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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 , an overall look at the major reorganizational elements of the 1st Cavalry Division Special Troops Battalion Lineage presents a picture of an organization that was accustomed to fighting and brought strength from change.



1CD Special Troops Battalion
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06 September 1921; Constituted in the Regular Army as the 1st Cavalry Division Train (Transportation Service), Quartermaster Corps

20 September 1921; Organized at Fort Bliss, Texas, as the 1st Cavalry Division Quartermaster Train.

01 May 1936 Reorganized and redesignated as the 16th Quartermaster Squadron, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division.

15 March 1943; Redesignated as the 16th Cavalry Quartermaster Squadron.

15 November 1946; Squadron broken up and its elements converted, reorganized, and redesignated as follows:
  • Headquarters and Headquarters Troop as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 16th Quartermaster Squadron
  • "A" Troop as the 18th Transportation Truck Troop
  • "B" Troop as the 19th Transportation Truck Troop
  • "C" Troop as the 15th Quartermaster Pack Troop - all hereafter separate lineages.
31 May 1947; Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 16th Quartermaster Squadron, inactivated in Japan.

25 March 1949; Converted and redesignated as the 15th Replacement Company and remained an element of the 1st Cavalry Division.

25 September 1949; Activated in Japan.

15 October 1957; Reorganized and redesignated as the 15th Administration Company.

05 May 1971; Reorganized and redesignated as the 15th Adjutant General Company.

15 September 1985 Inactivated at Fort Hood, Texas.

16 October 2005; Redesignated as Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, and activated at Fort Hood, Texas.


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The history of the 15th Sustainment Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division recorded the following significant events occurring on the dates listed.



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1921
Constituted in the Regular Army as the 1st Cavalry Division Train (Transportation Service), Quartermaster Corps. (06 September)

1921
Organized at Fort Bliss, Texas, as the 1st Cavalry Division Quartermaster Train. (20 September)


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