Lineage and Honors Information as of 26 August 2014
Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 25th Infantry Division
(Tropic Lightning)
- Constituted 26 August 1941 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters, 25th Infantry Division
- Activated 1 October 1941 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
- Allotted 27 June 1949 to the Regular Army
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1960 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 25th Infantry Division
- Reorganized and redesignated 16 November 2005 as Headquarters and Tactical Command Posts, 25th Infantry Division
- Reorganized and redesignated 16 January 2010 as Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 25th Infantry Division
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
- World War II
- Central Pacific
- Guadalcanal
- Northern Solomons
- Luzon
- Korean War
- UN Defensive
- UN Offensive
- CCF Intervention
- First UN Counteroffensive
- CCF Spring Offensive
- UN Summer-Fall Offensive
- Second Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
- Third Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer 1953
- Vietnam
- Counteroffensive
- 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
- Afghanistan:
- Consolidation I
- Iraq:
- National Resolution
- Iraqi Surge
- Iraqi Sovereignty
- New Dawn
DECORATIONS
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2006-2007
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2008-2009
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2010-2012
- Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO
4 JULY 1945
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered MASAN-CHINJU
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered MUNSAN-NI
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1968
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1970
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1970
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History
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