Lineages and Honors Information
Support / Sustainment

Lineage and Honors Information as of 11 September 2019

725th Support Battalion

  • Constituted 26 August 1941 in the Army of the United States as the Maintenance Platoon, Headquarters Company, 325th Quartermaster Battalion, an element of the 25th Infantry Division
  • Activated 1 October 1941 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
  • Reorganized and redesignated 1 August 1942 as the Ordnance Maintenance Platoon, Headquarters Company, 325th Quartermaster Battalion
  • Reorganized and redesignated 1 November 1942 as the 725th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company and remained assigned to the 25th Infantry Division
  • Reorganized and redesignated 20 March 1946 as the 725th Ordnance Maintenance Company
  • Allotted 27 June 1949 to the Regular Army
  • Reorganized and redesignated 1 February 1953 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 725th Ordnance Battalion, and remained assigned to the 25th Infantry Division (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated)
  • Reorganized and redesignated 15 July 1963 as the 725th Maintenance Battalion
  • Converted and redesignated 16 April 1992 as the 725th Support Battalion and remained assigned to the 25th Infantry Division
  • Inactivated 15 November 2005 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, and relieved from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division
  • Activated 16 September 2006 at Fort Richardson, Alaska, and assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 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
  • (Campaigns to be determined)

Decorations

  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950-1951
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2006-2007
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2009-2010
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2011-2012
  • 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
  • Company B additionally entitled to:
  • Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered CU CHI DISTRICT
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970
  • Company C additionally entitled to:
  • Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered TAY NINH PROVINCE
  • Company D additionally entitled to:
  • Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered QUANG NGAI PROVINCE
  • Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered BAGHDAD OCT 2006-NOV 2007
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970
  • Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1967
  • Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1967
  • Company E additionally entitled to:
  • Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2007
  • Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered PAKTIKA PROVINCE MAR 2009-FEB 2010
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970
  • Company F additionally entitled to:
  • Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered AL ANBAR PROVINCE DEC 2006-JUN 2007
  • Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered BABIL PROVINCE JUN-NOV 2007
  • Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered PATIKA PROVINCE JUL-NOV 2009
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2011-2012
  • Company G additionally entitled to:
  • Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered KHOST PROVINCE FEB 2009-FEB 2010

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History


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