War time editions of N.Y. Central Railroad Headlight are a goldmine and this edition includes mentions of soldiers in these units: 

• 757th Railway Shop Battalion 
• 715th Signal Railway MRS 
• 721st Railway Operating Battalion 
• 746th Railway Operating Battalion 

December 1944 

• 701st RGD France
• 753rd RSB 
• 725th ROB Yoder India
  
• Italy 
• General Ross Cherbourg

 

Nov 1944 

• MRS India 

McHugh, Thomson, Donahy, and Mulaniff

 

Sept 1944 

• MRS Iran killed Greeno 
• MRS France 
• 722nd Railway Operating Battalion Diesel Streamliner captured 
• 748th Railway Operating Battalion 
• Crockette died India Troy Time Record – Hitler’s Trains story 
• 712th Railway Operating Battalion Davis

 

August 1944 

• MRS Italy Wigginton
• MRS Egypt - McCaughey 
• 722nd Railway Operating Battalion - Przybylski 
• 721st Railway Operating Battalion Burma - Emmanuel 

 

July 1944 

• MRS Africa 
• MRS Italy 
• 759th Railway Operating Battalion 
• Price Snider, Hammer, Champagne, Griffin, Schuarzenholer, Wolf, Wragg, Hansen, Micieli, Felici, Fillinger, Deney, Davidson, Zimmerman, Raver, McDowell, Woods, Collins, Smyers, Hudnall, Wells, Berkshire, Kingdon, Cortrecht, Wyle, Richeson, Dickerson 
• RSB Gambino

 

  

June 1944 

• MRS Italy 
• RSB Italy Wottring, Melek, Trefz 
• India- Photos

 

May 1944 

• 718th Railway Operating Battalion 
• Camp Clairborne 
• Camp Polk RR Vigars 
• MRS India - Harvey, M.M. Emmanuel 
• 733rd Railway Operating Battalion 

Schoppes, Smith, Wright, Guest, Garey, Gander, Adis, Griffin, Baird, Griswold, Jorgenson, Bort, Yocum, Handler, Terpoilli, Panto, Seiglo, Anderson, Fulton, Guinano, Flam, Balsiger, Little 

April 1944 

• MRS Italy Kossuth 
• MRS Iran 
• 718th Railway Operating Battalion 
• Camp Clairborne

 

February 1944 

• MRS Africa Mooney 
• MRS Africa Roberts

 

January 1944

• 718th Railway Operating Battalion 
• 710th HQ Railway Operating Battalion 
• 723rd Railway Operating Battalion 
• 722nd Railway Operating Battalion 
• 743rd Railway Operating Battalion 
• MRS Africa 
• MRS ROB Alaska Clark

 

Jon the son of Gerald D. Allie has sent me some information about Gerald's service in the 743rd ROB in France and Belgium.. 

As of this writing Gerald is still alive and age 99! 

Birth Date Name Gerald D. Allie 

Birth Date 21 Jul 1925 

Birthplace Goodell, Iowa 

Military Service Branch Army Military Unit Headquarters Company 743rd Railway Operating Battalion Event Type Military Discharge 

Event Date 6 Apr 1946 Event Place Camp McCoy, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States

his service. As of this writing Gerals is stiull alive and age 99! Birth Date Name Gerald D. Allie Birth Date 21 Jul 1925 Birthplace Goodell, Iowa Military Service Branch Army Military Unit Headquarters Company 743rd Railway Operating Battalion Event Type Military Discharge Event Date 6 Apr 1946 Event Place Camp McCoy, Monroe, Wisconsin, United States

Neal Westphal writes about his dad Glenn George aka "Jack" Westphal

Our Dad, Glenn George aka "Jack" Westphal, served as a medic in the 735th ROB during WWII. We are gathering information on his service. 

 One story I remember, Dad telling came when they were entering the railyards at Hamm, Germany. A group of kids were standing along the tracks and because they had their names painted on the side of the boxcar, the kids began shouting "Westphal, Westphal," one of the other guys turned to Jack and said "looks like you're home Westphal." Hamm is located in the German state of Nord Rhein-Westphalia

I would love to hear from anyone who had a relative that served with him and and want to know more about the unit and his service. 

His four surviving sons would be greatly appreciated it. Our Dad was from a small town in Iowa.Thanks, Neal Additional stories HERE

 One of the family stories ... "several of his fellow solders had been separated from their unit and were to
rejoin them at a town down the line. When they arrived the unit had left and there was no other military presence. So with no means to get a meal and becoming hungry, they came up with a plan. They decided to break into a ware house and steal something to eat. However once in side they became quite concerned with getting caught and just grabbed the first thing they came to in the dark. When safely clear of the warehouse they examined their bounty which turned out to be a case of lifesaver candy. Dad said even though it did little for their immediate problem, it made them very popular with the local children. In a few days the unit rolled back into town and they rejoined their unit." 

Good Conduct Medal award letter --->

Please email me militaryrailwayservice@gmail.com and I'll forward to Neal (Thanks, Nancy )