15th Support Battalion (FWD)
"Service above Self"

23 March 1925; Constituted in the Regular Army of the United States as the 1st Medical Squadron and assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division.

01 June 1926; Activated at Fort Bliss, Texas.

25 March 1949; Reorganized and redesignated as the 15th Medical Battalion.

15 September 1985; Inactivated at Fort Hood, Texas.

01 May 1987; Converted and redesignated as the 15th Support Battalion (FWD) and activated at Fort Hood, Texas, as an element of the 1st Cavalry Division.

15th Support Battalion (FWD)
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1925
Constituted in the Regular Army of the United States as the 1st Medical Squadron and assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division. (23 March)

1926
Activated at Fort Bliss, Texas. (01 June)

1944
Los Negros Island Landing (29 February)

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

1949
Reorganized and redesignated as the 15th Medical Battalion. (25 March)

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

1970
"First in Cambodia" (01 May)

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

1987
Converted and redesignated as the 15th Support Battalion (FWD) and activated at Fort Hood, Texas, as an element of the 1st Cavalry Division. (01 May)



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