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302nd Brigade Support Battalion
302nd Forward Support Battalion
“Iron Horse”
The mission of the 302nd Brigade Support Battalion is to, on order, transition to war and provide combat service support to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, defend the Brigade Support Area and defeat level I threats. As part of the transformation of the 2nd Infantry Division to the US Army’s new modular force structure, beginning in 2005, each modular brigade would recive a brigade-level organic support battalion. Previously these assets had been held at division level and task organized during operations. 302nd Forward Support Battalion was inactivated and reactivated as the 302nd Brigade Support Battalion, part of the 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division. The 2nd Infantry Division’s Support Command was subsequently inactivated.

The 302nd was a Brigade Support Battalion, consisting of a Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Supply Company, Maintenance Company, Medical Company, and 4 Forward Support Companies. Each of the forward support companies were attached to one of the brigades maneuver units. All of the Battalion’s companies play an integral role in supporting the 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team and the 2nd Infantry Division. The 302nd Brigade Support Battalion was located at Camp Casey, Korea.

The mission of the previous 302nd Forward Support Battalion was to, on order, transition to war, occupy Tactical Assembly Area, and provide Combat Service Support to the 1st Brigade Combat Team and attached units. The unit was also tasked with defending the Brigade Support Area and defeat Level I Threats. With the attached 4th Chemical Company, its provided NBC reconnaissance, decontamination and smoke operations for the Division. The 302nd Forward Support Battalion consisted of a Headquarters and Supply Company, Maintenance Company, Medical Company, and a Chemical Company.

The 302nd Brigade Support Battalion traces its origin directly from the School of Instruction Hospital Corps, Washington Barracks, Washington DC, which was organized in 1894. In 1904, the School was redesignated as Company A, Hospital Corps. In October 1906, Company A joined the Cuban Expeditionary Brigade as Field hospital #2, and remained in Cuba for approximately 2 years. In November 1908, it returned to the United States and was stationed at Fort D.A. Russail, Wyoming. In March 1911, the Company A was reorganized and was redesignated as Field Hospital #2 and Ambulance Company. In June 1916, both units were transferred to Fort Bliss, Texas, where they remained until November 1917.

In November 1917, Field Hospital Company #2 and Ambulance Company sailed for France as part of the 2nd Sanitary Train. They joined the 2nd Infantry Division at Bourmont, France. The exact date it joined the 2nd Sanitary Train was not recorded. The first reference was a letter of instruction from the Adjutant General’s Office, dated 22 September 1917, which designated certain Ambulance Companies and Field Hospital as components of the 2nd Sanitary Train. The headquarters of the 2nd Sanitary Train was not organized until August 1918 in France. The 2nd Sanitary Train served with the 2nd Infantry Division in France until the Armistice signing on 11 November 1919. During the Army of Occupation they were stationed in Engers, Germany, from 10 December 1918 until 23 April 1919. It returned to the United States 10 August 1919 and proceeded to Camp Travis, Texas, closing all elements 18 August 1919.

In 1921, the 2nd Sanitary Train reorganized into 2nd Medical Regiment. It consisted of 3 Ambulance Companies and 3 Hospital Companies, a Service Company (Company G), and a Veterinary Company.

The 2nd medical Regiment was reorganized and designated in 10 October 1939 as the 2nd Medical Battalion, in accordance with the triangular organization of the 2nd Infantry Division. It consisted of a Headquarters Detachment, 3 Collecting Companies, and one Clearing Company.

The Battalion was stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, in 1941, when war was declared on Japan, Germany and Italy. The unit received extensive training which terminated at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, on 3 October 1943, when it departed for overseas. It arrived at Belfast, Northern Ireland on 17 April 1944. It moved to Camp Penalty, Wales on 19 April 1944, where it was notified that the 2nd Infantry Division would participate in landing on the European Continent.

