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765th T.R.S.B.
(Transportation Railway Shop Battalion)
The mission
of the
765th is to provide command and control, administration and logistic support,
discipline, and training to soldiers assigned/attached to the U.S. Army
Aviation Logistics School,
The battalion's rich
history spans three wars and its heritage in both transportation and aviation
has produced a distinguished lineage and honors. In World War II, the 765th
was born on
With the outbreak of
hostilities in
In the 1960's, as the
Vietnam Conflict began to intensify, the 765th was once again called upon to
serve its country and on 1 March 1963, was re-designated
as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 765th Transportation Battalion,
and was reactivated on 26March 1964, at Fort Benning, Georgia as an aircraft maintenance unit. In
The 765th
Transportation Battalion was reactivated
The battalion's diverse history, reflected in its companies (Headquarters and
Headquarters Company (USATCFE), 1st Staff &
Faculty Company, 3rd Staff & Faculty Company, F Company (International
Military Students Company), and Military Police Company (USATCFE)),
carries on the 765th's proud tradition of transportation and aviation support
to the nation.
The Battalion's motto
of "STRAIGHT ARROW", a legacy of its
Top photo: L-to-R Robert Ballard, Capt Bill Griffin and Al Arvia Korea 1952
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This Korean War era insignia for the 765th T.R.S.B. was purchased by Tim Moriarty and donated to our site. Thanks Tim ! Note the insignia's motto : Maxima Potens |
Famous U.S Army Pershing No. 101
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According to an email I received from Les Jacoby who operated
this locomotive in Korea from 1947-1948 the photo at the top
of this page of my father is in front of this locomotive in
1952 . According to Les "The picture you forwarded of No. 965 IS the same locomotive. It has had a variety of numbers during its past; 8341 (in WWII), 6779 (upon arrival in Korea), then changed to 101, to 765 when restored/rebuilt by the 765th Transportation Shop Battalion, and finally back to its present No. 101, when turned over to the Korean National Railroad in the 1950's. In 1959 she was donated by the Korean Government as a gift to the American people for assisting in the Korean War, and now resides at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin. One of the past directors of the Museum told me in 1994 that No. 101 is "one of their treasures". It served in three wars, and is the only surviving steam locomotive of its type in the world. I went into quite a lengthy discussion of No. 765, etc., because I suspect your Dad was with the 765th when it was salvaged from the scrap heap, after being "badly wounded" in the Korean War. In fact, I wonder if he is the gentleman in the center of the picture. Like myself, he would have been a little older then the usual 18 and 19-year old GI's. Thanks Les! (Sgt T4 Les Jacoby) |
Photos article submitted by soldiers of the 3rd T.M.R.S. Transportation, 724th and 765th T.R.S.B. and other Military Railroad Service in Korea.
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#101 Pershing in 765th Pusan back shop Korea 1951 Yong Dong Po, Korea Locomotive shop
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Those who served ..bio of soldiers |
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Pershing Locomotive #101 |
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765th yahoo group |
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I remember Korea by Linda Cranfield features James Palsgrove- 765th |
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Railroad map Korea |
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Military Rail Korea articles |
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Pusan Back Shop plan side 1- 2 |
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Korean War Vet Assoc.-Korea 50 years ago-765th |
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