300th Chemical Company
Lineage and Honors Information as of 27 March 1997
300th Chemical Company Lineage
Constituted 11 December 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 117th Chemical Impregnating Company
Activated 29 December 1942 at Camp Sibert, Alabama
Redesignated 2 September 1943 as the 117th Chemical Processing Company
Reorganized and redesignated 15 May 1945 as the 117th Chemical Service Company
Inactivated 24 November 1945 in Italy
Allotted 6 December 1946 to the Organized Reserves and redesignated as the 300th Chemical General Service Company
Activated 17 December 1946 at Wilmington, Delaware
(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; on 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
Reorganized and redesignated 10 November 1948 as the 300th Chemical Depot Company
Reorganized and redesignated 5 September 1950 as the 300th Chemical Smoke Generator Company
Inactivated 5 October 1953 at Wilmington, Delaware
Redesignated 1 May 1985 as the 300th Chemical Company and activated at New Castle, Delaware
Location changed 1 September 1990 to Morgantown, West Virginia
300th Chemical Company Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II - EAME: Rome-Arno; North Apennines
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for EUROPEAN THEATER