page_title: Walter S. Franklin (PRR)
hierarchical_section_title: Walter S. Franklin (PRR)
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Die Skulptur „Angel of the Resurrection“ (deutsch: „Engel der Wiederauferstehung“) im Wartesaal der 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Die Statue erinnert an die Gefallenen der Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) aus dem Zweiten Weltkrieg. Ihr Sockel trägt folgende Inschrift:IN MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR OUR COUNTRY 1941 – 1945deutsch: Zur Erinnerung an die Männer und Frauen der Pennsylvania Railroad, die ihr Leben ließen für unser Land 1941 – 1945 English: The sculpture "Angel of the Resurrection" located in the waiting room of 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The statue is reminiscent of the fallen soldiers of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) of World War II.Its base bears the following inscription:IN MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR OUR COUNTRY 1941 – 1945
context_page_description: Walter Sidmonds Franklin, III. was the 12th president of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR).
  He graduated from Harvard College in 1906, and began his PRR career as a platform clerk in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the 1930s, he served as president of a PRR affiliate, the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. He was later vice-president of another PRR affiliate, the Long Island Rail Road. Although close to retirement age when elected, he served as PRR president, 1948 to 1954. Following his retirement, he served as LIRR acting president, 1954 to 1955, and on the PRR board of directors until 1959.
context_section_description: Walter Sidmonds Franklin, III. (May 24, 1884 in Ashland, Maryland – August 17, 1972 in Northeast Harbor, Maine) was the 12th president of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR).
  He graduated from Harvard College in 1906, and began his PRR career as a platform clerk in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the 1930s, he served as president of a PRR affiliate, the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad. He was later vice-president of another PRR affiliate, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR). Although close to retirement age when elected, he served as PRR president, 1948 to 1954. Following his retirement, he served as LIRR acting president, 1954 to 1955, and on the PRR board of directors until 1959.
caption: Pennsylvania Railroad World War II Memorial in Philadelphia was commissioned during Franklin's PRR presidency.
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