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