115th Brigade Support Battalion
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The Army did not begin a formal program for determining lineage and honors until the 1920s. Before that time, considerable confusion existed within the Army about the accepted procedures and methods for determining the prior history of units and their entitlement to battle honors. With the demobilization of the Army following World War I, many distinguished units were lost from the rolls. To avert such problems in the future, the Historical Section of the Army War College assumed responsibility for maintaining historical information about Army units: thus lineage work began.

Today the Force Structure and Unit History Branch continues the work begun by the Historical Section of the Army War College. The branch maintains historical information on active and inactive units in all components - Regular Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard, and prepares official Lineage and Honors Certificates. On the basis of research in primary and secondary material, the certificates outline the major organizational changes undergone by the unit and provide a list of the official battle honors (campaign credit and decorations) that the unit has earned. The information contained on the certificates is reformatted for publication in the Army Lineage Series

While it would take a book to recount the rich history brought about by the changes of each unit in the 115th Brigade Support Battalion, an overall look at the major reorganizational elements of the Battalion Lineage presents a picture of an organization that was accustomed to fighting and brought strength from change.



115th Brigade Support Battalion
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February 1919; Organized in the National Army at Camp Henry Knox, as the 675th Motor Transport Company.

01 December 1919; Redesignated as the 84th Motor Transport Company.

31 December 1920; Demobilized at Camp Dix, New Jersey.

01 May 1936; Reconstituted in the Regular Army of the United States as "D" Troop, 16th Quartermaster Squadron, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division.

15 January 1941; Activated at Fort Ringgold, Texas.

15 March 1943; Reorganized and redesignated as "C" Troop, 16th Cavalry Quartermaster Squadron.

15 November 1946; Redesignated and reorganized as the 15th Quartermaster Pack Troop, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division.

31 March 1947; Reorganized and redesignated as the 15th Quartermaster Troop.

25 March 1949; Reorganized and redesignated as the 15th Quartermaster Company.

01 September 1963; Reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 15th Supply and Transport Battalion and remained assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated).

01 July 1965; Reorganized and redesignated as the 15th Supply and Service Company.

05 May 1971; Reorganized and redesignated as the 15th Supply and Transport Battalion.

15 September 1985; Inactivated at Fort Hood, Texas.

01 May 1987; Redesignated as the 115th Support Battalion and activated at Fort Hood, Texas.


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The history of the 115th Support Battalion (BSB) recorded the following significant events occurring on the dates listed.



115th Brigade Support Battalion (BSB)
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1919
Organized in the National Army at Camp Henry Knox, as the 675th Motor Transport Company. (February)

1919
Redesignated as the 84th Motor Transport Company. (01 December)

1920
Demobilized at Camp Dix, New Jersey. (31 December)

1936
Reconstituted in the Regular Army of the United States as "D" Troop, 16th Quartermaster Squadron, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division. (01 May)

1941
Activated at Fort Ringgold, Texas. (15 January)

1943
Reorganized and redesignated as "C" Troop, 16th Cavalry Quartermaster Squadron. (15 March)

1944
Los Negros Island Landing (29 February)

1945
"First in Manila" (03 February)
"First in Tokyo" (08 September)

1946
Redesignated and reorganized as the 15th Quartermaster Pack Troop, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division. (15 November)

1947
Reorganized and redesignated as the 15th Quartermaster Troop. (31 March)

1949
Reorganized and redesignated as the 15th Quartermaster Company. (25 March)

1950
"First amphibious landing in Korea" (18 July)
"First in Pyongyang" (19 October)

1963
Reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 15th Supply and Transport Battalion and remained assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated). (01 September)

1965
Reorganized and redesignated as the 15th Supply and Service Company. (01 July)

1970
"First in Cambodia" (01 May)

1971
Reorganized and redesignated as the 15th Supply and Transport Battalion. (05 May)

1985
Inactivated at Fort Hood, Texas. (15 September)

1987
Redesignated as the 115th Support Battalion and activated at Fort Hood, Texas. (01 May)


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