On 7 June 1944 (D-Day+1), Companies A and C landed on Omaha Beach, followed by Company B on 9 June 1944 and Headquarters Detachment on 11 June 1944. During WWII the battalion actively participated in 24 battles on the continent and is entitled to full honors for 5 battle campaigns. The end of World War II found the battalion at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia. The Battalion returned to the United States and reassembled at Camp Swift, Texas and then moved to Fort Lewis, Washington in April 1946.

On 14 May 1948, Company B, 2nd Medical Battalion was activated at Fort Richardson, Alaska, to support the 3rd Task Force. It continued this support both in the field and garrison until disbanded and reorganized 15 October 1948.

On 10 July 1950, the Battalion was alerted for immediate shipment to the Far East Command. Platoons of the Ambulance and Clearing Companies were attached to the 3 Infantry Regiments in the 2nd Infantry Division. The Battalion participated in the Korean Conflict from 1950 through to the early part of 1954.

The Battalion returned to the United States on 20 August 1954 and again was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington, until 16 December 1957 when it was transferred, less personnel and equipment, to Department of Army Control pending reorganization.

The Battalion was reorganized in June 1958 at Fort Benning, Georgia, with the transfer of personnel and equipment, from the 10th Mountain Division, which was concurrently deactivated. After the Battalion’s reorganization, the 2nd Medical Battalion provided medical support for the 2nd Infantry Division, following the Division to Korea in 1965.

The 2nd Medical Battalion was reorganized as the 302nd Forward Support Battalion on 17 October 1989 and supported the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division on Camp Casey. It was not organic to the 1st Brigade, being assigned to the Division Support Command, 2nd Infantry Division when the Brigade was not engaged in operations.

In December 2004, the Battalion began its transformation into a new unit of action. This was a product of the transformation of the 2nd Infantry Division to the US Army’s new modular force structure and involved realigning and redistributing resources, changing MTOEs, and forming 4 new Forward Support Companies. Under the modular force structure, previously division level assets were made organic to the division’s brigades, including support elements. These Forward Support Companies were both located with and attached to their supported maneuver units, ensuring high quality, responsive Combat Service Support enhanced by the familiarity of a long-term relationship. On 15 April 2005, the Battalion was officially redesignated as the 302nd Brigade Support Battalion supporting the newly designated 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division. The 4th Chemical Company was reassigned to the 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion on 21 June 2005.
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302nd Forward Support Battalion
Operational BCT
1st “Iron” Brigade
Units
HHC
Alpha Company “Hurricanes”
Bravo Company “Black Knights”
Charlie Company “Cougars”
4th Chemical Company “Silent Death”
Facilities
Camp Casey, Republic of Korea
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302nd Forward Support Battalion

The 302nd is a Forward Support Battalion, consisting of a Headquarters Company, Supply Company, Maintenance Company, Medical Company, and a Chemical Company. Each plays an integral role in supporting the 1st Brigade Combat Team and the 2nd Infantry Division. The 302nd FSB is located at Camp Casey.

On order, the unit’s mission it to transition to war, occupy Tactical Assembly Area, and provide Combat Service Support to the 1st Brigade Combat Team and attached units. The unit is also tasked with defending the Brigade Support Area and defeat Level I Threats. With the attached 4th Chemical Company, its provides NBC reconnaissance, decontamination and smoke operations for the Division.

The 302nd Forward Support Battalion traces its origin directly from the School of Instruction Hospital Corps, Washington Barracks Washington D.C., which was organized in 1894. In 1904, the school was redesignated as Company A, Hospital Corps. In October 1906, Company A joined the Cuban Expeditionary Brigade as Field hospital #2, and remained in Cuba approximately 2years. In March 1911, the company reorganized and was redesignated, Field Hospital #2, and Ambulance Company.

In November 1917, Field Hospital Company #2 and Ambulance Company sailed for France as part of the 2d Sanitary Train. They joined the 2d Infantry Division at Bourmont, France. The 2d Sanitary Train served with the 2d Infantry Division in France until the Armistice signing on 11 November 1919. In 1921, the 2d Sanitary Train reorganized into 2d Medical Regiment. The 2d medical Regiment was reorganized and designated in October 1939 as the 2d Medical battalion. During WWII the battalion actively participated in 24 battles on the continent and is entitled to full honors for five battle campaigns.

