Special Troops Battalion
4th Infantry Division
Lineage and Honors Information as of 25 April 2007
Special Troops Battalion
4th Infantry Division Lineage
Constituted 30 July 1943 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, Special Troops, 4th Infantry Division
Activated 4 August 1943 at Fort Dix, New Jersey
Inactivated 12 March 1946 at Camp Butner, North Carolina
Converted and redesignated 25 June 1948 as the 4th Replacement Company, an element of the 4th Infantry Division
Activated 6 July 1948 at Fort Ord, California
Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1957 as the 4th Administration Company
Reorganized and redesignated 21 November 1972 as the 4th Adjutant General Company
Inactivated 15 September 1985 at Fort Carson, Colorado
Redesignated 16 December 2004 as Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, and activated at Fort Hood, Texas
Special Troops Battalion
4th Infantry Division Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Normandy (with arrowhead); Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe
Vietnam: Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII
War on Terrorism: Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968
Belgian Fourragere 1940
Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in BELGIUM
Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the ARDENNES
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1969
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1969