23rd Chemical Battalion

Last updated

23d CBRN Battalion
23 Chem Bn CoA.jpg
Active1944–45
1949–59
1988 – present
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
BranchFlag of the United States Army.svg  United States Army
Type Chemical
Size Battalion
Part of 2nd Sustainment Brigade
Engagements World War II
Korea War
War on Terror
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia 23 Chem Bn DUI.jpg

The 23d CBRN Battalion is a Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives defense battalion of the United States Army, part of the 2ID Sustainment Brigade of the 2nd Infantry Division at Camp Humphreys, South Korea.

Contents

It traces its lineage back to the 1944 formation of the 23rd Chemical Smoke Generator Battalion in England during World War II. The 23rd was inactivated after the end of the war and reactivated in 1949 as the 4th Chemical Smoke Generator Battalion, serving in the Korean War before being inactivated in Germany at the end of the 1950s. The 23rd Chemical Battalion was reactivated in Korea in 1988.

History

In a 4 April 2013 ceremony, the 23d Chemical Battalion was officially transferred back to Korea after spending eight years at Joint Base Lewis–McChord. [1] On 16 October 2016, its headquarters and headquarters detachment was redesignated as a company. [2]

Composition

4th CBRN Company pose with a trophy 2014 Lessons in bouncing back, Summer Commander's Cup promotes resiliency 140804-A-IV618-399.jpg
4th CBRN Company pose with a trophy 2014

The 23d CBRN Battalion is currently composed of: [3]

As of 10 June 2013, the following companies were reassigned from the 23rd CBRNE BN.

Campaign participation credit

Decorations

References

PD-icon.svg This article incorporates public domain material from Lineage and Honors of the 23d Chemical Battalion. United States Army Center of Military History.

  1. Rabiroff, Jon (4 April 2013). "Chemical unit back in South Korea; timing coincidental". Stars and Stripes. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 23d Chemical Battalion". United States Army Center of Military History. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. "48th Chemical Brigade 1". Archived from the original on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.