332nd Medical Brigade

332nd Medical Brigade
Shoulder sleeve insignia
Active	1927-1945 1948-1959 1985-Present
Country	United States
Allegiance	United States Army
Type	Medical brigade
Size	Brigade
Part of	United States Army Reserve 3rd Medical Command
Garrison/HQ	Nashville, Tennessee
Colors	Maroon and White
Engagements	World War II-ETO Persian Gulf War
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia

The 332nd Medical Brigade was a medical brigade of the United States Army Reserve subordinate to the 3rd Medical Command and headquarted in Nashville, Tennessee.

Lineage and Honors

Lineage

• Constituted 18 October 1927 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Service Company, 19th Medical Regiment ^[1]
• Organized 23 March 1928 with Headquarters at Chicago, Illinois ^[1]
• Redesignated 28 May 1941 as Headquarters and Service Company, 69th Medical Regiment ^[1]
• Called to Active Duty 25 September 1942 at Camp Maxey, Texas ^[2]
• Reorganized and redesignated 4 September 1943 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 69th Medical Group ^[2]
• Inactivated 1 November 1945 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina ^[2]
• Reorganized and redesignated 5 October 1948 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 332nd Medical Group and allotted to the Organized Reserve Corps ^[2]
• Activated 19 October 1948 at Savannah, Georgia ^[2]
• (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve) ^[2]
• Inactivated 25 June 1959 at Savannah Georgia ^[2]
• Redesignated 16 May 1985 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 332nd Medical Brigade and activated at Nashville, Tennessee ^[2]

Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

• World War II:
  • Normandy ^[2]
  • Northern France ^[2]
  • Rhineland< ^[2]
  • Ardennes-Alsace ^[2]
  • Central Europe ^[2]

• Southwest Asia:
  • Defense of Saudi Arabia ^[2]
  • Liberation of Kuwait ^[2]

Decorations

• Meritorious Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER ^[2]

Insignia

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, 332nd Medical Brigade

Description

On a blue field edged white within a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) maroon border, 2 inches (5.08 cm) in width and 3 inches (7.62 cm) in height overall, semicircular at top with vertical sides and a 90 degree point to base, three white five-pointed stars above a white-edged scarlet cross issuant from base with lateral arms throughout. ^[3]

Symbolism

The white stars on a blue field refer to the State Flag of Tennessee, the unit's home area and the V-shape of the base alludes to the nickname, "Volunteer State." The scarlet cross is symbolic of medical care and the colors white and maroon are traditionally associated with the Army Medical Department. The outer shape is symbolic of medicine and surgery, the rounded top suggesting a capsule of medicine and the pointed bottom the edge of a scalpel. ^[3]

Background

The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 5 August 1985. (TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-713) ^[3]

Distinctive Unit Insignia

Distinctive Unit Insignia, 332nd Medical Brigade

Description

A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a silver fleur-de-lis with blue center petal and silver centerline between two stylized evergreens, and centered overall a maroon cross patée the arms embattled and charged at center with a small silver cross couped. ^[4]

Symbolism

Maroon and white are the colors associated with the Army Medical Department. The unit's World War II campaign service is symbolized by the fleur-de-lis in blue and silver representing the campaigns of Normandy and Northern France; the evergreens allude to the Ardennes Alsace campaign. The embattled turrets forming the cross suggest the castles of the Rhineland, and the Central Europe campaign is denoted by the silver cross at center. The Meritorious Unit streamer awarded for service in the European Theater is also represented by the embattled maroon cross. ^[4]

Background

The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 22 October 1985. ^[4]

Combat Service Identification Badge

Description/Blazon

A silver color metal and enamel device 2 inches (5.08 cm) in height consisting of a design similar to the shoulder sleeve insignia. ^[5]

History

The Early Years

The 19th Medical Regiment was constituted in the Regular Army on 18 October 1927, allotted to the Sixth Corps Area, and assigned to the VI Corps. The regiment was organized on 23 March 1928 with Organized Reserve personnel as a "Regular Army Inactive" unit with headquarters at Chicago, Illinois. Assigned reserve personnel were from the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois. The regiment conducted summer training most years at the Fort Snelling station hospital; its designated mobilization station was Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. On 29 May 1941 the regiment was redesignated as teh 69th Medical Regiment. ^[1]