On 10 July 1950, the battalion was alerted for immediate shipment to the Far East Command. Platoons of the Ambulance and Clearing Companies were attached to the three Infantry Regiments in the 2d Infantry Division. The battalion participated in the Korean Conflict from 1950 through the early part of 1954.

The battalion returned to the United States on 20 August 1954 and again was stationed at Fort Lewis, WA, until 16 December 1957 when it was transferred, less personnel and equipment, to Department of Army Control pending reorganization.

The battalion was reorganized in June 1958 at Ft. Benning, Georgia, with the transfer of personnel and equipment, from the 105th Infantry Division, which was concurrently deactivated. Since the Battalion’s reorganization, the 2d Medical Battalion has provided medical support for the 2d Infantry Division.

The 2d Medical Battalion was Reorganized as the 302d Forward Support Battalion on 17 October 1989 and supports the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 2d Infantry Division. On 7 November 1991, the 4th Chemical Company was assigned to the 302d Forward Support Battalion.

1st Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Iron Brigade
Units
1-72 AR “First Tank”
2-72 AR “Dragon Force”
2-9 IN (M) “Manchu”
Brigade Combat Team
1-15 FA “First to Fire”
2nd ENG Bn
302nd FSB “Iron Horse”
Facilities

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1st Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division

On order, Iron Brigade Combat Team, 2ID transitions to crisis and/or war and deploys to initial positions. On order it defends or counterattacks to destroy nKPA forces that have crossed the former MDL, and on order conducts offensive operations to complete the destruction of those nKPA forces. It is prepared to conduct force protection operations in support of the division.

The 1st Brigade Headquarters is derived from the original Headquarters Troop, 2nd Infantry Division, originally organized in 1917 at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, by details from the 2nd Cavalry. This unit fought through all the major campaigns of World War I with the Division. After the war and a tour of occupation duty, it returned to the U.S. in 1919 to Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The Headquarters Troop was redesignated Headquarters Company, 2nd Infantry Division when the Division was reorganized under the triangular concept.

When the Division was ordered into combat in World War II, this newly designated company was often called on to drop its administrative duties and participate as infantry, earning five battle streamers and several foreign decorations. When the war ended in Europe, the Division returned to Camp Swift, Texas and remained their unit it was transferred to Fort Lewis, Wash. in April 1946.

Headquarters Company’s next assignment came on 9 July 1950, when the Division was alerted for movement to Korea. With the termination of hostilities, the unit remained in Korea unit it returned to the United States in October 1954.

The Department of the Army inactivated the unit in 1957, and it was disbanded on 2 May 1960 at Fort Benning, Georgia. The unit was reconstituted 25 January 1963 in the Regular Army and concurrently redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. On 16 April 1963 it was activated at Fort Benning, Georgia.

On 1 July 1965, by the redesignation of the 1st Cavalry Division the unit returned to Korea. At the start of 1966, 1st Brigade consisted of 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment; 2nd Battalion, 72nd Armor Regiment; 2nd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment; and the 16th Turkish Armed Forces Company. 1st Brigade became an armor (iron) brigade on 16 October 1978 when the 2nd Battalion, 72nd Armor Regiment rejoined 1st Brigade, replacing the 1st Battalion, 31st infantry Regiment (Mechanized). On 16 August 1986, the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized) was redesignated the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment (mechanized). On 16 August 1992, the Brigade became a Triple Threat Heavy-Light Force when the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment was assigned to the Brigade. On 1 January 1994, the 1st Battalion, 72nd Armor Regiment replaced 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment to make the iron brigade a Triple-Threat Heavy Force.

