733rd Railway Operating Battalion -- William Gowans
Thanks very much to his son Jerry for sharing these great photos of him with us.
735th Railway Operating Battalion -- Condron
Sometimes i can save some copies of stuff sold on ebay that i do not win - I try to buy what i can.
735th condron by on Scribd
729th Railway Operating Battalion -- Michael Massad
Thanks to Rich Massad for these great photos and obit of his dad, Michael Massad, who served in the 729th Railway Operating Battalion
Michael DeCillo 730th Railway Operating Battalion
Mikes son John writes ... Just a note to say that my father Mike DeCillo served with the 730th during WWII. He passed at age 83 in 2000.
He sent along these photos and obit
U.S. National Archives Recalls Fire That Claimed Millions of Military Personnel Files
The National Archives and Records Administration recently marked the 45th anniversary of a devastating fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, Missouri, that destroyed approximately 16–18 million Official Military Personnel Files (OMPF) documenting the service history of former military personnel discharged from 1912 to 1964.
https://goo.gl/juKzQj
745th Railway Operating Battalion Co. B -- Leo Clark Williams Jr.
Chris writes..... Here is the Company B photo. It looks to me like the photo was taken after they returned from overseas. My father, Leo Clark Williams Jr. is in the top row, 3rd from the right. Thanks Chris and he's sending more photos.
715th Railway Operating Battalion -- Ball
Loay J. “Jack” Ball
Dec 30, 2007
PRINCETON — Pastor Loay J. “Jack” Ball, 85 of 1131 Old
Athens Rd. in Princeton died Saturday, December 29, 2007, at Princeton
Community Hospital.
Born in Buchanan, Va., June 17, 1922 he was the son of
the late Matt Perry and Bessie Perkins Ball. He retired after 30 years of
service as a heavy equipment operator for Consolidated Coal Co. He was a member
of the Pentecostal Holiness Church and faithfully served in the ministry for 54
years. “Jack” proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during World War ll.
He served in Company A, 715th Railway Operating Battalion in North Africa and
Italy.
In addition to his parent's his wife, Opal Mae
Blankenship Ball; one son, Michael R. Ball; and several brothers and sisters
preceded him in death.
Survivors include one daughter, Sue Smithson and her
husband David of Princeton, with whom he made his home; four sons, Loay Dennis
Ball and his wife Betty of Bland, Va., Perry W. Ball and his wife Elsie, Billy
Joe Ball and his wife Jo Ann and Steven R. Ball and his wife Sandy, all of
Princeton; 17 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and eight
great-great-grandchildren, one sister, Stella Belcher of Princeton.
Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Tuesday,
January 1, 2008, at the George W. Seaver Chapel of Seaver Funeral Home in
Princeton with Pastor Casper Dalton officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn
Memorial Gardens in Princeton.
The West Virginia National Guard will serve as
pallbearers and conduct military graveside rites.
Friends may call at Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton from
1:00 p.m. to the service hour on Tuesday, January 1, 2008.
Seaver Funeral Home in Princeton is serving the Ball
family.
Below Ball's medals
Below Ball's medals
728th Railway Operating Battalion travel manifest 1944
Company a 728th ROB Manifest by Nancy on Scribd
Company B 728th ROB Manifest by Nancy on Scribd
Company C 728th ROB Manifest by Nancy on Scribd
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