| 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. |
| 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 Counteroffensive |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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