Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 55th Medical Group
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[1]Constituted 13 January 1941 in the Regular Army as the 55th Medical Battalion
Activated 10 February 1941 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Reorganized and redesignated 31 July 1942 as the 55th Medical Battalion, Motorized
Battalion broken up 5 April 1944 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows:
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 55th Medical Battalion
(Companies A, B, and C as the 494th, 495th, and 496th Medical Collecting Companies, respectively; Clearing Company as the 650th Medical Clearing Company - hereafter separate lineages)
Inactivated 3 March 1946 in Germany
Activated 6 September 1955 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Reorganized and redesignated 20 December 1956 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 55th Medical Group
Inactivated 25 June 1970 in Vietnam
Activated 25 March 1971 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Inactivated 21 September 1974 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Activated 1 October 1992 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
55th Medical Group Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe
Vietnam: Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1966-1968
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1968-1969
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