Headquarters and Headquarters Company
2d Brigade, 1st Armored Division
(Iron Brigade)
Lineage and Honors Information as of 14 March 2008
Headquarters and Headquarters Company
2d Brigade, 1st Armored Division Lineage
Organized 1 January 1942 in the Regular Army at Fort Knox, Kentucky, as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, Combat Command B, 1st Armored Division
Reorganized and redesignated 20 July 1944 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Combat Command B, 1st Armored Division
Inactivated 9 April 1946 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey
Activated 7 March 1951 at Fort Hood, Texas
Inactivated 23 December 1957 at Fort Polk, Louisiana
Redesignated 3 February 1962 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2d Brigade, 1st Armored Division, and activated at Fort Hood, Texas
Headquarters and Headquarters Company
2d Brigade, 1st Armored Division Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Algeria-French Morocco (with arrowhead); Tunisia; Naples-Foggia; Anzio; Rome-Arno; North Apennines; Po Valley
Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Cease-Fire
War on Terrorism: Global War on Terrorism (additional campaigns to be determined)
Decorations
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered AL KUT AND AN NAJAF
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ
Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1995-1996