US Army Training Center - Yearbook (Fort Eustis, VA)

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lhe floafing equipmenl af Newporl News, former- ly assigned lo 'lhe Hamplon Roads Porl' of Em- barkalion, had been laken over by Forl' Euslis, and porfions of fhe Norfolk Army Base were being employed +o handle larger vessels used for lrain- ing. Men who had complefed fheir basic fraining and 'lechnical insfruclion were being senl lo l'he Sevenlh Transporlalion Regimenl for advanced or unil- 'lraining accomplished by on-'lhe-job work aboard vessels. They were 'lhen assigned +o a boal or ship which was parl' of a harbor crafl company. Wi'l'h 'lhe exceplion of officer candidale lrain- ing, all of lhe above ac'l'ivil'ies plus 'rhose which have been added since 'lhal' 'lime are now con- ducled al Forl Euslis and ils sub-inslallalion, Forl Sfory. As organized loday, Forl' Euslis proper consisls of six major commands, i.e., Transporlafion School, Transporlalion Replacemenl' Training Cen'l'er, Posl' Complemenl' Command, Sevenlh Transporlalion Regimenl, U. S. Army General Hospilal, and lhe Transporlalion Research and Developmenl Slalion. The vasl over-all operalions of Fl. Eusfis are depicled in lhis realislic small-scale models of ships, frains, +ruclrs, and depols making up 'lhe working facililies of 'lhe transporta- 'lion 'lraining cenfer. The Transporlalion School is charged wilh 'rhe responsibilily of lraining personnel in lhe funda- menlals of a soldier and lhe lechnical operafions of all lypes of lransporlalion, and 'lo 'rurn ouf leaders for +he Army of lhe fulure. The Transporlalion Replacemenl Training Cen- l'er 'lrains recruils in basic subiecls common lo all branches of lhe Army. Here fhe recrui+ becomes hardened physically, and secures a good ground- ing in whal' i+ lakes lo work, live, eal, and sleep, and generally lake care of himself on lhe ground. This inslruclion covers fhe proper melh- ods for use in fighling wi+h lnfanlry weapons, proper care of equipmenl, fundamenlals of good soldiering, and how 'lo survive in comba'l'. The Posl Complemenl' Command 'Furnishes lhe personnel 'For lhe headquarlers and various olher adminislralive aclivilies of lhe command. The Sevenlh Transporlalion Regimenl' is or- ganized inlo subordinale unils, each of which has a specialized mission in conneclion wi'lh rail, wafer, or highway lransporlalion, Rail unils furnish lhe operaling and mainlenance personnel for fhe mililary railroad neiwork on +he posl. A lranspor- The rail unil workers pause while lhe frain passes , ' .. faq, .Q ':.'5..i In .:.: 1 f M.. . , sr, H W ., .. . M T 'M ' -. rims 3 - assi-ia eiwigxa ,- s 1, M vis? W. isa: :WV 1 5 .Q W FWF l are . as H 1