UNIT

1st Battalion / 72nd Armor Regiment
Units
Headquarters Company “Headhunters”
Alpha Company – “Aces”
Bravo Company – “Black Knights”
Charlie Company – “Cobras”
Delta Company – “Demons”
Facilities

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1st Battalion / 72nd Armor Regiment

Stationed on Camp Casey, 1st Battalion, 72nd Armor Regiment, “First Tank” is located 20 kilometers from the Demilitarized Zone. The unit lives and conducts daily operations within the max effective range of most North Korean artillery and is situated on their main avenue of approach into the ROK. As a result of its close proximity to threat forces, 1-72 AR is constantly focused on readiness and training. First Tank is located in Dragon Valley, apart from the rest of Camp Casey.

The 72nd Armor Battalion traces its lineage from its activation as Company A, 5th Armored Regiment and later the 717th Tank Battalion, 16th Armored Division. The 717th participated in the Rhineland and Central European campaign, mostly notable in the support of the 79th Infantry Division. Reorganized twice in the post war years of 1948, the battalion was then known as Company A, 717th Heavy Tank Battalion and was stationed in the vast Mohave Desert in a small post known as Camp Irwin, California.

On 15 October 1948, the battalion began its long association with the Warriors of the 2d Infantry Division, when it was designated as Company A, 72d Heavy Tank Battalion in Fort Lewis, Washington. On 25 June 950, the United States again faced aggression as the North Korean Army invaded south across the 38th parallel. The men of the 72d Armor answered the call to arms and on 2 August, 1950, under the command of LTC Clark Webber, boarded the United States Navy Transport, The General William Mitchell, with a destination of Pusan, Korea. Equipped with the M4A3 E8 (Easy Eight) Sherman, the 72d Heavy Tank Battalion quickly earned the reputation as tenacious fighters. They adapted quickly to a terrain that was foolishly termed “untankable”. On 1 September, 1950, MSG Slarrow destroyed the first Korean T-34.

On the same day the indomitable spirit of the battalion was embodied in the actions of MSG Ernest Kouma, who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions against the enemy in the vicinity of Angok, Korea. His unit was engaged in supporting infantry elements on the Naktong River front. Near midnight on 31 August, a hostile force estimated at 500 crossed the river and launched a fierce attack against the infantry positions, inflicting heavy casualties. A withdrawal was ordered and his armored unit was given the mission of covering the movement until a secondary position could be established. The enemy assault overran two tanks, destroyed one, and forced another to withdraw. Suddenly Sergeant Kouma discovered that his tank was the only obstacle in the path of the hostile onslaught. Holding his ground, he gave fire orders to his crew and remained in position throughout the night, fighting off repeated enemy attacks. During one fierce assault, the enemy surrounded his tank and he leaped from the armored turret, exposing himself to a hail of hostile fire, manned the .50 caliber machinegun mounted on the rear deck, and delivered pointblank fire into the fanatical foe. His machinegun emptied, he fired his pistol and threw grenades to keep the enemy from his tank. After more than 9 hours of constant combat and close-in fighting, he withdrew his vehicle to friendly lines. During the withdrawal through 8 miles of hostile territory, Sergeant Kouma continued to inflict casualties upon the enemy and exhausted his ammunition in destroying three hostile machinegun positions. During this action, Sergeant Kouma killed an estimated 250 enemy soldiers. His magnificent stand allowed the Infantry sufficient time to reestablish defensive positions. Rejoining his company, although suffering intensely from his wounds, he attempted to resupply his tank and return to the battle area.

The 72d supported many units during the course of the conflict. I, IX, and X Crops and notable the 27th British Brigade when Company A supported the Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry near the village of Kapyong. This decisive victory earned First Tankers the Presidential Unit Citation.

