708th Railway Grand Division in WWII 1st Ed FULL ROSTERS Prt\'d 1947 by B&O RR Co
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708th Railway Grand Division in WWII 1st Ed FULL ROSTERS Prt\'d 1947 by B&O RR Co:
$89.00
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Guaranteed Original World War II
1st Edition Unit History
NOT a Reprint - NOT a SAGA OF THE
708
RAILWAY GRAND DIVISION\" WILD BILL\'S GANG \"
Will Furnish the Necessary Transportation
THE TRANSPORTATION CORPS
BY
MAJOR A. G. GREGORYTransportation Corps
EDITED BY
CARROLL BATEMAN
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Printed atThe Printing Plant of
THE BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
1947
FIRST EDITION
Copyright1947by A.G. GOOD USED CONDITION
Hard cover of blue cloth with gold 708 RWY. GRAND DIV. Insignia on front and gold lettering on spine.Very light wear at spine pressure points, head and heel. Very light wear at corner points; corners are sharp.Spine is straight, binding is tight. Book measures 9 1/4\" x 6 1/8\" and contains x-75 pp., complete -no missing pages, no loose pages, no torn or creased pages. Previous owner\'s tag at front paste-downpage (see pictures). No other writing or marking, stamps or tags. NOT an ex-library book.
__________________This is a story of good times and bad, of long days and nights ofhard work, of buzz-bombs and shell fire, of devotion toduty and indomitable will to accomplish a mission. Also, it is atribute to the individuals who played the roles of the story, a tri-bute to the men of the railway operating and shop battalions whichcompiled the incredible records credited to the Grand Division.It is a story which they may relate with pride.
Major A.G. GregoryTransportation CorpsArmory, MississippiJanuary, Railway Grand Division
in World War IIFirst Railway Grand Division of the Transportation Corpsactivated at New Orleans, La.
First Railway Grand Division to arrive in the European Theaterof Operations.
First Railway Grand Division to function in the United Kingdom.
First Military Railway Service Unit to establish Headquartersin Belgium.
First to operate trains into Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg andGermany.
First to operate U.S.A. Hospital Trains out of Holland, Belgiumand Germany.
First to operate trains to Bremen, Germany, and into and outof the Port of Bremerhaven, the only port operated by U.S. Forcesin Germany.
Delivered a record-breaking thirty trains of ammunition toGeneral Patton\'s Third Army at Le Mans, France, in the drivefor the liberation of Paris.
Awarded Meritorious Service Unit Plaque.
Awarded FOUR BRONZE BATTLE STARS, for participation infour continental campaigns: Northern France, Ardennes, Rhinelandand Central Germany.
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708th Railway Grand Division in WWII 1st Ed FULL ROSTERS Prt\'d 1947 by B&O RR Co:
$89.00