To order images and/or obtain permission to use them commercially, please contact the KSHS Reference Desk at KSHS.reference@ks.gov or 785-272-8681, ext. 117.
For more information see the Copyright and Permission FAQ.
The collection contains letters, photographs, newspaper articles and magazine articles documenting the China Burma Indian theater. Robert B. (Bob) Shreffler and his brother Howard (Bud) E. Shreffler, both employed by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway were assigned to the 758th. The 758th was sponsored by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway as part of the Military Railway Service in which all national class one railroad companies sponsored battalions. Included in the collection is a letter from Robert (Bob) Shreffler to Harry [Grassic] and the Gang, March 28, 1944, tells about India, the Indian people, conditions at the Army camp, their daily schedule, and the work they perform at the shops.
Creator: Shreffler, Robert F.
Date: 1942 - 1945
Item Number: 309839
Call Number: Robert F. Shreffler Coll., Box 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 309839
Collections - Manuscript
Date - 1940s - 1942
Date - 1940s - 1943
Date - 1940s - 1944
Date - 1940s - 1945
Military - Service - Army
Military - Wars - World War II
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact
Places - International - India
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Manuscript
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/309839