2nd Battalion / 72nd Armor Regiment

Units
HHC “Hellraiser”
A company “Apache”
B company “Bulldog”
C company “Cold Steel”
D company “Dealer”
Facilities
Camp Casey, Republic of Korea
Official Homepage
2nd Battalion / 72nd Armor Regiment

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Brigade Combat Team

1-15th Field Artillery
Operational BCT
1st “Iron” Brigade
Units
HHB
Alpha Battery “Gators”
Bravo Battery “Bulldogs”
Charlie Battery “Cobra Strike”
Service Battery
Facilities
Camp Casey, Republic of Korea
Official Homepage
1-15th Field Artillery

First Battalion, Fifteenth Field Artillery stands ready, as the most forward deployed Direct Support Cannon Battalion in the United States Army, to conduct counter fire and deep operations in defense of the Republic of Korea. In order to execute that mission, the “First to Fire” Battalion employs three 155mm Paladin Batteries, a Service Battery, and a Headquarters Battery. These units are manned by highly trained and focused U.S. and Korean Augmentation to the U.S. Army (KATUSA) soldiers who support the Warrior Division.

The 1-15th Field Artillery stands ready at all times to defend the Republic of Korea with deadly rains of 155mm steel on target should the communist North attempt to strike South. The 1-15th Field Artillery trains on the land it will fight on, and is always prepared to put our training to use. The 1-15th Field Artillery is the Guns Battalion, and its mark on any battle will be made with accurate and rapid strikes of massive volleys of deadly munitions.

The 15th Artillery Regiment was constituted on 3 June 1916 in the Regular Army. It was first organized by the transfer of personnel from the 4th Field Artillery on 1 June 1917 at Syracuse, New York. This is indicated by the flash in the upper left corner on the unit crest. It was assigned to the 2d Infantry Division on 21 September 1917 and sailed for France on 11 December 1917 to took part in the heaviest fighting of World War I. The extent of this service is indicated by the five wavy bars on the shield representing the five historic French rivers that the regiment crossed: the Aisne, Marne, Meuse, Moselle, and Rhine. By 1 June 1918, the regiment held positions northwest of Chateau Thierry until relieved by the 26th Division in order to prepare for the July Soissons Counteroffensive. During July, August, September, and October, the regiment not only supported the 2d Division in operations at Soissons, Margache, and Champagen, but also fired for the French 78th Division and the American 36th Division. On 10 November 1918, the 15th fired in support of the Meuse River crossing and three days later crossed the Rhine at Remagen for occupation duty. At the end of the war, the 15th Artillery Regiment had won six campaign streamers, two French Croix de Guerre, and the French Fourragere.

The 15th Artillery began its participation in World War II on 7 June 1944, when it hit Omaha Beach to encounter 71 consecutive days of combat on the Normandy beachhead. The unit fired its way through France by way of Brest and Paris, and entered Germany on 4 October 1944 to support the 2d Division on a 27 mile sector of the Siegfried Line. The 15th Field Artillery supported the fires of the division all the way across Germany. During the 336 days of fighting, the Regiment could be proud of its record of 151,000 rounds fired during such famous campaigns as Normandy, Brest, “Heartbreak Crossroads,” the Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe, culminating in the battle of Leipzig. The unit was awarded the Belgian Fourragere and two citations from the government of Belgium for heroic action in the Ardennes and on the Elsenborn Crest.

After returning to Ft. Lewis, Washington following World War II, the battalion was alerted for duty in Korea on 31 July 1950. It landed at Pusan and fired the first artillery round in support of the 2d Infantry Division in August 1950. The unit participated in all major battles of the Korean War and was instrumental in helping protect the division as it withdrew through the Kunu-Ri Pass, which has been described as one of the bloodiest battles of all time. In supporting the 23rd Infantry as a rear guard, the artillerymen of the 15th Field Artillery helped stem the tide against the Chinese that were threatening the division. In the Bloody Ridge Campaign, August 1951, the unit set a new record for light battalions, firing 14,425 rounds in a 24 hour period. From 30 November 1950 to 27 July 1953, the battalion was in continuous combat. For its actions it received the Presidential Unit Citation and two Republic of Korea Presidential Citations. Individual honors included a Medal of Honor and a Distinguished Service Cross.

