Alessandro Tuzza[Source: The 727th Railway Operating Battalion in World War II. New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, 1948]
Casualties
| S/Sgt Alfred E. Hurst |
| Pfc William S. Johnson |
| Pvt Willard R. Kafton |
| Pvt Harry S. Keith |
| Pfc Christy Lepore |
| Sgt Edward Smith |
| T/5 Francis Waldbillig |
| T/5 Richard L. Wittman |
Honor Roll of Awards and Decorations
| Legion of Merit | Purple Heart | ||
| Lt. Col. Fred W. Okie | Africa | T/5 Ernest O. Jefferson | Italy |
| 1st Lt. Victor E. Williams | Africa | T/5 Alexander J. Masti | Italy |
| 1st Lt. August E. Hackman | Sicily | Pfc John C. Long | Italy |
| M/Sgt. Kenneth W. Phillips | Sicily | Pfc George Rodak | Italy |
| S/Sgt. John C. Browning | Sicily | Pvt Harold. E. Jordan | Italy |
| S/Sgt. Allen C. Metzger | Sicily | Pvt Stanley Andruski | Italy |
| T/4 John L. Denson | Sicily | Pvt Luther N. Turnage | Italy |
| Soldier's Medal | |
| Lt. Col. Fred. W. Okie | S/Sgt Millard M. Bartlett |
| Major Roy P. Moss | S/Sgt Charles B. Swan |
| 1st Lt. David M. Perkins | Sgt Tony W. Lonero |
| WO Daniel F. Baker | Cpl Joseph A. Canzoneri |
| M/Sgt Kenneth W. Phillips | Cpl Lyman R. Baird, Jr. |
| M/Sgt Malcolm H. Morris | Pfc Frederick R. Vogel |
| T/Sgt Norwood L. Stone | Pvt James G. Healy |
| Battalion Decorations |
| North African-European Theater of Operations Ribbon with Seven Stars and Bronze Arrowhead |
| Occupation of Germany Ribbon for Members in Germany after May 8, 1945 |
| National Defense Ribbon for All Members with 12 Months Service in the United States |
| Victory Ribbon for All Members |
| Good Conduct Medal for Those Qualified by Battalion Order |
| Commendations |
| Battalion Citation for Operations in Africa, by Major General Carl R. Gray, Jr., M.R.S. Office of Director General, APO 512, dated 1 July 1943 |
| Battalion Commendation by General George S. Patton, Seventh Army, A.F. Hq., APO 512, 12 September 1943, for Operations in Sicily |
| Commendation to Company "A" for Rehabilitation of Track Supporting the U.S. Fifth Army, A.F. Hqs. M.R.S., O.D.G., APO 400, dated 30 July 1944 |
| Commendation of Chief of Transportation, AFHQ, for Clearance of Tonnage, Port of Naples, AF Hqs. M.R.S., O.D.G., dated 24 April 1944 |
| Special Meritorious Service, Fifth Army Plaque, awarded to M.R.S. Hqs. by Fifth Army, dated 14 April 1944, for Operations in Italy |
| Battalion Commendation from Lt. General Jacob L. Devers, Commanding Sixth Army Group, for work in France |
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