The RCASC Transport Companies were equipped with American GMC, 2½ ton, 6×6 vehicles to transport cargo and troops during the Korean war. The transport role was to provide supplies for front-line troops.
There were several Canadian Transport companies deployed to Korea as part of the United Nations force during the war and afterward.
RCASC units in Korea (1950–1955)
No. 54 Canadian Transport Company (4 May 1951 – 11 April 52);
No. 23 Transport Company (10 April 1952 – 27 March 1953);
No. 56 Transport Company (22 March 1953 – 15 April 1954); and
No. 3 Transport Company (26 March 1954 – 27 November 1954).
The No. 56 Transport Company moved from Winnipeg to Calgary in 1967 and became part of the Transport Company of #1 Service Battalion in 1968.
The artifact shown is a photograph of a realistic painting.