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Lineages and Honors of the California National Guard

40th Support Battalion

 

Organized 13 January 1974 in the California Army National Guard from existing units in the Los Angeles area as the 40th Supply and Transport Battalion, with Headquarters at Bell, and assigned to the 40th lnfantry Division

Reorganized and redesignated 1 August 1985 as the 1st Support Battalion, 40th Infantry Division Support Command

Reorganized and redesignated 1 June 1987 in the California and Nevada Army National Guard as the 40th Support Battalion and remained assigned to the 40th lnfantry Division

Ordered into active Federal service 1 May 1992 at home stations; released 9 May 1992 from active Federal service and reverted to state control

 

HOME AREA : Los Angeles and vicinity (less detachment at Henderson, Nevada)

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Campaign Participation Credit

 

Headquarters Detachment (Bell) entitled to:

World War I:

Silver band without inscription

World War II:

Asiatic-Pacific Theater:

Bismarck Archipelago

Luzon (with arrowhead)

Southern Philippines

Korean War

Second Korean Winter

Korea, Summer-Fall 1952

Third Korean Winter

Korea, Summer 1953

 

Company A (Lynnwood) entitled to:

World War II:

Asiatic-Pacific Theater:

Bismarck Archipelago

Luzon (with arrowhead)

Southern Philippines (with arrowhead)

Korean War

Second Korean Winter

Korea, Summer-Fall 1952

Third Korean Winter

Korea, Summer 1953

 

Company B (Torrance) entitled to:

Korean War

Second Korean Winter

Korea, Summer-Fall 1952

Third Korean Winter

Korea, Summer 1953

 

Company C (Montebello) entitled to:

World War II:

Asiatic-Pacific Theater:

Bismarck Archipelago

Luzon (with arrowhead)

Southern Philippines

Korean War

Second Korean Winter

Korea, Summer-Fall 1952

Third Korean Winter

Korea, Summer 1953

 

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Decorations

 

Headquarters Detachment (Bell) and Company C (Montebello) each entitled to:

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952-1953
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952-1954

 

Company A (Lynwood) entitled to:

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945

Company B (Torrance) entitled to:

Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952-1954

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BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:

 

JOHN W. MOUNTCASTLE

Brigadier General, United States Army
Chief of Military History

 

29 September 1995

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