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1st Psychological Operations Battalion

Lineage and Honors Information as of 21 July 2006

1st Psychological Operations Battalion Lineage

Organized 8 November 1950 in the Regular Army at Fort Riley, Kansas, as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Radio Broadcasting and Leaflet Group

Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1951 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Radio Broadcasting and Leaflet Group, 8239th Army Unit

Consolidated 21 February 1955 with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Radio Broadcasting and Leaflet Battalion (constituted 30 November 1954 in the Regular Army) and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Radio Broadcasting and Leaflet Battalion; concurrently reorganized at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Reorganized and redesignated 24 June 1960 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Psychological Warfare Battalion

Reorganized and redesignated 20 December 1965 as the 1st Psychological Operations Battalion

Reorganized and redesignated 16 March 1990 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Psychological Operations Battalion

Reorganized and redesignated 16 November 1995 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Psychological Operations Battalion (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated with personnel from provisional units)

1st Psychological Operations Battalion Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

Armed Forces Expeditions: Grenada; Panama

 

Decorations

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for KOREA 1951-1953

Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1951-1952


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