After the Korean War, the unit returned to Ft. Lewis and later moved to Ft. Richardson, Alaska, where it was inactivated in June 1957. The 15th Field Artillery Regiment was reconstituted and the Regiment’s Alpha Battery was redesignated the 1st Battalion 15th Field Artillery at Ft. Benning, Georgia in March 1958 and returned to Korea on 14 December 1968. The battalion was stationed at Camp Pelham with the 2d Infantry Division in defensive positions. With a change of mission for the 2d Infantry Division, the battalion moved to Camp Stanley in February 1971. In 1988 the battalion moved to Camp Casey where it performs in its current mission in Direct Support of the 1st Brigade (Iron Brigade), 2nd Infantry Division. 1-15th Field Artillery is proud to be the oldest serving Battalion in the 2nd Infantry Division.

2nd Engineer Battalion
Operational BCT
1st “Iron” Brigade
Units
HHC
A Company
B Company
C Company
50th Engineer Company
Facilities

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2nd Engineer Battalion

On 1 July 1965 the 2nd Engineer Battalion was transferred to Korea with the 2nd Infantry Division, less personnel and equipment. In the tradition of their predecessors, today’s 2nd Engineer Battalion soldiers have been arduously tested, and have met the challenge. On 16 October 1991, they became a mechanized engineer unit, and on 16 February 1992, officially became part of the 1st Engineer Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. Company E was redesignated the 50th Engineer Company (Assault Float Bridge) and was also reattached to the battalion, to continue its long association with the unit. The mission of the 2nd Engineer Battalion as the most forward deployed engineers in the U.S Army remains vital to peace and freedom on the Korean peninsula.

The history of the 2d Engineer Battalion had its beginning on 3 August 1861 when it was organized from one existing company and three new companies of Engineer soldiers. It was designated the “Battalion of Engineers, Army of the United States”. During the Civil War from 1861 to 1865, the Battalion fought with the Army of the Potomac and earned campaign streamers for Peninsula, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Virginia 1963, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, and Appomattox.

Again in 1898 the Battalion went to war in the Spanish-American War and distinguished itself in Cuba with V corps and was awarded a campaign streamer for Santiago. The Battalion then accompanied the U.S. Forces to the Philippines where it earned another campaign streamer for subduing the Moors in the Philippine Insurrection. The Battalion of Engineers was reorganized into three battalions of four companies each on 14 March 1901, one of which was designated the 2d Battalion of Engineers.

Years of peacetime service were halted in 1916 when members of Pancho Villa’s Mexican revolutionaries attacked Columbus, New Mexico. In retaliation, the United States sent armed forces into Mexico under the command of General Pershing. It was during this campaign that the 2d was reorganized as the 2d Regiment of Engineers on 1 August 1916 at Columbus, New Mexico. A campaign streamer was awarded for this punitive expedition.

The 2d Regiment of Engineers was redesignated 29 August 1917 as 1st Battalion, 2d Engineer Regiment and known as the 2nd Engineers. In September of 1917 the Regiment was assigned to the 2d Division and was one of the first to sail for France where it began fighting as Infantry in the Battle of Chateau Thierry. This was followed by the Soissons Battle where the work of the Engineers earned them the Croix de Guerre from the French Government. The motto “Ardeur et Tenacite” is taken verbatim from the citation of the French Army for the extraordinary effort of the Engineers on 18 July 1918 at the Battle of Soissons. They earned campaign streamers for Aisne, Ile de France 1918, Aisne-Marne, St. Mihlel, and Meuse-Argonne. The Regiment received a higher percentage of battle casualties than any other engineer unit in France. In 1940 the Belgian Government awarded the 2d Engineers the Belgian Fourragere for their work during World War I. All members of the 2d Engineers wear the Fourragere in the colors of the French Croix de Guerre.

After World War I the Regiment returned to the United States in August 1919 and settled in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, which became its permanent station until June 1927 when it moved to Fort Logan, Colorado. In 1939 the 1st Battalion, 2d Engineer Regiment was reorganized and redesignated the 2d Engineer Battalion (Combat). The Battalion became a part of the new streamlined 2d Infantry Division. They then returned to Fort Sam Houston to begin intensive training for war. The Battalion was redesignated the 2d Engineer Combat Battalion on 1 August 1942. They finished their training at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin and sailed for Great Britain in October 1943.

