567th Transportation Company Unit History In Vietnam

567th Transportation Company (Terminal Service)

The 567th Transportation Company, commonly referred to as the Pier Masters, arrived in

Vietnam during August 1966 from Fort Story, Virginia, with the 71st

Transportation

Battalion (Terminal) and was assigned the mission of port and beach clearance within the

Newport complex. During May 1969, with the activation of the US

Army Transportation

Battalion, Saigon (Provisional), the Pier Masters were transferred to that headquarters and

relocated to Camp Davies, near Saigon. The unit was

assigned the mission of cargo

discharge/backload and port clearance of one military deep draft berth and berths of

opportunity in the commercial port of Saigon and

supervising two contract stevedore

companies. During August 1969, the unit began assisting ARVN Saigon Transportation

Terminal Command to train crews and, later

the same year, charged ARVN with the

responsibility of discharging all ships with primarily ARVN cargo--the beginning of the

Vietnamization program for ports in Vietnam.

During December 1969, the 567th

Transportation Company was transferred to Long Binh Post for duty with the 79th

Maintenance Battalion.

Also, an update from Ted Wolf (567th 66-67) noting that the 567th sent a detachment of its

troops from the 2nd shore and 2nd ship platoons to Dong Tam in January of

1967.

They

were under the supervision of Capt.Greg initially and then LT Hunt.

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Lineage and Honors

Constituted 1 January 1942 in the Army of the United States as
Company B, 399th Quartermaster Battalion (Port)

Activated 10 February 1942 at San Francisco, California

Converted and redesignated 25 January 1944 as the 567th Port
Company

Inactivated 17 September 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey

Redesignated 12 September 1956 as the 567th Transportation
Company and allotted to the Regular Army

Activated 1 February 1956 at Fort Eustis, Virginia

Inactivated 15 November 1957 at Fort Eustis, Virginia

Activated 24 January 1966 at Fort Eustis, Virginia

Campaign Participation Credit

World War II
Algeria-French
Morocco
Pome-Arno
Southern France
Rhineland

Vietnam
Counteroffensive,
Phase II
Counteroffensive,
Phase III
Tet Counteroffensive
Tet 69/Counteroffensive
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Santuary
Counteroffensiv

Decorations

Meritorious Unit Commendation VIETNAM 1 July 1968-31 March 1969

Meritorious Unit Commendation VIETNAM 1970-1971

Awards

VCC Phase II             1 July 66 - 31 May 67          DA GO 83, 27 Dec 68

VCC Phase III            1 June 67 - 29 Jan 68           DA GO 47, 28 July 69

TTC                          30 Jan 68 - 1 Apr 68            DA GO 54, 8 Aug 69

MUC                          1 July 68 - 31 Mar 69          DA GO 39, 20 July 70

MUC                          1970 - 1971

Members of the 567th Transportation Company in Vietnam

Please let me know if you would like to be added to the list, make any changes, which company you were with, dates of service, town and state of current residence, if you wish.

Tim Myers
James Carter
Bill Fluty
Ronald Peters
Ted Wolf
Mike Davis
Ewing (Buck) Begley
Bill Tesauro
Ruben Mora
H. Lynn Heckart
Rick Cook
Bernie Rodgers
Charles M. Pate
Joe Sidon
Richard Hill
Roy Adams
William Bailey
Michael W. Greenfield
Anthony Owen Willis
Donald D'Aries
Patrick Conley
Michael T. Wendt
Eugene Butler
Mike Potter
Donald Ayres
Chris Williams
Jerry Yant
R. Paul Martin
Ralph Harwood
Richard Haasch
Leo Basler
Frank Pellegrino
Oliver Corbett
Johnny Cribb
Monty Arnold
Gregorio Burgos
Patrick Kennedy
Robert (Bob) Ceschini
Roger Cavanaugh
Ozell Williams
Edward Giammarino
Albert Bailer
Gerald Hurta
Paul H. Mueller
Jon D. Mc Clelland
Norman Fries
Greg G. Evans

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Newport Stevedore
Now Deceased
N/A
Now Deceased
Documentation NCOIC
Company Clerk
N/A
Company Commander
N/A
PX Operations
N/A
MHE Maintenance - Now Deceased
N/A
DD2 Cargo Operations NCO
Camelot Security Guard
N/A
APC Driver
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Mess Hall Cook
Mess Hall Cook Newport - Camelot
Collection Classification & Salvage
Forklift Operator
Stevedore - Long Binh Depot - MHE
Maintenance Mech-Newport-Camp Davies
Newport Security Guard
Newport Documentation
Cargo Inspection

Newport Backloading
Newport Documentation
Cook
Cook
Cook
Forklift Operator
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Maintenance Mechanic - Camp Davies
Stevedore-Crane Oper-Hatch Foreman
Company CO
Platoon Sergeant, 1st Ship Platoon
Truck Driver
Mechanic
Newport Stevedore
Pay Clerk
Hatch Foreman
Company Commander
Forklift Operator