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United Statee

Forme,

European Thnater

MILI"2Y

RAILWAY

SEEVICE

HfSSIOUt

Prepare

report

aad

Recommendatlone

Regarding

the

Organieation

~d

Hieelon

of

YAlltary

Rellmy

Service

hcluding hneral hadowtern end

Responsibility

for

@erstions

and

Wntenance

of

Military Railroads.

I?le

denoral

Board

was

established

by

herd

Orders

126,

Headauarters,

Wvopean

Thoater

of

Operations, United States

Army

&ted

17

Jane

1945,

as

amended

by

Genaral

Orders

lg2,

dated

7

August

1945.

and

General

Orders

312

dsted

20

Ilovember

1945,

Eeadounrters,

United

States Forces,

Eurapan

Theater,

to

prepare a

factual

analysin

of

theetrategr, tactics,

and

sdminiatratlon

amployad

by

the

United

StatesFarce0 in the

European

Theater.

RESTICTED

SWJECT

PACE

Ch?ptor

1.

Tho

Fiiasion

cnd

Orgrinizntion

of

the.Uilitwg

Rnilwzy

Service.

.

.

,

.

.

.

.

,

.

,

.

.

,

.

.

1

Section

1.

Mission

and

Orpcrniention.

. . .

.

.

.

,

,

.

.

1

Scotion

2.

‘‘~rsonncl

?robloms,

.

,

,

.

,

.

. .

.

,

.

.

,

5

ch*.stcr

2.

0,xmAions

of

the

bilitary

Pailwry

Service

.

.

.

A

SBction

1.

Gpsrptions

in

tho

Unit4

Hiagdom.

.

.

.

.

.

.

8

Section

2.

Opor?.tions

10

northorn

France

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

U.

Section

3.

Opx?tions

fn

Southcrn

France

,

,

. .

.

,

.

.

15

SECtiOn

4.

Fincl

Dhnae

of

Opcrqtiona

1

mwry

-

8

hy

1945..

,.,

I.

e..

.

.

.

.

4

-

16

Section

5.

S,iccicl

Onbrztions.

,

,

.

.

. .

.

.

. .

,

.

.

17

Sbction

6.

Uilitrlry

Rnilwy

Supoly

.

I

.

.

.

.

.

. .

.

19

Supply

blovownt

8nd

Its

Control

in

Erilway

O3orltions

.

,

.

,

,

.

,

.

.

.

,

.

, ,

.

, ,

,

.

22

SurJoort

of

Wilit?ry

Faflwy

Cporntions

by

Other

Services

,

I

, ,

.

,

.

,

.

.

.

.

I

,

.

.

.

27

Section

1.

Eqineer

Sup?ort.

,

,

.

,

.

,

.

,

. .

.

.

.

,

27

section

2.

SiEnd

Cor?a

~upport.

, , ,

.

,

.

,

.

.

.

.

.

29

Chrt:7ter

5.

Conclusions

and

RocODlWndntions.

.

.

,

,

.

,

.

.

.

31

Uibliography.

,

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,

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i

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v

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%

Cbptfir

3.

Ch,?ptar

4.

blLIT!

'Y

PAIL'

Y

SPKTE

Wepared

by:

Colonel

L.

4.

A"

".r.,

0-10561,

Chief,

section in charp.Lt.

Col.

P.

R.

Doud,

T.C.,

0-203720,

Transportation Stction."rincipal Consultants.Lajor Canoral

Frank

S.

Poss,

O-lO2l3,

Chief

of

Transportation,

Ua

jor

Beneral

Carl

R.

Pray,

0-129452,

Diroctor General Pi.ilroads,

Brie,

Peneral

C.

L.

Bur?ea,

0-423085,

Commandin? Officer, Sccond.

Colonel

A.

E.

Stoddard,

0-371507,

Commendin?

Officer,

rir8t

Mili-

Theator Servicc Porccs,

Buro?ean

Thoater.Theater Sorvice

Tomes,

Euro.>can

7he3te~.Military Failwar Sorvico, Euro?ean 7heatc.r.

tar:.

Failwag

Service,

Theater

Sorvice Forces,Europan Theatsr.Ulitary Cailway Scrvico, 'Jhoetor Service Porces,European Theater.

lh.

Gol.

L.

V.

Johnson,

0-238158,

Ewincorinp

Dc-~artmant,

Second

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