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U.S. Army Railway Units of the Past Blog
7h ago
Thanks to Robert E. Whitfield's grandson Joseph for sharing all this great info about his dad's service in the 746th. We think he was in Company A as he was in signals.
Very fun song
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U.S. Army Railway Units of the Past Blog
5d ago
War time editions of N.Y. Central Railroad Headlight are a goldmine and this edition includes mentions of soldiers in the units:
CH November 1945
701st RGD Guilfoyle
750th ROB Bresler
717th ROB Julian
719th ROB Firestine
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U.S. Army Railway Units of the Past Blog
5d ago
War time editions of N.Y. Central Railroad Headlight are a goldmine and this edition includes mentions of soldiers in the units:
CH October 1945
718th ROB Battle of Bulge
712th India Bassell
725th ROB Austria Finley
759th ROB Zimmerman
762nd ROB Hilstrom
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U.S. Army Railway Units of the Past Blog
5d ago
War time editions of N.Y. Central Railroad Headlight are a goldmine and this edition includes mentions of soldiers in the units:
CH September 1945
718th, 721st, 736th, 737th ROB
753rd RSB
701st RGD
All NYC Battalions go to reserves Post War.
718th ROB – first train across Rhine Guilfoil
2nd MRS piper cubs doing reconnaissance- telegraph line
748th ROB Truden
724th ROB Brearton
MRS Ital
MRS Burma
MRS #years of experience
706th RGD
713th ROB
721st ROB Voights India
MRS operated 12 RR lines in Germany
718th ROB Merit Plaque
726th Padula India
Double Turntable at Cologne in Germany
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