Motor Transport Corps

Men needed to staff this new corps were recruited from the skilled tradesmen working for automotive manufacturers in the US.

75 also defined a "motor vehicle" as: Excluded from this definition were: These were to be under the control of the United States Army Ordnance Department.

Some courses offered: Vehicles were unloaded, uncrated and assembled at these parks, then assigned a registration card and markings.

Vehicles and spare parts collected in these parks awaited assignments to specific army units as requested.

Designed to make repairs not requiring much time or heavy equipment, these mostly mobile workshops carried a limited stock of spare parts and were mainly assigned to combat zones.

Because of their temporary and mobile nature, the service parks were often operating in the open, under canvas, or in any shelter found to be available.

Reconstruction Park covered approximately 1,000 acres (4 km2) and consisted of five steel shops averaging 25,000 sq ft (2,300 m2) each and a large warehouse for storage of spare parts.

("Bull") Hegeman, who was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his involvement in the operation, in spite of the post-war accusation of mismanagement and waste there.