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758th Railway Shop Battalion With the advent of the activation of r way operating battalions (ROBs) in Werid War Il, the War Department recognized the need for heavy duty maintenance and repair of rolling stock, Maintenance of ‘equipment to kagp it in running condition was the responsibilty of the ROBs; major repair was the designated responsibility of tha ralway shop battalions (FSB), Each ASB provided minorfmajor overhauls, elec- {vical repair, blacksmithing, and a foundry. Undor the direction of gach raitway grand division (RGD), the SBS worked in sup- port of the ROBs and their duties of trans- Porting supplies, equipment, and personnel ‘On April 6, 1943, the 758th ASB was.ac- tivated at Carp Harrahen in New rieans, LA. The battalion soon consisted of four companies: H & 8, A, B, and C. T-4 Ver- non D. Lowry, a pre-war school teacher rom Les Angeles, recalled Camp Harra- han. | was a DI at Camp Herrahan, where the dil field was 2 mile long, 2 half mile wide, and made of oyster sholls a foot

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