Parent unit constituted 5 July 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 1st Company, 1st Battalion, Third Regiment, 1st Special Service Force, a combined Canadian-American organization

Activated 9 July 1942 at Fort William Henry Harrison, Montana

Disbanded 6 January 1945 in France

Reconstituted 15 April 1960 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 19th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces

Withdrawn 1 May 1961 from the Regular Army and allotted to the Army National
Guard; group concurrently organized from existing units in Utah with Headquarters
at Fort Douglas

Reorganized 1 April-1 May 1963 to consist of elements in the Utah and Montana Army National Guard; location of Headquarters changed 1 April 1963 to Salt Lake City

Reorganized 3 January-25 February 1966 to consist of elements in the Utah,
Montana, Maryland, Rhode Island, New York, and West Virginia Army National Guard

Reorganized 1 December 1967-1 March 1968 to consist of elements in the Utah, Montana, Maryland, Rhode Island, New York, West Virginia, and Colorado Army National Guard

Reorganized 1 September 1972-1 February 1973 to consist of elements in the Utah, Montana, New York, West Virginia, and Colorado Army National Guard

Reorganized 1 April 1975 to consist of elements in the Utah, Montana, West Virginia, and Colorado Army National Guard

Reorganized 28 February-1 March 1979 to consist of elements in the Utah,
Montana, West Virginia, Colorado, and Rhode Island Army National Guard

Reorganized 1 October 1979 to consist of elements in the Utah, West Virginia, Colorado, and Rhode Island Army National Guard

Reorganized 1 September 1996 to consist of elements in the Utah, California, Colorado, Ohio, Rhode Island, Washington, and West Virginia Army National Guard

(1st  Special Forces redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 1st Special Forces Regiment)

(2d Battalion ordered into active Federal service 28 October 2005 at home stations; released from active Federal service 27 October 2006 and reverted to state control)

Reorganized 1 September 2007 to consist of elements in the Utah, California, Colorado, Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, Washington, and West Virginia Army National Guard

(2d Battalion ordered into active Federal service 19 September 2008 at home stations; released from active Federal service 18 September 2009 and reverted to state control)

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                        World War II
                        Aleutian Islands
                        Naples-Foggia
                        Anzio
                        Rome-Arno
                        Southern France (with arrowhead)
                        Rhineland

                        War on Terrorism
                        Campaigns to be determined

Headquarters Company (Riverton, Utah) additionally entitled to:

                        World War II
                        Bismarck Archipelago
                        Luzon (with arrowhead)
                        Southern Philippines

 

Company A (North Providence Rangers, Middletown, Rhode Island), 2d  Battalion, additionally entitled to:

                        Revolutionary War
                        Rhode Island 1777
                        Rhode Island 1778

                        Civil War
                        Bull Run
                        Peninsula
                        Manassas
                        Fredericksburg
                        Chancellorsville
                        Gettysburg
                        Wilderness
                        Spotsylvania
                        Cold Harbor
                        Petersburg
                        Shenandoah
                        Appomattox
                        Virginia 1863
           
Company B (Columbus, Ohio), 1st Battalion, additionally entitled to:

                        War on Terrorism
                        Global War on Terrorism
                          Iraq:
                        National Resolution

 

DECORATIONS

Headquarters Company (Riverton, Utah) entitled to:

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER
1944 TO 4 JULY 1945

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: