Tvs real america rings stories from the 20th century. May portion of the biweekly world war ii new series, army navy screen magazine, intended only for servicemen around the globe. The 20 minute report appeared between 1943 and 1946 and work supervised by army major and director frank kaplan. The experience of our army in africa and europe has emphasized the importance of rail transportation in combat areas and the importance of organizing and training combat battalions for use overseas. All of these officers and most of these enlisted men are with the bno, the delaware hudson, and the other great railroads of america. Once they put it on, they start it the beginning again, doing it the real word army way, showing they can strip a railroad under field conditions. These are government owned ships and repair shops at the camp, and after the men learn the nomenclature, there is a 50 mile track to practice on. Weapon, and the work of shuttling freight cars is work for soldiers. Soldiers engineer the locomotive and man the switches and run a regularly scheduled train each day over the 50 mile strip. No milk train. These men are schooled to work under fire and combat areas. They furnish their own security and observation, and when they hit trouble, it is their mission to repair the damage and keep the train running. Sounds]ne sounds] is estimated,ge the call for repair crews those from the single man to the operator to the dispatcher, and the crews pull out. Some of them traveling overland in trucks, some of them coming up along the rails in hand cars. Bulldozers level the area and others put out new rails. A stretch of track carrying supplies has been a lifeline of an army or Campaign Come along reaches of track and slowmoving sabotage,nerable to land mighty, and air attacks. Men on this line have already one vital work on they the area to maintain supply lines with africa and europe and in reconditioning lines destroyed by the enemy in retreat. The importance of this work increases as the allies cut uber into europe and their armies move further inland from their coastal supply depots. Railroads tied together the territory we hold and push ammunitions, food, and equipment sross yesterdays battlefield hopefully expanding area. You can watch this and all other reel force academys Lieutenant Colonel grant weller. Professor weller and his class and Japanese Military strategies leading up nagasaki and hiroshimas. American motivation for dropping the consideration involved in choosing target cities. Fit intoc bomb absolute goal of victory. Little less than hour. Outstanding. Please. R seats, ok, so what well be doing today chronologicalur survey with the end of world war. Launching intok a detailed discussion of race in dowersific war with john war without mercy. Were starting out