world war ii railway operating battalions. rwy720th/ references...
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World War IIRailway Operating Battalions
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http://home.att.net/~rwy720th/
References
http://homepages.tesco.net/~martyn.witt/milrly/mil_rly_hist_e_0.htm#top_of_page
http://www2pb.ip-soft.net/railinfo/car-floats/dday-landings.html
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Outline
• The USATC in WW II• The need for the Military Rail Service in WW II• Rail transport for Operation Overlord and beyond
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USATC
The USATC in WW IIOrganization
est July 1942
1st MRS 2nd MRS 3rd MRSN. Africa
ItalyS. France
Europe MiddleEast
RGD
ROB RSB
Railway Grand Division250-450 miles of rail
Railway Operating Battalion
Railway Shop Battalion
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The USATC in WW IIRecruiting
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The need for the MRSSupply Problems
• Patton’s 3rd Army – required an average of 350,000 gal/day
• The Red Ball Express – consumed 300,000 gal/day itself
• 28 Aug – Patton’s fuel allocation falls 100,000 gal short• 31 Aug – No fuel arrives, Patton grinds to a halt• Increased use of larger caliber artillery adds to supply problems
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The need for the MRSDestroyed Infrastructure
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The need for the MRSDestroyed Infrastructure
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Operation Overlord
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U.S.-BUILT WORLD WAR I LOCOMOTIVES at the roundhouse in Cherbourg.
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