George E. Fenn and his Buddy “L” train

January 26, 2023January 26, 2023 Liz Van Pay

George E. Fenn's Buddy "L" train from 1927 - pictured in the National Railroad Museum's Lenfestey Center with the GG-1 locomotive (left) and U.S. Army #101 locomotive (right) in the background

George E. Fenn, who was a second lieutenant when he went missing in October 1943 during World War II

Letter from George E. Fenn at the age of 7 in 1927

World War II letters / George E. Fenn

Train drawings by George E. Fenn in the 1930s

George E. Fenn carved a tunnel through a snowbank for his Buddy "L" train

George E. Fenn, who was a second lieutenant when he went missing in October 1943 during World War II

Train drawings by George E. Fenn

George E. Fenn learned to fly as a teenager.

George E. Fenn's Purple Heart

George E. Fenn, who was a second lieutenant when he went missing in October 1943 during World War II

A railroad layout drawing by George E. Fenn

George E. Fenn, who was a second lieutenant when he went missing during World War II

George E. Fenn's Buddy "L" train from 1927 - pictured in the National Railroad Museum's Lenfestey Center with the Dwight D. Eisenhower train in the background

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