Lineage and Honors Information as of 16 June 2011
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT
232d SUPPORT BATTALION
Constituted 3 July 1946 in the Illinois National Guard as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 32d Ordnance Battalion
Organized and Federally recognized 31 March 1950 at Springfield
Ordered into active Federal service 19 August 1950 at Springfield
Redesignated 1 December 1950 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 32d Ordnance Ammunition Battalion
(Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 32d Ordnance Battalion [NGUS], organized and Federally recognized 15 December 1952 at Springfield)
Redesignated 20 March 1953 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 32d Ordnance Battalion
Released from active Federal service 26 May 1955 and reverted to state control; Federal recognition concurrently withdrawn from Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 32d Ordnance Battalion (NGUS)
Converted, reorganized, and redesignated 15 December 1967 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 232d Supply and Service Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 13 April 1984 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 232d Supply and Service Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1994 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 232d Support Battalion
Ordered into active Federal service 31 December 1996 at Springfield; released from active Federal service in 1997 and reverted to state control
Ordered into active Federal service 7 December 2003 at Springfield; released from active Federal service 3 June 2005 and reverted to state control
HOME STATION: Springfield
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
Korean War
UN Summer-Fall Offensive
Second Korean Winter
Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
Third Korean Winter
Korea, Summer 1953
War on Terrorism
Iraq:
Transition of Iraq
Iraqi Governance
DECORATIONS
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2004-2005
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950-1952
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952-1953
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History