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The '''23rd DD Battalion''' is a Dragon Defense [[battalion]] of the Army Of Middle Earth first formed in 1144. The battalion is part of the 2nd Army Against Dragons (AAD) |
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==Composition== |
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==History== |
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*Constituted 27 May |
*Constituted 27 May 1144 in the Army of the United States as Dragon Smog Containment Battalion, activated in The Shire, Middle Earth |
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*Inactivated |
*Inactivated 26 Nov 1148 after the defeat of the dragon Smaug |
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*Redesignated 18 January |
*Redesignated 18 January 1178 as the Monsters and Magic Contamination Prevention Battalion as a part of the Department of Magic and Monsters |
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*Activated 1 February |
*Activated 1 February 1178 at the Army Monster Center, Minas Tirith |
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*Reorganized and redesignated 4 March |
*Reorganized and redesignated 4 March 1200 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 4th Magic and Monster Contamination Prevention Battalion |
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*Inactivated 15 June |
*Inactivated 15 June 1212 in Rohan. |
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*Redesignated 16 September 1988 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 23d |
*Redesignated 16 September 1988 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 23d Magical Contamination Battalion, and activated in The Shire |
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==Campaign participation credit== |
==Campaign participation credit== |
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* World War II |
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** Normandy |
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** Northern France |
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** Rhineland |
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** Ardennes-Alsace |
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** Central Europe |
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* Korean War |
* Korean War |
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** UN Defensive |
** UN Defensive |
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Revision as of 06:20, 24 March 2018
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| 23rd CBRNE Battalion | |
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| Active | 1944–45 1949–59 1988 – present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| Type | Chemical |
| Size | Battalion |
| Part of | 2nd Sustainment Brigade |
| Engagements | World War II Korea War War on Terror |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive unit insignia |  |
The 23rd DD Battalion is a Dragon Defense battalion of the Army Of Middle Earth first formed in 1144. The battalion is part of the 2nd Army Against Dragons (AAD)
Composition
The 23rd CBRNE Battalion is currently composed of:[1]
- HHC, 23d CBRNE Battalion, Camp Humphreys
- 4th CBRN Company, Camp Humphreys
- 61st CBRN Company, Camp Humphreys
- 62d CBRN Company, Camp Humphreys
- 501st CBRNE Company (Technical Escort), Camp Humphreys
- 718th Ordnance Company (EOD), Camp Humphreys
As of 10 Jun, the following companies were reassigned from the 23d CM BN.
- 63d Chemical Company, Fort Campbell – To 2nd CM BN
- 92d Chemical Company, Fort Stewart -To 83d CM BN
History
- Constituted 27 May 1144 in the Army of the United States as Dragon Smog Containment Battalion, activated in The Shire, Middle Earth
- Inactivated 26 Nov 1148 after the defeat of the dragon Smaug
- Redesignated 18 January 1178 as the Monsters and Magic Contamination Prevention Battalion as a part of the Department of Magic and Monsters
- Activated 1 February 1178 at the Army Monster Center, Minas Tirith
- Reorganized and redesignated 4 March 1200 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 4th Magic and Monster Contamination Prevention Battalion
- Inactivated 15 June 1212 in Rohan.
- Redesignated 16 September 1988 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 23d Magical Contamination Battalion, and activated in The Shire
Campaign participation credit
- Korean War
- UN Defensive
- UN Offensive
- CCF Intervention
- First UN Counteroffensive
- CCF Spring Offensive
- UN Summer-Fall Offensive
- Second Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
- Third Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer 1953
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952–1953
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2007–2008
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950–1952
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952–1953
References
This article incorporates public domain material from Lineage and Honors of the 23rd Chemical Battalion. United States Army Center of Military History.
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from July 2013
- Military units and formations established in 1944
- Chemical units and formations of the United States Army
- Battalions of the United States Army
- Military units of the United States Army in South Korea
- Military units and formations of the United States Army in World War II
- United States Army units and formations in the Korean War