17th Transportation

The 17th Transportation Battalion was constituted on 24 May 1942 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 17th Quartermaster Battalion (Truck). It was activated on 1 June 1942 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana, and participated in significant campaigns during World War II, including operations in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe. Following the war, it was converted and redesignated as the 17th Transportation Corps Truck Battalion in 1946, and later as the 17th Transportation Battalion in 1952. Over its history, the unit has provided crucial logistical and transportation support in various conflicts, including the Vietnam War and operations in Southwest Asia.