311th Quartermaster Company

Constituted in July 1923 in the Organized Reserves as the 354th Graves Registration Unit
Organized in March 1926 in Detroit, Michigan
Reorganized and redesignated 1 July 1936 as the 712th Quartermaster Battalion
712th Quartermaster Battalion broken up 1 June 1940 and Company A redesignated as the 601st Quartermaster Company (remainder of battalion—hereafter separate lineages)
Ordered into active military service 28 November 1942 at Camp Blanding, Florida, as the 601st Quartermaster Graves Registration Company
Inactivated 30 January 1946 in the Philippines
Redesignated 14 January 1947 as the 311th Quartermaster Graves Registration Company
Activated 24 January 1947 at Petersburg, Virginia
(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
Ordered into active military service 23 January 1951 at Petersburg, Virginia
Location changed 27 October 1951 to Germany
Location changed 18 March 1955 to Petersburg, Virginia
Released from active military service 19 March 1955 and reverted to reserve status
Inactivated 20 July 1955 at Petersburg, Virginia
Activated 16 December 1979 at Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, as the 311th Quartermaster Company
Ordered into active military service 27 September 1990 at Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; released from active military service 14 April 1991 and reverted to reserve status
Ordered into active military service 22 September 2001 at Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; released from active military service 21 September 2002 and reverted to reserve status
Ordered into active military service 10 February 2003 at Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; released from active military service 4 June 2003 and reverted to reserve status
(Elements ordered into active military service 2005-2006 in support of the War on Terrorism)

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

World War II
New Guinea
Leyte
Luzon
Southern Philippines
Southwest Asia
Defense of Saudi Arabia
Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
War on Terrorism
(Campaigns to be determined)

DECORATIONS

Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2001
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:

ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History