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I checked the index to records of Railway Operating Battalions at the
National Archives.  They have records for the 714th and 724th, but not the
720th.  Are you sure of the number?  Requests may be sent to NARA via:
archives2reference at nara.gov

J. Kelling

On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 8:44 AM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> I know that the Railroad Operation Battalions of WWII have been discussed
> here before.  I have a friend who is researching a relative (now
> passed) who served with the 720th Railroad Operation Battalion in France
> and later in Germany.  My friend recalls his relative talking about
> assisting in the liberation of a concentration camp in or near Germany near
> the end of the war.
> Any help the group could provide about the 720th operational area or
> exploits would be appreciated.  I have attached a couple of photos that my
> friend had that shows the type of equipment that the unit used.
> Many thanks.
>
> Rick Huddle
> Delaware, OH
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JK
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