Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as the 312th Ammunition Train and assigned to the 87th Division

Organized in September 1917 at Fort Logan H. Roots, Arkansas

Demobilized 14 March 1919 at Camp Dix, New Jersey

Reconstituted 31 July 1936 in the Organized Reserves; concurrently consolidated with the 312th Ammunition Train (organized in December 1921 in the Organized Reserves with Headquarters at New Orleans, Louisiana) and consolidated unit designated as the 312th Ammunition Train, an element of the 87th Division

Converted and redesignated 30 January 1942 as the 912th Field Artillery Battalion, and remained assigned to the 87th Division (later redesignated as the 87th Infantry Division)

Ordered into active military service 15 December 1942 and reorganized at Camp McCain, Mississippi

Inactivated 21 September 1945 at Fort Benning, Georgia

Activated 7 June 1947 at Birmingham, Alabama

(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)


Relieved 1 March 1952 from assignment to the 87th Infantry Division

Inactivated 1 October 1952 at Birmingham, Alabama

Headquarters, 912th Field Artillery Battalion, consolidated 17 October 1999 with Headquarters, 2d Brigade, 87th Division (Exercise) (activated 1 October 1993 at Louisville, Kentucky); consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters, 2d Brigade, 87th Division (Training Support) and allotted to the Regular Army at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida (remainder of 912th Field Artillery Battalion concurrently disbanded)

Headquarters
2d Brigade, 87th Division (Training Support) Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

World War I: Streamer without inscription

World War II: Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe

Decorations

None