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Garrett76 posted:
p51 posted:

Just got this, a unit photo of a railway operating unit, from 1943

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Camp Jesse Turner, Arkansas

Company C, 748th railway operating battalion. The unit was sponsored by and manned to a great deal by the Texas & Pacific RR.

awesome!  never knew there was such a unit

There were several RR Operating Battalions (ROBs) in WW2, falling under the Military Railway Service.

Most went to run trains in Europe or the Pacific. Many of these men were railroaders already and just swapped their denims for wool or HBT fatigues and handed rifles and helmets.

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