308th Brigade Support Battalion
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308th Brigade Support Battalion | |
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Active | 1943-45 1961-71 2007-present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | United States Army |
Branch | Active Army |
Type | Support |
Role | Support |
Size | Battalion |
Part of | 17th Field Artillery Brigade |
Garrison/HQ | Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, United States |
Nickname(s) | "Red Lions" |
Motto(s) | "Pride In Performance!" |
Anniversaries | 26 April (Birthday) |
Engagements | Normandy Campaign Northern France Campaign Rhineland Campaign Ardennes-Alsace Campaign Central Europe Campaign Iraq Campaign |
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Coat of Arms | ![]() |
The 308th Brigade Support Battalion is a U.S. Army battalion was formed 23 February as the 308th Quartermaster Sterilization Battalion at Vancouver Barracks, Washington. The battalion was broken up 1 August 1943 and reorganized and Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment was redesignated as the 308th Quartermaster Fumigation and Bath Battalion. The other companies became the 855th, 856th, 857th, and 858th Quartermaster Fumigation and Bath Companies. On 1 November 1943, the 308th was once again reorganized and redesignated as the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 308th Quartermaster Battalion. The battalion took part in World War II in the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe campaigns, and was inactivated 25 November 1945 in Austria.[1]
The 308th Quartermaster Battalion was reformed on 14 September 1961 as part of the Regular Army and activated 25 September 1961 in Germany. The battalion was reorganized and redesignated 2 August 1965 as the 308th Supply and Service Battalion, and inactivated 26 July 1971 in Germany.
On 15 June 2005 the 308th Support Battalion was again organised and activated 18 July 2007 at Fort Lewis, Washington in support of the 17th Fires Brigade.
References
- ^ "308th Support Battalion Lineage". history.army.mil. Army Center of Military History. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2020.