On D-Day, 6 June 1944, one officer and sixty-nine enlisted men came ashore on Omaha Beach at H-Hour to blow obstacles in the path of assault boats and landing craft carrying the Infantry. For this action, those seventy men were awarded the Bronze Arrowhead and the Distinguished Unit Citation. On 16 June 1944, the Battalion was committed as Infantry in support of the 38th Infantry on Hill 192, St. Lo, France. On 4 July the Engineers reverted to engineer work, but many times were called upon to fight with Infantry troops. As part of the First United States Army, the 2d Division swung south and raced towards the Brest Peninsula, first to contain, and later force into surrender the proud German 2d Parachute Division which seemed willing to hold the important seaport of Brest to the last man. The war took on the aspect of a personal contest because of the coincidence that pitted the men of the 2nd Engineer Battalion against their counterparts of the German 2nd Engineer Battalion. In September they trucked six hundred and seventy miles to build roads for the spearhead units of the First Army in Belgium. The Battalion was awarded its first distinguished Unit Citation for action as Infantry near Wirtzfeld-Bullingen. It was during this period that technician 4th Grade Truman Kimbro, Company C, placed mines directly under advancing enemy armor and was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Following the Battle of the Bulge, Allied units drove across the Rhine and on through to Pilsen, Czechoslovakia. Here word reached them that the German Armies had surrendered.

When peace came, the 2d Engineers had been awarded battle streamers for Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe. Men in the Battalion were awarded the Medal of Honor, one Distinguished Service Cross, twenty-seven Silver Stars, eighty-five Bronze Stars, and four of the Croix de Guerre. The Battalion was cited twice by the Belgian Army for the action at Ardennes and at Elsenborn Crest.

During the Korean Conflict the Battalion sailed with the 2d Infantry Division from Fort Lewis, Washington. The Division was committed soon after landing at Pusan and spearheaded a drive north to the Yalu River where the Communist Chinese Intervention began. The emmensity of the Chinese attack soon forced the Division to withdraw down the peninsula. During this action the 2d Engineers were ordered to fight a delaying action while the rest of the Division fell back to regroup. From 25 November until 30 November the Battalion fought off the advancing Chinese before it was overwhelmed at Kunu-Ri. After burning and destroying all usable equipment, the few men still alive were captured by the Communist Forces.

The 2d Engineers were built back to full strength and were still supporting the Division when the final cease-fire was given. During Korea, the Battalion had been awarded ten more battle streamers: 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, and Korea Summer 1953. The Battalion also received its second Distinguished Unit Citation for the action at Hongchon and two Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citations: Naktong River Line and Korea. Company B received a third Distinguished Unit Citation for Chipyong-Ni.

The 2d Engineers then moved with the Division to Ft. Lewis, WA for two years until called to Alaska. On 1 March 1954 they were redesignated the 2d Engineer Battalion (Combat) and following their tour in the 49th State were transferred, less personnel and equipment, to Department of the Army control on 16 December 1957.

On 14 June 1958 the 2d Engineers were reborn at Fort Benning, Georgia with the reactivation of the 2d Infantry Division where they assumed the mission of training Engineer soldiers. 11 September 1961 saw the unit enter into an Intensified Combat Training Program. Upon termination of the training and upon being designated a STRAC unit in March 1962, the 2d Engineer Battalion entered into specialized training in order to acquire a highly trained readiness posture commensurate with the unit’s STRAC Mission. The Battalion was reorganized under the ROAD concept, gaining a bridge company and four additional line platoons. This reorganization was completed in November 1963.

50th Engineer Company (AFB)
Operational BCT
1st “Iron” Brigade
Units
없음
Equipment
Ribbon Bridge
Facilities
Camp Laguardia
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50th Engineer Company

The 50th Engineer Company was previously designated Company E, 2nd Engineer Battalion. In 1992 it was redesignated as the 50th Engineer Co and was reattached to the battalion.

The 50th Engineer Co is located at Camp Laguardia, South Korea.