Lineage and Honors Information as of 21 October 2010
502d MEDICAL COMPANY
Constituted 26 March 1929 in the Regular Army as Company B, 16th Medical Regiment
Activated 21 October 1939 at Fort Adams, Rhode Island
Inactivated 1 March 1940 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts
Activated 1 February 1941 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts
Reorganized and redesignated 21 August 1943 as the 402d Collecting Company
Redesignated 19 January 1944 as the 402d Medical Collecting Company
Inactivated 8 September 1945 in Italy
Redesignated 28 August 1951 as the 502d Armored Medical Company
Activated 20 October 1951 in Germany
Inactivated 15 August 1964 in Germany
Redesignated 1 October 1993 as the 502d Medical Company and concurrently activated at Fort Hood, Texas
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II
Tunisia
Naples-Foggia
Anzio
Rome-Arno
North Apennines
Po Valley
War on Terrorism
Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2009-2010
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
PETER D. CREAN
COL, LG
Director, Center of Military History