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308th Brigade Support Battalion

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308th Brigade Support Battalion
Distinctive unit insignia
Active1943-45
1961-71
2007-present
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnited States Army
BranchActive Army
TypeSupport
RoleSupport
SizeBattalion
Part of17th Field Artillery Brigade
Garrison/HQJoint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, United States
Nickname(s)"Red Lions"
Motto(s)"Pride In Performance!"
Anniversaries26 April (Birthday)
EngagementsNormandy Campaign
Northern France Campaign
Rhineland Campaign
Ardennes-Alsace Campaign
Central Europe Campaign
Iraq Campaign
Insignia
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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[2] 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "308th Support Battalion Lineage". history.army.mil. Army Center of Military History. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b CurrentOps.com. "308th Brigade Support Battalion". currentops.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.