Organized 10 October 1918 in the National Army at Fort Bliss, Texas, as Group A, Repair Unit No. 315, Motor Transport Corps

            Converted, reorganized, and redesignated 29 March 1921 as Company A, 4th Motor Repair Battalion, and allotted to the Regular Army

            Reorganized and redesignated 1 May 1936 as Company A, 1st Battalion, 53d Quartermaster Regiment

            Converted, reorganized, and redesignated 18 August 1942 as Company A, 1st Battalion, 53d Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Regiment (Q)

            Reorganized and redesignated 30 September 1942 as the 313th Ordnance Motor Transport Company

            Reorganized and redesignated 4 October 1943 as the 313th Ordnance Depot Company

            Inactivated 10 January 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey

            Redesignated 3 January 1947 as the 23d Ordnance Depot Company

            Redesignated 25 March 1947 as the 23d Ordnance Service Company

            Activated 1 May 1947 in Italy

            Reorganized and redesignated 20 August 1951 as the 23d Ordnance Maintenance Company

Reorganized and redesignated 20 January 1953 as the 23d Ordnance Company

            Inactivated 2 December 1954 in Italy

            Activated 24 June 1955 in Austria

            Inactivated 31 August 1955 in Austria

            Activated 17 October 1958 at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

            Inactivated 25 March 1959 at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama

            Activated 1 June 1959 in Germany

            Inactivated 20 September 1977 in Germany

            Activated 16 July 1985 in Germany

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

DECORATIONS

                Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2008-2009

            Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2001-2002

 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: