Check out the web page dedicated to his service created by his grandson here : 

https://www.angelfire.com/va2/worldwar2family/raoul.html 

 

The website acts weird now - here is text and photos from the site

Thanks to Andrew and THE GREAT NORTHERN GOAT www.gnrhs.org for sharing their great article!

I had a question does anyone know this - please email me if you do: 

Hello, I have a question about the S160, do you know in which color the vehicles were delivered to Europe during World War II. 9 S160 machines were stationed in Luxembourg. The following machines were N ° in Luxemburg in 1908 Vulcan; 2560, 2574, 3279 Lima; 2101, 2422, 2457 Alco; 2265, 2341 Baldwin. In September 1946 all were transferred to Hungary. With best regards from Luxembourg-Weis André

 

 A Railroader in World War II: Gerald Harbaugh and the 3rd Military Railway Service

 (The Virginians at War Series)  April 6, 2017 by Col Greg Eanes (Author)

Gerald Harbaugh was railroad mechanic from the railroad town of Crewe, Va. When World War II erupted, he volunteered for the U.S. Army only to discover the Army needed experienced railroad men to move Lend Lease supplies across Iran to Russia then desperately fighting Nazi Germany. 

Harbaugh was assigned to Company A, 754th Railway Shop Battalion, 3rd Military Railway Service of the Persian Gulf Command. 

 Now available on Amazon https://amz.run/51xN

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The Transportation Corps :movements, training, and supply / by Chester Wardlow.

Rail Transport and the Winning of Wars Paperback – January 1, 1956 by James A. Van Fleet (Author)

What's on this DVD; US Army War and Troop Trains of WWII A collection of films by the War Dept about the importance of American trains and how they got the Troops and War material to the ports to win the war. We also included war clips of trains in both in Europe and in China against the Japanese. Plus a captured Nazi films by the US Army on Nazi war trains and of course the biggest war gun ever made, the German Rail Gun. 

1st Film: "Troop Train". This film is by the War Department and shows loading tanks, truck, jeeps, etc and of course, the Troops. Troops will be troops and it show them eating, sleeping, gambling, etc 10:50 Min's 

2nd Film: "By Train By Sea". This film is a US Army film about the Army Inspector General system checking and rechecking Men and women, their gear and firearms that are about to be loaded aboard the trains. 16:43 Min's 

 3rd Film: “Railroad Via Persia”. This is a British film about getting war supplies to Russia through Iran during WW2. Very rare film. 8:13 Min’s 

4th Film: "Train Newsreels". A great collection of war Train newsreels. 1st, War Trains state side, 2nd, Burma trains with refugees. 3rd, Troop and Tanks by train in India. 4th, Burma Railroad by Jeeps. 5th, Supply and Troop Train in US. 6th, RR in New Zealand for troops. 6th, Canada and Alaska Railroads. 7th, Alaskan Railroad re-opened. 8th, Salvage RR for War. 9th, 530 miles of pipeline laid for oil trains. 10th, New Foundries rush Steel for weapons. 11th, Canada builds Locomotives. 12th, War Trains rush tanks to the Docks. 13th, U-boats fail to stop Cargo trains supplying Convoy ships to England. 12th, War Trains with Tanks in travel by train to harbors for Europe. 13th, Railroads bring Tanks to front. 14, War Trains to Russia. 30:52 Min's. 

 5th Film: "Rare Report from Berlin". This is an Army film of captured Nazi newsreel not meant to be seen by Americans. The story line is how great the Nazis war production was and how to produce more, tanks, and of course their massive Rail gun. We hope you enjoy. 16:27 Min's 6th Film: "Fighter Kills-Trains". This is a collection of fighter kills on trains in Europe and in China during WW2. A must see. I know I would not want to be on one of these trains. The British had a game with the Nazi trains. They said' "You build them and we will bust them". And bust them they did. 10:16 Min's

Another great items from Richard Stone - Thanks