by Nancy

Thanks so much to the great TimM for these great records as he said “Most of those records came from the US Army Center of Military History and all I did was copy them during lunch breaks when I worked nearby in downtown DC in 1993-1994.…. Heck, I was a peacetime GI railroader, no big deal. I was lucky no one was shooting at me and the trains and track were in good condition”

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ABMC manages 24 overseas military cemeteries, and 25 memorials, monuments, and markers. The cemeteries and memorials honor those who served in World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. Search for names from the honor rolls. Information presented includes service information, dates of birth and death, and notes which relate to the circumstances of death, status, and awards received. http://www.fold3.com/title_853/

Elbert P Bennett
Full Name:Elbert P Bennett 1
Death:Buried: Buried at: Plot A Row 23 Grave 13<BR>Lorraine American Cemetery<BR>St. Avold, France 1
Death: 7-Apr-45 1
Death Date: 07 Apr 1945 1
Memorial Cemetery: Lorraine American Cemetery 1
Memorial Country: St. Avold, France 1
Memorial Location: Plot A Row 23 Grave 13 1
Residence:State: Mississippi 1
World War II 1
Rank:Corporal, U.S. Army 1
Service Number:7081841 1
Regiment:750th Railway Operating Battalion 1

James J Curd
Full Name:James J Curd 1
Death:Buried: Buried at: Plot A Row 24 Grave 13<BR>Lorraine American Cemetery<BR>St. Avold, France 1
Death: 7-Apr-45 1
Death Date: 07 Apr 1945 1
Memorial Cemetery: Lorraine American Cemetery 1
Memorial Country: St. Avold, France 1
Memorial Location: Plot A Row 24 Grave 13 1
Residence:State: Pennsylvania 1
World War II 1
Rank:Technician Fourth Class, U.S. Army 1
Service Number:33811987 1
Regiment:750th Railway Operating Battalion 1


Rex C Gill
Full Name:Rex C Gill 1
Death:Buried: Buried at: Plot E Row 37 Grave 19<BR>Lorraine American Cemetery<BR>St. Avold, France 1
Death: 27-Sep-45 1
Death Date: 27 Sep 1945 1
Memorial Cemetery: Lorraine American Cemetery 1
Memorial Country: St. Avold, France 1
Memorial Location: Plot E Row 37 Grave 19 1
Residence:State: Kansas 1
World War II 1
Rank:First Lieutenant, U.S. Army 1
Service Number:O-542631 1
Regiment:750th Railway Operating Battalion 1
 

John L Cronin
Full Name:John L Cronin 1
Death:Buried: Buried at: Plot D Row 18 Grave 11<BR>Netherlands American Cemetery<BR>Margraten, Netherlands 1
Death: 20-Jun-45 1
Death Date: 20 Jun 1945 1
Memorial Cemetery: Netherlands American Cemetery 1
Memorial Country: Margraten, Netherlands 1
Memorial Location: Plot D Row 18 Grave 11 1
Residence:State: Massachusetts 1
World War II 1
Rank:Technician Fourth Class, U.S. Army 1
Service Number:31091491 1
Regiment:752nd Railway Operating Battalion 1

Built in 1943 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the United States Government as a USRA designed locomotive #2630 with a 2-8-0 wheel arrangement, it was later re-numbered to #612. The locomotive served most of it's life at the U.S. Army's railroad training facility in Ft. Eustis, VA. In 1971 the locomotive was donated to the State of West Virginia for use at Cass Scenic Railroad, but never operated there.
Although the photos do not present this locomotive as a gem, it really is in pretty decent condition and is 95% complete. Much of the equipment has been removed from the locomotive to reduce it's weight for shipment. The owner is available to arrange shipment of the locomotive and also has the capabilities to restore it to operating condition for a Buyer. Some of the locomotives mechanical details include: The flues and many of the appliances have been removed from the locomotive to reduce it's shipping weight, 19" x 26" cylinders, working pressure 225 lbs, coal fired, 41 sq ft grate area, power reverse, 8x11 friction bearing journals (on locomotive), 31,500lb tractive effort, c/n 69858 Updated info 10/24/14 Locomotive has been disassembled so that it can be easily trucked to new location

More photos

Guv writes from Belgium about footlocker.. I found it as a kid in the attic with my grandparents house in the ‘70’s. I never got around asking how he got it, as both passed away in 1982, and my mother doesn’t remember either She was a young girl during the war. I assume my grandfather must have met these GI’s at a railyard, close where they lived at Namur, Belgium, As my grandfather was a construction worker. I hoping posting on the blog might shed some light....

 If anyone knows about Roberts contact me thanks Nancy

 

Thank so much for MSaxton research into this amazing group the railway units involved in this command were:

• 3rd Military Railway Service (702nd Military Railway Grand Division)
• 711th Railway Operating Battalion
• 730th Railway Operating Battalion 
• 754th Railway Shop Battalion 
• 762nd Railway Shop Battalion
• 791st Railway Operating Battalion 

 This booklet has a list of units in the Persian Gulf Command.

What's included:

   -- The front cover and the first 2 pages

   -- All but the first page of the section by Joel Sayre, 27 pages,
      is left out for copyright reasons.

   -- The last 6 pages, on military aspects, freight tonnages, the
      list of units, and the song "Men of the Persian Gulf Command"

   -- The back cover is missing from the copy I have so I copied the jpeg file
      from the PERSIAN GULF COMMAND VETERANS ORGANIZATION World War II website
            http://pgcvowwii.homestead.com/home.html
      The organization has disbanded for reasons of age but the website has
      some good material.

Joel Sayre (1901) was a war correspondent who spent 49 weeks with the
Persian Gulf Command.  He wrote for the New Yorker and was a friend
of James Thurber.  Short biography at IMDb.

     http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0768540/bio

He published the Persian Gulf Command material in three places, basically the
same material.

1.  The New Yorker
    06 Jan 1945, Some Marvels between Khorramshahr & Kazvin, Part I
    10 Feb 1945, Persian Gulf Command, Part II
    24 Mar 1945, Persian Gulf Command, Part III, The Whirling Men
    31 Mar 1945, Persian Gulf Command, You Don't Fool Around with a Railroad, Part IV

2.  This Army publication

3.  His book. Persian Gulf Command Some Marvels on the Road to Kazvin.
    Published by Random House, New York, 1945.  Introduction by James
    Thurber.  It's easy to find a copy to buy, either an original or a
    reprint.  140 pages, 4-5/8 X 7-1/8 inches

In the Army "Green Books" series, UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II.
The Middle East Theater.  THE PERSIAN CORRIDOR AND AID TO RUSSIA.
by T. H. Vail Motter.  Available free online
http://www.history.army.mil/html/books/008/8-1/index.html

1945 710th Log of Locations To June 1945 by Nancy

1944_GuideForUnitCensors by Nancy

19450801_PictoralHandbookOfMilitaryTransportatiion_TCETO by Nancy