Lineage and Honors Information as of 6 November 2015
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment
213th Support Group
- Organized 6 August 1849 in the Pennsylvania Militia at Allentown as the Lehigh Fencibles
- Redesignated 10 July 1850 as the Allen Rifles
- Consolidated 18 April 1861 with the Jordan Artillerists (organized in 1856 at Allentown) and consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated as the Union Rifles
- Mustered into Federal service 20 April 1861 at Harrisburg as Company I, 1st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment, mustered out of Federal service 27 July 1861 at Harrisburg
- Former Allen Rifles reorganized and mustered into Federal service 30 August 1861 at Harrisburg as Company B, 47th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment; mustered out of Federal service 25 December 1865
- (Pennsylvania Militia redesignated 7 April 1870 as the Pennsylvania National Guard)
- Reorganized 3 October 1870 in the Pennsylvania National Guard at Allentown as the Allen Rifles
- Redesignated 30 June 1874 as Company D, 4th Infantry Regiment
- Mustered into Federal service 9 May 1898 at Mount Gretna as Company D, 4th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry; mustered out of Federal service 16 November 1898 at Philadelphia
- Reorganized 12 January 1899 at Allentown as Company D, 4th Infantry Regiment
- Mustered into Federal service 8 July 1916 at Mount Gretna, mustered out of Federal service 15 January 1917 at Allentown
- Called into Federal service 27 July 1917 at Allentown; drafted into Federal service 5 August 1917
- Reorganized and redesignated 11 October 1917 as Company C, 109th Machine Gun Battalion, an element of the 28th Division
- Demobilized 4 May 1919 at Camp Dix, New Jersey
- Reorganized 24 March 1921 in the Pennsylvania National Guard at Allentown as Company D, 3d Separate Battalion of Infantry; Federally recognized 8 April 1921
- Converted and redesignated 1 May 1922 as Headquarters Detachment and Combat Train, 1st Battalion, 213th Artillery (Antiaircraft)
- Redesignated 1 August 1924 as Headquarters Detachment and Combat Train, 1st Battalion, 213th Coast Artillery
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1939 as Headquarters Battery, 213th Coast Artillery
- Inducted into Federal service 16 September 1940 at Allentown
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1944 as Headquarters Battery, 213th Antiaircraft Artillery Group
- Inactivated 20 November 1945 in Germany
Reorganized and Federally recognized 9 October 1946 at Allentown
- Consolidated 1 June 1959 with the 151st Antiaircraft Artillery Detachment (see ANNEX 1) and consolidated unit redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 213th Artillery Group
- Converted and redesignated 1 December 1971 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 213th Military Police Group
- Converted and redesignated 1 April 1975 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 213th Support Group
- Ordered into active Federal service 7 January 1997 at Allentown; released from active Federal service 3 October 1997 and reverted to state control
- Ordered into active Federal service 15 March 2003 at Allentown; released from active Federal service 21 May 2004 and reverted to state control
- Ordered into active Federal service 23 April 2007 at Allentown; released from active Federal service 26 May 2008 and reverted to state control
- Consolidated 1 September 2007 with the 228th Transportation Detachment (see ANNEX 2), and consolidated unit redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 213th Support Group
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 2011 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 213th Support Group
- ANNEX 1
- Constituted 25 April 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 151st Antiaircraft Artillery Operations Detachment
- Activated 18 May 1944 in England
- Inactivated 30 October 1945 in Europe
- Allotted 24 May 1946 to the Pennsylvania National Guard
- Organized and Federally recognized 30 September 1946 at Allentown
- Ordered into active Federal service 29 August 1950 at Allentown; released 4 July 1952 from active Federal service and reverted to state control
- Redesignated 1 October 1953 as the 151st Antiaircraft Artillery Detachment
- ANNEX 2
- Organized and Federally recognized 1 September 1980 in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard at Harrisburg as the 228th Transportation Detachment
- Location changed 1 February 1985 to Allentown
- Ordered into active Federal service 20 September 1990 at Allentown; released from active Federal service 23 April 1991 and reverted to state control
- Ordered into active Federal service 11 February 2003 at Allentown; released from active Federal service 9 June 2004 and reverted to state control
HOME STATION: Allentown
Campaign Participation Credit
- Civil War
- Shenandoah
- Florida 1862
- South Carolina 1862
- Louisiana 1864
- War with Spain
- Puerto Rico
- World War I
- Champagne-Marne
- Aisne-Marne
- Oise-Aisne
- Meuse-Argonne
- Champagne 1918
- Lorraine 1918
- World War II
- Tunisia
- Naples-Foggia (with arrowhead)
- Rome-Arno
- Normandy
- Northern France
- Southern France
- Rhineland
- Central Europe
- Southwest Asia
- Defense of Saudi Arabia
- Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
- Cease-Fire
- War on Terrorism
- Iraq :
- Iraqi Surge
- Afghanistan:
- Consolidation I
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2007-2008
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
RICHARD W. STEWART
Chief of Military History
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