LINEAGE AND HONORS

765th TRANSPORTATION BATTALION (STRAIGHT ARROW)

Constituted 12 Mar 43 in the Army of the US as the 765th

Railway Shop Bn] Transportation Corps.

Activated 4 May 44 at Camp Plauche] LA.

Redesignated 8 Dec 45 as the 765th Transportation Corps Railway Shop Bn.

Redesignated 28 Apr 47 as the 765th Transportation Railway Shop Bn.

Allotted 23 Feb 49 to the Regular Army.

Inactivated 20 Deo 54 in Korea.

Redesignated 1 Mar 63 as Headquarters & Headquarters

Detachment, 765th Transportation Bn.

Activated 26 Mar 63 at Fort Benning, GA.

Reorganized and redesignated 5 Mar 68 as Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 765th Transportation Bn.

Inactivated 30 Apr 72 at Oakland Army Base, CA.

Headquarters transferred 1 Oct 88 to the US Army Training &

Doctrine Command and organized at Fort Eustis, VA.

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

WW II VIETNAM

Rhineland Advisory

Defense

KOREAN WAR Counteroffensive

UN Defensive Counteroffensive, Phase II

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 UN Offensive Counteroffensive, Phase III

CCF Intervention Tet Counteroffensive

1st UN Counteroffensive Counteroffensive, Phase IV

CCF Spring Offensive Counteroffensive, Phase V

Un Summer-Fall Offensive Counteroffensive, Phase VI

Second Korean Winter Tet 69/Counteroffensive

Korea, Summer-Fall 1952 Summer-Fall 1969

Third Korean Winter Winter-Spring 1970

Korea,Summer 1953 Sanctuary Counteroffensive

Counteroffensive, Phase VII

Consolidation I

Consolidation II

Cease-Fire

DECORATIONS

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)

Streamer/KOREA 1950-51

Streamer/KOREA 1951-52

Streamer/VIETNAM 1964-65

Streamer/VIETNAM 1966-67

Streamer/VIETNAM 1967-68

Streamer/VIETNAM 1968-70

Streamer/VIETNAM 1970-71

Streamer/VIETNAM 1971-72

Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer/KOREA

Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry w/Palm, Stmr/VIETNAM 70-72

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 Civil Action Honor Medal, 1st Class, Streamer Viet Nam 1971

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