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The 481st Transportation Company (Heavy Boat) is a United States Army transportation company whose lineage traces back to the mid-20th century.

481st Transportation Company

481st Transportation Company coat of arms

Active July 20, 1944 - April 1, 1946

Active July 31, 1947 - November 30, 1950

Active 	January 20, 1968 - Present

Country United States

Branch 	Army Reserve

Type 	Transportation

Nickname The Old Salts

Motto 	none

Colors 	Red, Yellow and Black

March 	None

Engagements

World War II

Iraq Campaign

Notable commanders None Insignia

Distinctive Unit Insignia U.S. Transportation Company's

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Contents

* 1 World War II   * 2 New Guinea * 3 Luzon * 4 Cold War * 5 Operation Desert Storm * 6 Operation Iraqi Freedom * 7 Current status * 8 Lineage * 9 Honors o 9.1 Campaign Participation Credit o 9.2 Decorations * 10 In popular culture * 11 Notes * 12 See also * 14 Sources

World War II The company was constituted on June 22, 1944, as the 60th Transportation Corps Composite Company and activated on July 20, 1944 in Australia. It participated in the campaigns in New Guinea and Luzon. On March 15, 1945, it was reorganized and re-designated as the 60th Transportation Corps Service Company. The unit was inactivated on April 1, 1946 in the Philippine Islands and disbanded on May 2, 1947.

New Guinea

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Luzon

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Cold War On July 31, 1947 it was reconstituted in to the United States Army's Organized Reserves as the 481st Transportation Port Company and activated on August 25, 1947, in Oakland, California. On March 25, 1948 it was once more re-designated as the Organized Reserve Corps; and on July 9, 1952 as the Army Reserve. On November 30, 1950 the unit was once was more inactivated at its base in Oakland, California and remained so until November 24, 1967, when it was re-designated as the 481st Transportation Company and activated on January 20, 1968 at the Presidio of San Francisco, California. On July 1, 1972 the 481st moved from San Francisco back to Oakland where it remained until May 1, 1976 when it moved to Rio Vista, California. On October 23, 1990 it moved to Rough and Ready Island in Stockton, California and changed location to its current home of Mare Island, California on March 1, 1999.

Operation Desert Storm

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Operation Iraqi Freedom

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Current status

Active reserve stationed at Mare Island, California

In popular culture

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Campaigns: World War II: New Guinea; Luzon

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Notes http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f0/LCU2000.jpg/200px-LCU2000.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/LCU_2000_being_loaded_as_deck_cargo_on_a_chartered_vessel.jpg/200px-LCU_2000_being_loaded_as_deck_cargo_on_a_chartered_vessel.jpg

Lineage:

Constituted 22 June 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 60th Transportation Corps Composite Company Activated 20 July 1944 in Australia Reorganized and re-designated 15 March 1945 as the 60th Transportation Corps Service Company Inactivated 1 April 1946 in the Philippine Islands Disbanded 2 May 1947 Reconstituted 31 July 1947 in the Organized Reserves as the 481st Transportation Port Company Activated 25 August 1947 at Oakland, California (Organized Reserves re-designated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; re-designated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve) Inactivated 30 November 1950 at Oakland, California Re-designated 24 November 1967 as the 481st Transportation Company Activated 20 January 1968 at the Presidio of San Francisco, California Location changed 1 July 1972 to Oakland, California Location changed 1 May 1976 to Rio Vista, California Location changed 23 October 1990 to Stockton, California Location changed 1 March 1999 to Mare Island, California

Articels

http://www.usarc.army.mil/webext/News/bigred99.htm http://www.almc.army.mil/alog/issues/SepOct01/MS667.htm http://www.baycrossings.com/archives/2001/04_May/2ndworking_waterfront.htm http://www.stripes.com/news/some-gis-in-kuwait-racking-up-sea-pay-1.31783

Sources

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