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327th Chemical Company

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Constituted 7 July 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 60th Chemical Depot Company

Activated 15 August 1942 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi

Inactivated 17 December 1945 at Camp Shanks, New York

Redesignated 11 June 1947 as the 327th Chemical Depot Company and allotted to the Organized Reserves

Activated 16 July 1947 at Atlanta, Georgia

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

Inactivated 1 September 1950 at Atlanta, Georgia

Redesignated 8 November 1956 as the 327th Chemical Company

Activated 11 February 1957 at Corinth, Mississippi

Inactivated 1 November 1957 at Corinth, Mississippi

Activated 16 October 1980 at Bay City, Texas

Ordered into active military service 12 September 1990 at Bay City, Texas; released from active military service 13 April 1991 and reverted to reserve status

Location changed 1 April 1995 to Houston, Texas

327th Chemical Company Honors

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World War II - EAME: Normandy; Northern France; Ardennes-Alsace; Rhineland; Central Europe

Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait

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