Commanders

Image	Rank	Name	Branch	Begin Date	End Date	Notes
	Captain	Tom F. Beveridge [1]	MC, ORC	28 March 1928 [1]	11 April 1928 [1]
	Major	Isaac F. Clark [1]	MC, ORC	11 April 1928 [1]	15 October 1928 [1]
	Lieutenant Colonel	W. Lee Hart [1]	MC, ORC	15 October 1928 [1]	12 August 1930 [1]
	Major	Isaac F. Clark [1]	MC, ORC	12 August 1930 [1]	October 1930 [1]
		Unknown [1]		October 1930 [1]	June 1932 [1]
	Colonel	Henry W. Lang [1]	MC, ORC	June 1932 [1]	12 October 1936 [1]
		Unknown [1]		12 October 1936	September 1938
	Captain	Louis Fishman [1]	MC, ORC	September 1938 [1]	January 1940 [1]
		Unknown [1]		January 1940 [1]
	Colonel	Richard L. Daniel	MC			Commander of the 69th Medical Regiment when it was broken up.
	Lieutenant Colonel	Phillip A. Bergman	MC		1 November 1945	Previously served as executive officer of the 69th Medical Regiment; spent 16 months overseas with the 69th Medical Group
		Inactive		2 November 1945 [2]	18 October 1948 [2]
	Colonel
	Colonel
	Colonel
	Colonel
	Colonel
	Colonel
		Inactive		26 June 1959 [2]	15 May 1985 [2]
	Colonel	Nat E. Hyder	MC	16 May 1985
	Brigadier General	Michael David Strong, III [6]	MC	November 1987 [6]	May 1991 [6]	Deployed the Brigade to Southwest Asia in support of VII Corps; Retired as a Major General. [6]
	Brigadier General	Ralph L. Haynes [7]	MC	October 1991 [7]	June 1994 [7]	Retired as a Major General. [7]
	Brigadier General	Jamie S. Barkin [8]	MC	June 1994 [8]	7 June 1998 [8]	Retired as a Major General. [8]
	Brigadier General	Richard D. Lynch	MC	7 June 1998 [8]	May 2001 [9]
	Brigadier General	Michael H. Walter [9]	MC	May 2001 [9]	May 2005 [9]
	Brigadier General	Margaret C. Wilmoth [10]	AN	May 2005 [10]	13 September 2008 [10]	Retired as a Major General. [10]
	Colonel	James Snyder		13 September 2008
	Colonel
	Colonel
	Colonel
	Colonel
	Colonel
	Colonel
	Colonel

Organization

1928 - 1936

• Headquarters & Support Company, 19th Medical Regiment ^[1]
• 19th Veterinary Company ^[1]
• Headquarters, Ambulance Battalion ^[1]
  • 55th Ambulance Company ^[1]
  • 56th Ambulance Company ^[1]
  • 57th Ambulance Company ^[1]
• Headquarters, Hospital Battalion ^[1]
  • 55th Hospital Company ^[1]
  • 56th Hospital Company ^[1]
  • 57th Hospital Company ^[1]
• Headquarters, Collecting Battalion ^[1]
  • 55th Collecting Company ^[1]
  • 56th Collecting Company ^[1]
  • 57th Collecting Company ^[1]

Current

• HHC, 332nd Medical Brigade, Nashville, Tennessee ^[11]
• 411th Hospital Center, Jacksonville, Florida ^[11]
  • 301st Field Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida ^[11]
  • 345th Field Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida ^[11]
  • 326th Medical Detachment (Combat Stress Control), Miami, Florida ^[11]
• 387th Medical Company (Logistics), Miami, Florida ^[11]
• 411th Medical Company (Ambulance), Millington, Tennessee ^[11]
• 810th Medical Company (Dental) (Area Support), North Charleston, South Carolina ^[11]
• 169th Medical Detachment (Veterinary Services), Fort Eisenhower, Georgia ^[11]

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army .

1. Clay, Steven E. (2010). U.S. Army Order of Battle, 1919-1941, Volume 4. The Services: Quartermaster, Medical, Military Police, Signal Corps, Chemical Warfare, and Miscellaneous Organizations, 1919-41. Fort Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute Press. p. 2,217. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
2. "332nd Medical Brigade Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, Lineage, and Honors". United States Army Medical Department center of History and Heritage. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
3. "332nd Medical Brigade Shoulder Sleeve Insignia". The Institute of Heraldry, United States Army. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
4. "332nd Medical Brigade Distinctive Unit Insignia". The Institute of Heraldry, United States Army. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
5. "332nd Medical Brigade Combat Service Identification Badge". The Institute of Heraldry, United States Army. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
6. Official General Officer Biography of Major General Michael David Strong, III, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 25 March 1996
7. Official General Officer Biography of Major General Ralph Lewis Haynes (USAR), United States Army General Officer Management Office, 6 December 2004
8. Official General Officer Biography of Major General Jamie Steven Barkin (USAR), United States Army General Officer Management Office, 23 August 2004
9. Official General Officer Biography of Brigadier General Michael Harry Walter (USAR), United States Army General Officer Management Office, 31 May 2005
10. Official General Officer Biography of Major General Margaret C. Wilmoth (USAR), United States Army General Officer Management Office, 1 May 2017
11. "3d Medical Command Units" . Retrieved 15 March 2025.