Bravo company, 7th motor transport battalion, usmc, vietnam. Marines with 1st battalion, 7th marine regiment, and 2nd battalion, 7th marine regiment, set a simulated booby trap to alert nearby marines when an enemy is attempting to infiltrate their position during the culminating event of 1st marine division schools urban leaders course at marine corps base camp pendleton, calif. Usmc 7th motor transport battalion 1st fsr vietnam war patch. Army nurse donna hamilton holding a vietnamese baby during her second tour of duty in the vietnam war, long binh, vietnam, 1968. Usmc 7th motor transport battalion vietnam war, vietnam. Construction battalion maintenance unit 515 navy 2d joint assault signal party, signal company, 1st provisional marine brigade companies a and b, 1st armored amphibian battalion amphibian tractor group 4th amphibian tractor battalion reinforced company c, motor transport battalion, iii amphibious corps dukws artillery group. Ground unit insignia click on thumbnail graphic to enlarge. Photo by john olsonthe life images collection via getty imagesgetty images. Their history includes service with 3rd mardiv in world war ii as well as vietnam where they served from june 1965 to july 1969. Its elements were redesignated as the 734th transportation battalion motor support.
The marine corps activated the 7th motor transport battalion now known as the 1st transportation battalion to support the 1st marine division. The unit falls under combat logistics regiment 45 of the 4th marine logistics group 4th mlg and marine forces reserve marforres table of organization combat logistics battalion 25. Marine corps ground units mef, meu, meb, mab, division, regiment, group, battation, company vintage insignia, logo and patch. It resulted from the merger of 7th motor transport battalion and 1st landing support battalion. Army nurse donna hamilton holding a vietnamese baby during her second tour of duty in the vietnam war, long binh, vietnam. 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. Usmc 3rd motor transport battalion patch marines truck. The unit falls under combat logistics regiment 45 of the 4th marine logistics group 4th mlg and marine forces reserve marforres. We held our second reunion this past july in fredericksburg,va. The attack transport ships supplied the beach party elements of the shore party by providing a beach party team of approximately two officers and thirty men to support a battalion of landing troops.
The 4th infantry regiment, nebraskas only infantry unit, inactivated on august 18, 2001. The 7th sustainment brigade is a sustainment brigade of the united states army. The 7th transportation group was the only composite. He was promoted to the rank of lance corporal in november 1994. The 7th transportation battalion was originally constituted in the army of the united states as headquarters and headquarters detachment, 7th quartermaster troop transport battalion on 17. Find people you served with from 7th motor transport bn. Strength battalion type supportmateriele existingdisbanded disbanded description. He was promoted to corporal in december 1995 and later reassigned to 3d battalion 7th marines. Personal comments page 1 7th motor transport battalion 1st marine division korean war project almost. The battalions primarily provide motor transport and logistics control and. Its component, the 1st battalion was to be reorganized into transportation and chemical reconnaissance and decontamination units. Vietnam war patch, usmc 7th motor transport battalion 1st fsr.
This is a list of current united states marine corps battalions, sorted by the mission they. The 7th transportation battalion participated in world war ii, vietnam and desert stormdesert shield. On day one, we went to the wall, what an awesome site. This page is dedicated to the marines and navy corpsmen that. Day three, we went to the marine corps museum which is packed full of marine corps history. He was with the 7th motor transport battalion service command fmf stationed in korea 1953 to 22554, before that he was at camp pendelton. Aug 07, 2010 the attack transport ships supplied the beach party elements of the shore party by providing a beach party team of approximately two officers and thirty men to support a battalion of landing troops.
Marine corps ground unit insignia, logo and patch bluejacket. Vietnam war patch, us 58th transportation battalion. Usmc 3rd motor transport battalion patch marines truck unit. Are you looking for someone who is or was in 7th motor transport battalion, 1st fssg, campen ca. Marine corps 9th motor transport bn usmc veteran locator. It is known and referred to as the most deployed unit in the army because of its continuous mission to provide logistical support to all branches of the service for both training and wartime activities. The 7th transport provided motor transport and support to tactical recon groups and for military convoys running out of long binh and bien hoa. The 6th motor transport battalion 6th mtb, redesignated as combat logistics battalion 25, is a marine forces reserve logistics unit of the united states marine corps and is headquartered at red bank, new jersey. Most of these chronologies include four common sections of information. Attached to the 46th transportation group they were located at long binh bien hoa. Enlarge this series primarily consists of command chronologies of u. The battalion was organized with a headquarters company, a supply company and a motor transport company and was responsible for furnishing all classes of supply to tropic lightening units and for.
Us army military insignia,us army patches,shoulder sleeve. Bravo company, 7th motor transport battalion, usmc. These make great us marine corps car decals, but have unlimited uses. The mission of 1st landing support battalion is to provide support to the amphibious landing force during its assault and subsequent operations ashore. This page is dedicated to the marines and navy corpsmen that served with bravo company, 7th motor.
Colonel miner attached two additional companies to the 3d battal. The beach party team would land at the objective area and take charge of the beach, but were normally withdrawn with the parent ship. Marines with 7th engineer support battalion, 1st marine logistics group, prepare. North canton armory north canton, ohio, united states. He did not talk about the war but was very proad to be a marine. Third motor transport bn was a support unit for 3rd marine division, as the distinctive caltrop design on the patch indicates. The 7th transportation battalion is a transportation battalion in the united states army first constituted in 1943.
An advance planning group of the 4th battalion arrived in europe on 15 november 1955. Strength battalion type service support units existingdisbanded existing. Of a total of 205 trucks available for port operations, 168 were marine, 2 from the 7th motor transport bn, and thirtysix from the 1st combat service group. The battalion is located in the 12 area and occupies the area motor pool. Usmc 7th motor transport battalion 1st fsr vietnam war. It has taken on the rolls of the old 7th motor transport battalion and 1st landing support battalion. The 7th motor transport battalion had been attached to the 1st marine division to give it the extra transport needed for extended land warfare, but x corps was so short of motor transport that the battalion was employed at corps level throughout the operation. The 7th transport battalion arrived into vietnam in august of 1966. Su 1st 1 su tf y, su 1st 1 su 3d m, su 1st 1 su 1st 1 su blt su 2d b. The main body of the 4th trans bn left fort eustis on 6 april 1956. Marine corps 7th motor transport bn usmc veteran locator. The 4th battalion would rotate to ludwigsburg, germany, to replace the 27th transportation battalion, which would return to the us and be stationed at fort eustis. The 48th transportation group motor transport had the specific mission of carrying out motor transport operations in the iii and iv corps tactical zones, including line haul, local haul within the long binh post, port and beach operations, retrograde equipment transport, and driveway operation at newport terminal.
I believe this patch was produced as a commemorative for veterans of the battalion. He served as a motor transport mechanic and was later reassigned to 1st battalion 7th marines. Limited ships space and time meant that the divisions big guns, a 155mm howitzer battalion, and all the motor transport battalions twoandahalfton trucks were not loaded. List of united states marine corps battalions wikipedia. Shop our wide selection of usmc decals and us marine corps stickers. Welcome to the official 1st marine logistics group facebook page. Below is a brief description of the history of the th.
Motor transport battalion has a rich history beginning in korea and running to the present day campaigns even though the name has been changed to the 1st. Bravo company, 7th motor transport battalion, usmc, vietnam, kansas city, kansas. Army support command saigon, it was variously located at. Building and maintaining the most complete and sophisticated reference on the world wide web for the u. The 17 marine vietnam association is comprised of the marines and corpsmen who served in that battalion in the republic of south vietnam from 19651970.