15th Personnel Services 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 2nd Brigade Combat Team, an overall look at the major reorganizational elements of the Brigades Lineage presents a picture of an organization that was accustomed to fighting and brought strength from change.



15th Personnel Services Battalion
Lineage

01 July 1940; Constituted in the Regular Army as Company "A", 1st Replacement Battalion.

10 March 1942; Activated at Camp Hann, California.

15 November 1943; Reorganized and redesignated as the 256th Replacement Company.

15 December 1946; Inactivated in Korea.

15 October 1965; Redesignated as the 256th Personnel Service Company.

01 November 1965; Activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

25 June 1971; Inactivated in Thailand.

01 October 1985; Redesignated as the 15th Personel Service Company and activated at Fort Hood, Texas.

16 October 1994; Reorganized and redesignated as the 15th Personnel Services Battalion.


The history of the 15th Personnel Services Battalion recorded the following significant events occurring on the dates listed.



15th Personnel Services Battalion
DateLine

1940
Constituted in the Regular Army as "A" Company, 1st Replacement Battalion. (01 July)

1942
Activated at Camp Hann, California. (10 March)

1943
Reorganized and redesignated as the 256th Replacement Company. (15 November)

1946
Inactivated in Korea. (15 December)

1965
Redesignated as the 256th Personnel Service Company. (15 October)

1965
Activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (01 November)

1971
Inactivated in Thailand. (25 June)

1985
Redesignated as the 15th Personel Service Company and activated at Fort Hood, Texas. (01 October)

1994
Reorganized and redesignated as the 15th Personnel Services Battalion. (16 October)





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