Lineage and Honors Information as of 16 March 2014
Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, United States Army North
- Constituted 1 December 1942 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Fifth Army
- Activated 5 January 1943 in Morocco
- Inactivated 2 October 1945 at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts
- Activated 11 June 1946 at Chicago, Illinois
- Redesignated 1 January 1957 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Fifth United States Army
- Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 2006 as Headquarters, United States Army North, to consist of Main Command Post and Operational Elements
- Main Command Post and Operational Elements, Headquarters, United States Army North, reorganized and redesignated 16 March 2012 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, United States Army North
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
- World War II
- Naples-Foggia
- Anzio
- Rome-Arno
- North Apennines
- Po Valley
DECORATIONS
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2001-2004
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2012
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History
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