PFC Ralph E. Liddick
of the 728th is buried in the LaPlatte Cemetery in Sarpy County NE.
He died on 9 Feb 1973. Sarpy County is located south of Omaha along the
Missouri River.
Omaha World-Herald Sunday, Feb 11, 1973 Omaha, NE Page: 88
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PFC Ralph E. Liddick
of the 728th is buried in the LaPlatte Cemetery in Sarpy County NE.
He died on 9 Feb 1973. Sarpy County is located south of Omaha along the
Missouri River.
Monday, August 19, 2019 | Labels: 728th Railway Operating Battalion, obit | 0 Comments

Thanks to John for rescuing these great photos of Capt Richard G. Hill of the 763rd Railway Operating Battalion.
Wednesday, August 07, 2019 | Labels: 763rd Railway Operating Battalion | 0 Comments
743rd Derail Reunion Newsle... by Nancy on Scribd
Wednesday, July 31, 2019 | Labels: 743rd Railway Operating Battalion, newsletters, reunions | 0 Comments
2nd Military Rail Europe WWII Metz by Nancy on Scribd
Thursday, July 25, 2019 | Labels: 2nd Military Railway Service, mark metz | 0 Comments
All Aboard Rail Research by Nancy on Scribd
Thursday, July 25, 2019 | Labels: research | 0 Comments
Other Units mentioned: 740th Railway Operating Battalion, 719th Railway Operating Battalion, 725thRailway Operating Battalion, 714th Railway Operating Battalion,725th Railway Operating Battalion,726th Railway Operating Battalion, 712th Railway Operating Battalion, 730th Railway Operating Battalion
Military Railway Service Journal Nov 1956 by Nancy on Scribd
Thursday, July 25, 2019 | Labels: 713th Railway Operating Battalion, 715th Railway Operating Battalion, 723rd Railway Operating Battalion, 743rd Railway Operating Battalion, Military Railway Service Journal, reunions | 0 Comments
770 ROB Roster 1944 by Nancy on Scribd
Thursday, July 25, 2019 | Labels: 770th Railway Operating Battalion, roster | 0 Comments
I found a clipping in my mom's stuff, Capt Griffin was my dad.
You can see the new insignia and the one used on the web page right now.
Visit the web page for the museum here :
https://transportation.army.mil/museum/index.html
Friday, July 12, 2019 | Labels: museum | 0 Comments
Thanks to Muia family
735th ROB Muia Belgium Visit by Nancy on Scribd
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 | Labels: 735th Railway Operating Battalion | 0 Comments
Steve writes wondering about some rail cranes ....
Attached for your information is a scan of the photo I bought of Ebay showing US army 75ton crane 7501 under going lift tests. The reverse of the photo has notes identifying the crane type as a spec MIL-R-3291 and providing serial numbers for 4 x cranes.
58-2842-27-920
58-2842-27-940
58-2842-27-960
58-2842-27-980
Note the reference to the cranes being for "foreign service".
The crane configuration is the same as the ones here in NSW but so far I'm unable to confirm if they are from this allocation.
Can anyone help him ?
Saturday, April 27, 2019 | Labels: cranes | 0 Comments
Mrs Journal Vol5 No2 March 1958 by Nancy on Scribd
Thursday, April 04, 2019 | Labels: Military Railway Service Journal | 0 Comments
Two members of the Malta Bend American Legion Post No. 558 have
received Quilts of Valor. Harrell Boedeker, a Korean War Army veteran,
and Richard Wagner Jr., an Army veteran of Operation Desert Storm, were
both presented a Quilt of Valor this past month.
Boedeker served in the Army from February 1951 to February 1953,
achieving the rank of PFC(T). He was assigned to Company B, 712th
Transportation Railway Operating Battalion as a welder in Korea, during
the war. Company B had the responsibility for the maintenance of railway
equipment and worked with the Koreans to teach them faster and better
ways of keeping inadequate and scarce motive power and cars in service.
At his discharge, his awards included the Korean Service Medal with
three bronze service stars and the United Nations Service Medal.
Boedeker’s quilt was presented by Christena and Keith Windmeyer on
Sunday, March 17.
Friday, March 29, 2019 | Labels: 712th Transportation Railway Operating Battalion | 0 Comments
Sunday, March 10, 2019 | Labels: 717th Railway Operating Battalion, obit | 0 Comments
716th highball vol1 no5 194... by Nancy on Scribd
Monday, February 25, 2019 | Labels: 716th Railway Operating Battalion, High-Ball newsletter, newsletters | 0 Comments
737th Railway Operating Battalion unit photo by Nancy on Scribd
Thursday, February 14, 2019 | Labels: 737th Railway Operating Battalion | 0 Comments
If you have any materials connected to these great Army Railway units please share them here with the families of the soldiers. If you are a collector or memorabilia dealer PLEASE share copies or scans of items BEFORE you sell these priceless materials to private collectors . I will hold the copies until after they sell. It means so much to the families of the guy's that actually served in these units.
Contact me : Nancy militaryrailwayservice@gmail.