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)
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
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
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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