7th Transportation Battalion (United States)

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7th Transportation Battalion

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Country United States
Branch United States Army
Type Transportation
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The 7th Transportation Battalion is a transportation battalion in the United States Army first constituted in 1943. The 7th Transportation Battalion participated in World War II, Vietnam and Desert Storm/Desert Shield.

Transportation Corps branch of the United States Army

The Transportation Corps was established 31 July 1942 by Executive Order 9082. The Transportation Corps is a combat service support branch of the U.S. Army, and was headquartered at Fort Eustis, Virginia, but moved to Fort Lee, Virginia in 2010. It is also one of three U.S. Army logistics branches, the others being the Quartermaster Corps and the Ordnance Corps. The Transportation Corps is responsible for the movement of personnel and material by truck, rail, air, and sea. Its motto is "Spearhead of Logistics," and it is currently the third smallest branch of the Army.

Battalion military unit size

A battalion is a military unit. The use of the term "battalion" varies by nationality and branch of service. Typically a battalion consists of 300 to 800 soldiers and is divided into a number of companies. A battalion is typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel. In some countries, the word "battalion" is associated with the infantry.

United States Army Land warfare branch of the United States Armed Forces

The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution. As the oldest and most senior branch of the U.S. military in order of precedence, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which was formed to fight the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783)—before the United States of America was established as a country. After the Revolutionary War, the Congress of the Confederation created the United States Army on 3 June 1784 to replace the disbanded Continental Army. The United States Army considers itself descended from the Continental Army, and dates its institutional inception from the origin of that armed force in 1775.

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Constituted 17 June 1943 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 7th Quartermaster Troop Transport Battalion

Activated 25 August 1943 at Camp Livingston, Louisiana

Camp Livingston was a U.S. Army military camp during World War II located on the Rapides Parish and Grant Parish line in north Louisiana, 12 mi (19 km) north of Alexandria, Louisiana, north of Pineville, Louisiana.

Redesignated 30 November 1943 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 7th Quartermaster Battalion, Mobile

Inactivated 14 November 1945 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

Converted and redesignated 1 August 1946 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 7th Transportation Corps Truck Battalion

Redesignated 16 October 1952 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 7th Transportation Battalion, and allotted to the Regular Army

Activated 17 November 1952 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana

Redesignated 25 June 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 7th Transportation Battalion

Inactivated 30 March 1972 at Fort Lewis, Washington

Activated 21 July 1974 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Inactivated 19 August 2011 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Campaign participation credit

World War II: Rhineland; Central Europe

Vietnam: Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Consolidation I; Consolidation II

Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Cease-Fire

Decorations

The Meritorious Unit Commendation is a mid-level unit award of the United States Armed Forces. The U.S. Army awards units the Army MUC for exceptionally meritorious conduct in performance of outstanding achievement or service in combat or non-combat, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps award units the Navy MUC for valorous or meritorious achievement or service in combat or non-combat, and the U.S. Coast Guard awards units the Coast Guard MUC for valorous or meritorious achievement or service not involving combat.

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References

PD-icon.svg This article incorporates  public domain material from the United States Army Center of Military History document "HHD 7th Transportation Battalion Lineage and Honors" .

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