User:Coldstreamer20/308th Brigade Support Battalion
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The 308th Brigade Support Battalion (309th BSB) is a support battalion of the United States Army, currently organised as a field artillery brigade support battalion. As of July 2024, it is based at Fort Lewis in Washington and consisted of two companies. Originally formed in the Army of the United States, it saw service during the Second World War, and Iraq War.
Lineage
[edit]On 23 February 1943, the 308th Quartermaster Sterilization Battalion was constituted in the Army of the United States. On 26 April 1943, it was activated at Vancouver Barracks, Washington. The battalion was broken up 1 August 1943 and reorganized and Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment was re designated 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 re designated 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 re designated 2 August 1965 as the 308th Supply and Service Battalion, and inactivated 26 July 1971 in Germany.[1]
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.[1] The formation was later renamed as the 17th Field Artillery Brigade. Initially, the battalion consisted of a Headquarters & Headquarters Company, and two support companies: A (Distribution) and B (Medical).[2] However, both A and B companies were later disbanded, headquarters & headquarters company renamed as 'Headquarters Support Company', and the brigade-level 256th Brigade Signal Company joined.
As of July 2024, the battalion is organized as follows:
References
[edit]- ↑ a b c 308th Support Battalion. history.army.mil. Retrieved on 2024-07-13.
- ↑ CurrentOps.com. 308th Brigade Support Battalion (in en). currentops.com. Retrieved on 2024-07-13.
- ↑ [0=AZWWFN8F3blPoQPT-8KZS7HtnN5Tfm8EPZWdZEL_JQmHmK8TK3_O_-JrrWMAx0IeUtFnZtJ9OhX_J91IuEOCQUm_BBVtCzBMJM8YgvJ0eThKzjFYWFA49Dn79YzpGC9qBHMNafKiS0fzOJquSAcj_M6qQjgRliW_GXmnNqd6uOZFwtGrRfy4laWthg2md5LplF1GEkwvqLy7de5Ucz1M3Yd8&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R #RedLionFamily Congratulations to 308TH BSB very own Headquarters Support Company, 308th BSB SFRG on winning the first ever 17TH FAB Sustainment best-by competition. Also, shout out to 2LT Godfrey on leading her platoon to victory.]. facebook.com. 308th Brigade Support Battalion (24 November 2024). Retrieved on 13 July 2024.
- ↑ [0=AZVeMnw42sJDrJe4C-UPGd5C17YUA3uA9dWfg04GaJsaZIvD4-i-q9oiRBkHsvJEYYbgM08zr7IVLQJt5f0HXnZ7sQSsdrMxNDZ4rS9R-X4QmlZ76OlckeJZiQACwMJVsAvH-afEfCGDVsFbMnlJ2-Zbx3OToimLrJBcBWNDfsih_MJgok-HpuKwn0qG6ChHSKJpKA_yUU-TYgP3NW1Y-LQY&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R This morning, 256th Signal Company conducted their company Change of Responsibility where 1SG Daniel Schauer relinquished responsibility to 1SG Gabriel Bustamante.]. facebook.com. 308th Brigade Support Battalion (29 May 2020). Retrieved on 13 July 2024.
- Support battalions of the United States Army
- Military units and formations established in 1943
- Military units and formations established in 1961
- Military units and formations established in 2007
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1943
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1945
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1971