An M38A1 on display at the U.S. Army Transportation Museum.
The H-19 Chickasaw diorama depicts a helicopter from the from
the 13th Helicopter Company operating in Korea at the U.S.
Army Transportation Museum.
The H-13 Sioux shown on display at the U.S. Army
Transportation Museum shows Army Aviation maintainers at work.
It was during this period Army Aviation maintenance training
was established at Ft. Eustis, VA.
Forward Transportation in Korea. US Army trucks pass a Korean
using an A-Frame to porter materials to the front. Both a
passing a knocked out North Korean T-34 tank.
Transportation Corps Soldier stands in front of his H-19
Chicksaw on a Korean airfield in 1953. Part of the research
collection of the U.S. Army Transportation Museum.
A Rail Terminal Officer (R.T.O) brassard from the 8010th
Terminal Military Rail Service (TMRS) which moved from Japan
to Korea in the early days of the conflict. Part of the
collection of the U.S. Army Transportation Museum.
152KB A “BloodChit” or safe conduct pass that was issued to
aircrews in Korea to help assist them in returning to friendly
lines in case they crashed. Part of the collection of the U.S.
Army Transportation Museum.
The Diesel-Electric Switcher Locomotive 1811.
558th Amphibious Truck Co. DUKW being offloaded by
crawler crane for loading onto Railcars in Korea. Part of the
research collection of the U.S. Army Transportation Museum.
MSGT Albert Montoya, Chief Customs investigator of the 7th
Transportation Medium Port Detachment briefing harbor
Patrolman SFC Albert D'Aulerio before he departs on J-boat
2156 for ship inspections in Korea. Part of the research
collection of the U.S. Army Transportation Museum.
The Korean War or Korean UN Police Action would bring the Transportation
Corps back to heavy involvement in the Pacific region. Although the
Corps had continued to support the various forces in the Pacific
following the end of World War II, the conflict would see us expanding
the routes and adding new technologies. Korea provided the first
opportunity for the Transportation Corps to test its newest mode of
transportation, making extensive use of helicopters for the first time.
The most recognizable was the H-13 Sioux used for reconnaissance but was
most well-known for medical evacuation due to the starring role in the
movie and television show "M.A.S.H." Helicopters would redefine the
nature of combat in during this war, ushering in a new era of mobility
for Army forces. This new mode only added to the other Transportation
modes, with truck, rail and watercraft all continuing to serve widely in
Korea.