22nd Chemical Battalion (United States)
The 22d Chemical Battalion is a chemical battalion of the United States Army first organized on 26 November 1917.[1]
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| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
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History
- Organized 26 November 1917 in the National Army at Washington, D.C. as Company C, 30th Engineers
- Converted and redesignated 13 July 1918 as Company C, 1st Gas Regiment
- Demobilized 28 February 1919 at Camp Kendrick, New Jersey
- Reconstituted 3 February 1920 in the Regular Army as Company C, 1st Gas Regiment, and organized at Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland
- Reorganized and redesignated 13 July 1927 as the 1st Chemical Company
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1931 as the 1st Separate Chemical Company
- Reorganized and redesignated 21 March 1942 as the 1st Chemical Company
- Inactivated 29 May 1943 at Camp Sibert, Alabama
- Activated 10 March 1958 at Fort McClellan, Alabama
- Redesignated 19 May 1958 as the 22d Chemical Company
- Inactivated 20 July 1966 in Vietnam
- Assigned 21 September 1979 to the 3d Armored Division and activated in Germany
- Inactivated 15 August 1992 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 3d Armored Division
- Redesignated 16 October 2004 as the 22d Chemical Battalion (Technical Escort) and activated at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland[1]
Campaign participation
- World War I: St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne; Lorraine 1918
- World War II: American Theater, Streamer without inscription
- Vietnam: Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase II
- Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Cease-Fire
- War on Terrorism: Campaigns to be determined[1]
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990–1991
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2005-2006[1]
References
- "22d CHEMICAL BATTALION - Lineage and Honors Information". U.S. Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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