Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment,
44th Support Battalion
Lineage and Honors Information as of 12 July 2007
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment,
44th Support Battalion Lineage
Constituted 8 April 1943 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 4th Quartermaster Troop Transport Battalion
Activated 3 May 1943 at Camp Young, California
Reorganized and redesignated 27 August 1943 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 4th Quartermaster Battalion, Mobile
Converted and redesignated 1 August 1946 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 4th Transportation Corps Truck Battalion
Inactivated 15 March 1947 in Germany
Redesignated 21 April 1949 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 4th Transportation Truck Battalion
Activated 1 June 1949 on Okinawa
Inactivated 1 July 1950 on Okinawa
Redesignated 20 November 1950 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Transportation Truck Battalion, and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 22 December 1950 at Fort Eustis, Virginia
Reorganized and redesignated 31 October 1952 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 4th Transportation Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 20 February 1959 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 4th Transportation Battalion
Converted and redesignated 17 October 1992 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 44th Support Battalion
Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment,
44th Support Battalion Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, Central Europe
Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia, Liberation and Defense of Kuwait, Cease-Fire
War on Terrorism: Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2003-2004