Special Troops Battalion
1st Cavalry Division
Lineage and Honors Information as of 14 March 2008
Special Troops Battalion
1st Cavalry Division Lineage
Constituted 6 September 1921 in the Regular Army as the 1st Cavalry Division Train (Transportation Service), Quartermaster Corps
Organized 20 September 1921 at Fort Bliss, Texas, as the 1st Cavalry Division Quartermaster Train
Reorganized and redesignated 1 May 1936 as the 16th Quartermaster Squadron, an element of the 1st Cavalry Division
Redesignated 15 March 1943 as the 16th Cavalry Quartermaster Squadron
Squadron broken up 15 November 1946 and its elements converted, reorganized, and redesignated as follows:
Headquarters and Headquarters Troop as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 16th Quartermaster Squadron
(Troop A as the 18th Transportation Truck Troop; Troop B as the 19th Transportation Truck Troop; and Troop C as the 15th Quartermaster Pack Troop - hereafter separate lineages)
Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 16th Quartermaster Squadron, inactivated 31 May 1947 in Japan
Converted and redesignated 25 March 1949 as the 15th Replacement Company and remained an element of the 1st Cavalry Division
Activated 25 September 1949 in Japan
Reorganized and redesignated 15 October 1957 as the 15th Administration Company
Reorganized and redesignated 5 May 1971 as the 15th Adjutant General Company
Inactivated 15 September 1985 at Fort Hood, Texas
Redesignated 16 October 2005 as Special Troops Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division, and activated at Fort Hood, Texas
Special Troops Battalion
1st Cavalry Division Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: New Guinea; Bismarck Archipelago; Leyte; Luzon
Korean War: UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter
Vietnam: Defense; 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; Counteroffensive, Phase VII
War on Terrorism: Iraq
Decorations
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered PLEIKU PROVINCE
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered FISH HOOK
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC THEATER, FEB-JUN 1944
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC THEATER, JUL-DEC 1944
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967- 1969
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969- 1970
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered WAEGWAN-TAEGU
Chryssoun Aristion Andrias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece), Streamer embroidered KOREA
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1969
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970-1971
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970