784th Railway Operating Battalion. Group of soldiers working on railroad near Odessa on T&P

Creator

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Identifier

20028210

Description

784th Railway Operating Battalion. Group of soldiers working on railroad near Odessa on T and P. The men standing on the railway tracks and nearby, each has a shovel or a pitchfork in hand as they dig through the gravel. The battalion under commanding officer Lt. Col Alva C. Ogg, arrived a few weeks ago to operate on the T&P line from Fort Worth to El Paso. The battalion is a complete tactical unit with its own adminstration, medical, supply and mess units. Published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, December 12, 1943.

Archival Date

1943-11

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-284

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Railroads; Shovels; Pitchforks; Hats