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U.S. Army railway units that served in World War II and the Korean War.

My father served in 2 such units in WWII and Korea and I am very interested in preserving the history of these units. I have collected some of my research on these units here.These include : Railway Operating Battalions , Railway Shop Battalions and Transportation Rail Shop Battalion groups on the web .....I'd love to hear from you if you are connected to any of these groups...... cunningb2@gmail.com

World War II units

Korean War Units

Books and publications

Misc.

World War II Units	web pages / unit histories / reunions

712th Railway Operating Battalion	A History of the 712th Railway Operating Battalion

713th Railway Operating Battalion	The Santa Fe Battalion in World War II / editor, Louis L. Russell ; battalion historian, Loren W. Richter History of Company A, 713th Ry. Op. Bn. / compiled by The Officers and Men of the Company. ** I own a copy webpage - Hispanics in Americas Defense

714th Railway Operating Battalion	714th Railway Operating Battalion.

716th Railway Operating Battalion	The Soldier-railroaders’ story of the 716th Railway Operating Battalion / ** I own 2 copies soldiers article

717th Railway Operating Battalion	web page

718th Railway Operating Battalion	United States. Army. Railway Operating Battalion, 718th. -The 718th began as the 53rd Engineer Railway Operating Battalion, organized at Camp Dix, new Jersey in 1918. Though the battalion served in Europe during the war, they did not participate in any combat. The 53rd was redesignated the 718th Railway Operating Battalion, transportation Corps on 1 December 1941 and was activated on 14 December, 1943. The New York Central Company was the "parent railroad" which sponsored this unit. ** i own a copy Making a Memory: The war letters of William Chase, 1943-1945

719th Railway Operating Battalion	** see 755th below

721st Railway Operating Battalion	article by Edward Venter, pt II

722nd Railway Operating Battalion	722nd Railway Operating Battalion Company "B "history ** I own a copy

723rd Railway Operating Battalion	web page

724th Railway Operating Battalion	724th Railway Operating Battalion Division, timetable no. 2,

725th Railway Operating Battalion	article by Dave Kaufman also HERE

726th Railway Operating Battalion	United States. Army. Railway Operating Battalion, 726th. **I own a copy

727th Railway Operating Battalion	United States. Army. Railway Operating Battalion, 727th. Well done! Unit history of the 727th The 727th Railway Operating Battalion in World War II ** I own a copy Sicily operations / Roster

728th Railway Operating Battalion	John E. Wadsworth photograph collection. (photos) web page

732nd Railway Operating Battalion	article

733rd Railway Operating Battalion	web page

740th Railway Operating Battalion	740th Railway Operating Battalion / John Livingstone. ** i own copy

743rd Railway Operating Battalion	web page

744th Railway Operating Battalion	Webpage Unit History The 744th Railway Operating Battalion, memories from World War II / Louise Greenfield.

745th Railway Operating Battalion	Robert Walker photograph collection. (photos) History of the Battalion

746th Railway Operating Battalion	Never to forget : an informal history of Company D 746 R.O.B. 746th Railway Operating Battalion, 1944-1946. ** i own a copy

748th Railway Operating Battalion	Unit History by Dave Kaufman also HERE

749th Railway Operating Battalion	information and photos

752nd Railway Operating Battalion	The History of Company "C" published in Germany 1945 I own a copy Newsletter " No Compree*" 12th edition June 23, 1945 page one, / page two, / page three, / page four*

753rd Railway Shop Battalion	753rd Railway Shop Battalion and Company C / researched by Marlene Reckling Murty.

755th Railway Shop Battalion	The Ralph A. Kendall papers, 1942-1946. 719th Railway Operating Battalion, Medical Detachment (1942) and Co. A, 758th Railway Shop Battalion (1943). Promoted to T/4 in 755th Railway Shop Battalion (1944).

758th Railway Shop Battalion	*see 755 Article by Andy Brydon\ article by David Kaufman also here*

759th Railway Operating Battalion	759th Railway Operating Battalion, World War II.

760th Railway Diesel Shop Battalion	** I own a 2nd anniversary booklet that includes rosters

762nd Railway Diesel Shop Battalion	"A Railroader Goes To War" The World War II Diary of PFC Herbert Bernard Ragsdale

763rd Railway Shop Battalion	The 763rd Railway Shop Battalion: a history of two years of activation ** i own a copy


770th Railway Operating Battalion	University of Alaska collection The 770th Railway Operating Battalion was organized in New Mexico in September, 1942, as Engineer Railway Detachment 9646A. In April, 1943, it was redesignated as the 770th Railway Operating Battalion. The unit operated the narrow gauge White Pass and Yukon Railway from October 1, 1942 to October 22, 1944 after which it left Alaska.

3rd TMRS Japan 1946-1950	article by David Kaufman

Korean War Units

712th Transportation Bn Railway Operations

714th Transportation Bn Railway Operations

724th Transportation Bn Railway Operations	photos

764th Transportation Railway Shop Bn

765th Transportation Railway Shop Bn	Reunion Group : reunions, photos and newsletters Letter from Korea J.W. Benjamin from Railroad Magazine July 1952 pg 10 and page 12 Insignia page

Books and publications

American "rails" in eight countries : the story of 1st Military Railway Service, Transportation Corps.	Includes references to the following units: 759th Railway Operation Battalion and Company A of the 713th, 715th, 719th, 727th, and 759th Railway Operating Battalions.

America's Fighting Railroads: A World War II Pictorial History by D Dellevi	This magnificent memoir is filled with photographs of various types of locomotives hauling military movements and wartime freight in the US, plus passenger trains turned troop carriers

Railroading in Eighteen Countries by Carl R. Gray Jr.	**I own a copy

Railroads at War by S. Kip Farrington Jr.	**I own a copy

Operation, organization, supply, and services of the Transportation Corps in the European Theater of Operations / the General Board, United States Forces, European Theater.

United States Military Railway Service: America's Soldier-Railroaders in WWII by Don DeNevi	A story of true heroism. America's 44,000 soldier-railroaders kept vast numbers of troops and essential supplies moving through war-torn Europe.

Railroaders always welcome sheet music 1945	here


The Yankee Boomer Military Rail Service :Army Railroader newsletter 1945	Volume 2 No.33 -- May 17th, 1945 : page one, page two, page three, page four, page five, page six

	Volume 2 No.36 -- June 7th, 1945 : page one, page two, page three, page four, page five, page six

	Volume 2 No.37 -- June 14th, 1945 : page one, page two, page three, page four, page five, page six

	Volume 2 No.41-- July 12, 1945: page one, page two, page three, page four, page five, page six

	Volume 2 No.44--August 2, 1945: page one, page two, page three, page four

	Volume 2 No.45 -- August 9th, 1945 : page one, page two, page six

	Photo edition -- 1945: page one, page two, page three, page four



	The Military Railway Service Journal: The M.R.S journal is a reminiscing magazine ,published bi-monthly for members of the U.S. Army Military Railway service who served on 18 countries during World War II and the Korean Conflict.
	Vol. 5 No.5 -- July 1958: cover, page 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15
	I also have copies of Vol. 5 no. 1,2,3,4,6 (1958)



Libraries/Collections

Illinois Central Historical Society	webpage
National Railroad Museum - Green Bay, WI	webpage
The Army Heritage and Education Center	webpage

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