Anniversary ball in honor of the 714th Railway Operating Battalion, U.S. Army, 1944. [1944]

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Anniversary ball in honor of the 714th Railway Operating Battalion, U.S. Army, 1944. [1944]

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Program from anniversary ball held in commemorative observance on completion of the 714th Railway Operating Battalion's one year's service with the Alaska Railroad.

[2] p. ; 13 cm.

Alaska State Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6821183

Alaska State Library

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United States. Army. Railway Operating Battalion, 714th.

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Alaska Railroad

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The Alaska Railroad began operating in 1923, under the Alaska Railroad Commission (previously the Alaskan Engineering Commission). From the description of Alaska Railroad tour lantern slide collection [graphic], 1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 56507928 During World War II, the Alaska Railroad was used by the army to transport military personnel, supplies, and construction materials between Seward, Whittier, Anchorage, and Fairbanks. To facilitate these activities and to...