23rd Chemical Battalion
| 23rd Chemical Battalion | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active |
1944 - 45 1949 - 59 1988 - present |
| Country |
 United States |
| Branch |
 United States Army |
| Type | Chemical |
| Size | Battalion |
| Part of | 48th Chemical Brigade |
| Engagements |
World War II Korea War War on Terror |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive unit insignia |
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The 23rd Chemical Battalion is a chemical battalion of the United States Army first formed in 1944. The battalion is part of the 48th Chemical Brigade.
Composition
The 23rd Chemical Battalion is currently composed of:[1]
- HHD, 23d Chemical Battalion, Camp Stanley
- 4th Chemical Company, Camp Stanley
- 61st Chemical Company, Camp Stanley
- 62d Chemical Company, Camp Stanley
- 501st CBRNE Company (Technical Escort), Camp Stanley
- 718th Ordnance Company (EOD)
As of 10 Jun, the following companies were reassigned from the 23d CM BN.
- 63d Chemical Company, Fort Campbell - To 2nd CM BN
- 92d Chemical Company, Fort Stewart -To 83d CM BN
Lineage
- Constituted 27 May 1944 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 23d Chemical Smoke Generator Battalion, and activated in England
- Inactivated 12 November 1945 in France
- Redesignated 18 January 1949 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 4th Chemical Smoke Generator Battalion, and allotted to the Regular Army
- Activated 1 February 1949 at the Army Chemical Center, Edgewood, Maryland
- Reorganized and redesignated 4 March 1954 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 4th Chemical Battalion
- Inactivated 15 June 1959 in Germany
- Redesignated 16 September 1988 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 23d Chemical Battalion, and activated in Korea
Campaign participation credit
- World War II
- Normandy
- Northern France
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsace
- Central Europe
- Korean War
- UN Defensive
- UN Offensive
- CCF Intervention
- First UN Counteroffensive
- CCF Spring Offensive
- UN Summer-Fall Offensive
- Second Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
- Third Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer 1953
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952-1953
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2007-2008
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950-1952
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952-1953
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Center of Military History document "Lineage and Honors of the 23rd Chemical Battalion".