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US Army 101 is a 2-8-0 steam locomotive that was originally operated by the United States Army. It is one of two survivors of the 1,500 ''General Pershing'' locomotives built in 1916–1918 for the War Department in World War I. The 101 went on to see action in three wars — World War I, World War II, and the Korean War. == History == The history of the 101 is something of a mystery. Is known is that it was built for the US Army for use in World War I by Baldwin Locomotive Works. It was owned by the US Army until it was donated to Korea in 1947 - after the end of the Japanese occupation (1945) and prior to the start of the Korean War (1950). In 1953, the 101 was recovered from damaged areas and reconstructed by the Army Transportation Corps, under the direction of Col. George Simpson. It seems that the 101 was still property of the Korean Republic, however. Col. George Simpson, Harold T.I. Shannon, and Harold E. Fuller started to talk with the Korean Republic about donating the engine to the National Railroad Museum. In 1958 Korean Republic President Syngman Rhee donated the locomotive as a gift from the Korean people. Over 300 newspapers carried the story of the arrival of the engine and this is how the struggling National Railroad Museum started to gain national attention. On May 30, 1959, General Pershing was presented with a Certificate of Service from the United States Army. The certificate was presented to the Museum by the Secretary of the Army. Any other information that is to be found on the internet or in print is suspicious at best. There are at least three different versions of the history of the 101 floating around. * 1917 - Built * 1919-1937 - Ft. Monroe, Norfolk Army Base * 1925 - Modernized and new cab * 1940 - Modernized and new cab * 1942 - Wreck en route to Camp Blanding Florida from Ft. Benning, Georgia * 1945 - Storage * 1947 - Shipped to Korea * 1959 - Shipped to National Railroad Museum 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United States Army No. 101」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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