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fhousands of German, Japanese and lfalian pris- oners of war. If is esfimafed fhaf approximafely I6,000 prisoner of wars were processed and frained fhere during fhe war years. ln February I946, fhe insfallafion was placed under fhe iurisdicfion of ihe Chief of Transporfa- fion, and an Army Service Forces Training Cenfer was esfablished af Forf Eusfis for fhe purpose of conducfing basic milifary and fechnical insfruc- fion. Wifh fhe arrival of all deparfmenfs of fhe Transporfafion Corps School by I9 May of fhai' year, fhe firsf cenfralized Transporfafion Corps fraining insfallafion was complefe. The insfalla- 'I'ion, under fhe command of Maier General Ewarf G. Plank, was organized info fhree general unifs-fhe sfafion complemenf, which operafed fhe general housekeeping funcfions of fhe posf, fhe Army Service Forces Training Cenfer, and fhe Transporfafion Corps School, which was fo provide special courses for officer candidafes and advanced 'Technical courses for officers and enlisfed men. W h e n fhe Transporfafion Corps School arrived in May, fhe greafesf acfivify in basic milifary 'iraining was in fhe Firsf and Sec- ond Training Regimenfs of ihe Army Service Forces Training Cenfer, 32 companies were en- gaged in milifary fraining. Upon complefion of 'l'his insfrucfion, fhe recruifs and enlisfees making up lhe companies became can- didafes for basic and advanced fechnical fraining in 'l'he skills re- quired by fhe Transporlafion Corps. Technical insfrucfion was given by fhe Fourfh Training Regimenf. The amphibious pro- gram was well under way. A flee? of 84 amphibious frucks was in consfanf use in highway and wafer operafions. The facilifies of Forf Sfory were used for fhis work, as ihe James River did nof offer suifable means for surf and beach fraining on an unprofecfed shore line. Rail- road fraining was conducfed by fhe 7 I4fh Operaf- ing Baffalion and fhe 765+h Shop Baffalion was in 'ihe sfage of on-fhe-job insfrucfion. Equipmenf of fhe Claiborne-Polk railroad had been removed from Claiborne, La. and was being overhauled. All rail work on fhe posf was being done under ihe direcfion of 'ihe 709fh Railway Grand Division, which has since been 'iransferred fo overseas dufy. Two off-posf insfallafions had been acquired fo fake care of fhe marine fraining assigned fo fhe 25fh Training Baffalion. The small boaf basin and FRANK A. HEILEMAN MAJOR GENERAL Chief of Transporfafion 259'

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fafion fraining baffalion operafes fhe milifary pori af Forf Eusfis and furnishes crews for boa'l's and harbor craff, marine mainfenance personnel, divers, and operafors of heavy porf equipmenf. A fransporfafion porf baffalion is composed of unifs experienced in 'l'he loading of cargo from ships, rail cars, planes, and fruclcs. A 'rransporfafion 'fruck organizafion is represenfafive of every fype of highway +ranspor+ operafed by fhe Transporfa- fion Corps, and includes lighf cargo, fracfor- frailer, and pefroleum companies. The Unifed Sfafes Army Hospifal furnishes consfanf medical affenfion and care 'lo all milifary personnel assigned fo Forf Eusfis and, insofar as regulafions and facilifies permif, fo dependenfs of milifary personnel. The Transporfafion Research and Developmenf Sfafion iTRADSl is composed of a sfaff of highly frainecl fechnical specialisfs who prepare fhe de- signs and fesf 'Phe maferial which will be supplied fo accomplish fhe mission of fhe Transporfafion Corps. TRADS is 'lhe supporfing agency of fhe Transporfafion Corps Board ialso headquarfered Back fo work! ai' Eusfisl which is 'rhe engineering research and developmenf agency of fhe Army's Transporfa- 'rion Corps. This Board is +he senior sfaff agency of 'lhe Chief of Transporfafion fo approve new designs and equipmenf, and fo coorclinafe fhe developmeni' of new or improved mefhods of handling fhe Army's fransporfafion requiremenfs, af home and abroad, in supporf of fhe combaf forces. A large parf of 'The TRADS organizaiion consisfs of soldier specialisfs in all phases of frans- porfafion, and includes railroad engineers and mechanics, crane and fork liff operafors, river and harbor fugman, and operafors and mechanics of a special fype of over-The-road fruclc being designed and fesfed. Forf Eusfis' sub-insfallafion af Forf Sfory is gar- risoned by a fransporfafion fruclc baffalion 'rhaf includes amphibious fruclr, cargo fruck, and porf unifs. ln June l95l, Gen. Muller was selecfed for dufy on fhe sfaff of Gen. Eisenhower in France. Brig. Gen. Hhen Col., Harold R. Duffie, Bosfon, Mass. assumed command of fhe Posl' on 8 June I95I. Loading cargo aboard a FS ship