forner: MeMAqUArteNsyTTGMth Daginder Ratigayeho Battelton (rormer. Getat Roe : i f STATIONS AND MOVEMENTS OHARAGTER OF T Teno Gorman AER , rae i eae oe linemen : i | Camp Cleidorne, La, LOa15-H2 He Bt-H2) San Freneisco Port of Bnb, 1-443 1-13-43 APO 3422 (NY) | Shipment 9602- 1413-43 1-13-43 "Mauretania" i Basra, Iraq 2-22-43 A ? Tehran y Trea (°° *) 7-25-45 Inactivated Sacramento, Calif, 2-20-NS 12-31-50 TNACITVATED Sen Francisco, Calif. (P) 20 May 5318 Jul Sh; Ban Francisco POR, Calif (") 18 Jul5l Davg 5k Field Me San Francisco, Calif, © (P) 1 Aug Shaq Jul 55 Ft. Machrthur, Calif. (7) 10 Jul $524 Jul 55 Field Tg Sen Francisco, Galif. (P) 2h Jul $530 Jul. 56 Ft. Eustis, Va. (T) 30 Jul 5613 Aug 56 Field Ing Si isco, Calif. (P) 23 Aug 565: aug 57. T) ¢ Aug 57.19 Aug 57 Field Ing (P) 19 aug5? 3 aug 58 Utah General Denot, Utah (7) 3 Aug 5817 Aug 58 Field Tng San Francisco, Calif. — (») 17 aug 5823 May 59 INACTIVATED San Francisco, Cal!been ‘WAR DEPARTMENT ‘The Adjutant General's Office Washington AG 314.73 Decenter lL, 184t— oB-I SUBJECT: Organization History. Chief, Fistorical Section, Amy Wer Collego. 1. Report 1s made of the redesignation of the 754th Engineer Railway Shop Battalion as the 754th Railesy Shop Battalion, TC per AC $20.8 (ai Ghel-SPSt, dated Lecember 1, 1942. The Sole ininear “Ettalion (Railway shop) was constituted and allotted ta the Second Service Command per Ad 82042 (7-Lé~02) rd Table of GrgeniacLion 6a, effective July 1, 1085) redeem ted. 74th Eachnosr. Battalion, Railasy.duop.ane withdraw iron Second service Command and ted to Ninth Service Command per AG 820.2 (242) & (liet) IG, cated February 21, 1941; ordered into active military service of the United States enc suthorised to be activated st the Engineer Organieation Center, Camp Claiborne, Louisisna on October 15, 1942 per AG S202 (G-S142) IHEP, ciated Seender 45, lode, activated October 15, 1942. 2, It 1e desired that eny additional historical data be trans- mitted direct to The Quartermaster General at the earliest practicable date, and a copy of action taken be furnished this office. By order of the Secretary of War: i oxve Jolmsoa Adjutant General. Copy furnished: ‘The Quartermaster General, = *SOLDIER RAILROADERSEG hb) reuw HEA Ue A pa ie aye SEE AINST Bldg. 18, Gamero Alexandiia, VA SiR MAIL 1866 with SEP 9 ‘the Southern Facifie Conpany and the present railmey ahep ie represented by the locomstivesClon 42462 bet ‘Yoath Treas Bn (Ry Shop), AR ive insignis for the 7etth Traaspertettat Battalion (Railmmy Shop), Aray Reserve 2, the distinctive for the 764th Transportation Battalion (aesiwy Etoghe Aray usberye ia avgreveds ‘The distinctive insignia onsists $f ie shleld and motto of the gont of eras for this organteation, whieh is described in paragraph 1. 20 BE WORN: As proseribed by current regulations, spproved painting for the muntusture of the dlatinetiss sustguin iil to feemeted totee orgacisation tn er about 2h Bermer ABsre Lebter 46 in accordance with "orticial Steteumt ef iting oak Honore? dxted 29 dune 1954 - ° » is ie he » IH ieSRM R CU ISR CLEC Pero rs Semon iets WAS Coeds oro Ke) reas REA SHOP)Coar OF ARMS FOR COLOR OF TE TRANSPORTATIONT5Ath TRALSPORTATION RATTALTON (PATLIAY CINEAGE 1 Constituted 1 shy 1989 in the Organized| Reserves as the SSlst Enginser Battalion {Railuay Shop), allotted to the 24 Corgs area aoe arfiliates with the. South pany | Redesignated Railway Shon, 21 tha 2d Corpe Area Corps Area ‘754% Angineer Battellon, ebruary 1941} withdraw Eros and assigned to the 9th Redesignated 754th Engineer Railway Shop Battalion, 1 April 194 Ordered into active military service 18 October 1942 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana Redesignated 764th Railway Shop Battalion ‘Transportation Corps, 16 November 1942 Inactivated (less Conpany ¢) 25 duly 1945 at Tehran, tran (Company C inactivated 9 Decenber 1915 at Tehran) Redesignated 764th Transportation Rail- way Shop Battalion, affiliated with the Southern Pacific Vompany, 65 Market Street, San Francisco, California, and assigned to Sixth aray, 13 January 1948 Activated 10 Fobruary 1948 with Head- quarters at Sacranento, Californie Inactivated $1 Deceuber 1950 at Sacre mento, Salifornia Affiliated with the Southern Pacific Company, assigned to Sixth Army, and activated 20 ay 1953 with Headquarters at San Francis, California sees SH?) HUTRORTTTES AG $20.2 (7-16-52); 1/0 688, 1 Jul 1933 AY 320.2 (2-841) ¥ nfo 8-146, 1 Agr 1942 AG 520.2 (8-31-42) BI-x-SP, 26 Sep 1942; AG 320.2 (ngr) Eighth Sv Gmd, 15 Oot 1942 AG 820.2 (11-25-42) OB-I-SP-N, 1 Dec 1942; GO 60, WD, 1942 AG 822 (4 Jul 45) OB-T-SiCUau, 9 Jul 1945; Radio Ck-TV-25029 (25 Jul 45)’ from Persian Gulf Gmd, 24 Jul 1945 (Radio AXBT, Cairo, Egypt, :H-1372, 10 Jan 1946, Cis-Ti 2277 (11 Jan’ 1946); WAR 86557, 3 Dec 1945) AGAO-2 822 Org Res (80 Deo 47) axaor 15 Jan 1948 Lir, Sixth Army, 4 Feb 1942 AQ-I 322 Org Res (11 Dec 50) 63-x, 1969; GO 1, Sixth Army, 1951 | 26 De AGAO=I (M() 822 6754th Trans Reilway Shop| Eattulion (29 Jul 52) G3, 30 Mar 1953; Go 53 Sixth Ary, 19 Nay 1953 as anended by GO 63, Sixth Aruy, 1 June 1953 Redesignated 754th Transportation bat- 00 15, Sixth army, 26 February 1954 talion (Railway Shop), 10 Merch 1954 | | Si/rla/29 Jun 54 Page 1 of |2 pages | 865 FORM LQ carrion oF 1 wan 4a, wey BE USED754th TRANSPORTATION BATTALION (RAIL HOME STATION: San Francisco, California "AIG STREAMERS: World War IT Buropean Theater without inscription DECORATIONS: Mone Page 2 0: CS FORM 10-1 TEC 1950 HY SHOP) (Cont'd) OCU Decision 2 pages