44th Chemical Company
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[1]Constituted 12 March 1942 in the Army of the United States as Company A, 81st Chemical Battalion
Activated 23 April 1942 at Fort D. A. Russell, Texas
Reorganized and redesignated 22 February 1945 as Company A, 81st Chemical Mortar Battalion
Inactivated 7 November 1945 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Redesignated 28 June 1951 as the 44th Chemical Smoke Generator Company and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 23 July 1951 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Inactivated 20 October 1953 in England
Redesignated 9 November 1954 as the 44th Chemical Company
Activated 6 January 1955 in Germany
Inactivated 15 June 1959 in Germany
Assigned 1 March 1980 to the 2d Armored Division and activated at Fort Hood, Texas
Inactivated 15 September 1991 at Fort Hood, Texas
Activated 16 December 1992 at Fort Hood, Texas
Inactivated 15 January 1996 at Fort Hood, Texas, and relieved from assignment to the 2d Armored Division
Activated 18 October 1999 at Fort Hood, Texas
44th Chemical Company Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II-EAME: Normandy (with arrowhead); Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe
Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Cease-Fire
Decorations
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for NORMANDY
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA
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