Lineage And Honors Information
Lineage and Honors Information as of 15 February 2012
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPANY
3d BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM, 2d INFANTRY DIVISION
(ARROWHEAD BRIGADE)
- Organized 11 August 1917 in the Regular Army at Syracuse, New York, as Headquarters, 1st Provisional Brigade
- Redesignated 22 September 1917 as Headquarters, 3d Infantry Brigade, and assigned to the 2d Division
- Reorganized and redesignated in March 1921 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Infantry Brigade
- Redesignated 23 March 1925 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Brigade
- Redesignated 24 August 1936 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Infantry Brigade
- Disbanded 9 October 1939 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
- Reconstituted 25 January 1963 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Brigade, 2d Infantry Division
- Activated 1 February 1963 at Fort Benning, Georgia
- Inactivated 16 September 1992 in Korea
- Activated 16 April 1995 at Fort Lewis, Washington
- Redesignated 27 July 2005 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Brigade Combat Team, 2d Infantry Division
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
- World War I
- Aisne
- Aisne-Marne
- St. Mihiel
- Meuse-Argonne
- Ile de France 1918
- Lorraine 1918
- War on Terrorism
- Iraq:
- Iraqi Sovereignty
- (Additional Campaigns to be determined)
DECORATIONS
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered BAQUBAH, IRAQ
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003-2004
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2006-2007
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2009-2010
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2002-2003
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1999-2000
- French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War I, Streamer embroidered CHATEAU-THIERRY
- French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War I, Streamer embroidered AISNE-MARNE
- French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War I, Streamer embroidered MEUSE-ARGONNE
- French Croix de Guerre, World War I, Fourragere
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History