| 4th Medical Brigade | |
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| Active | 1928-1929 1943-1945 1948-1950 1988-1995 |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance |  United States Army |
| Type | Medical brigade |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | United States Army Reserve |
| Garrison/HQ | Heidelberg, Germany |
| Motto(s) | Forward and Ready |
| Colors | Maroon and White |
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The 4th Medical Brigade was a medical brigade of the United States Army Reserve subordinate to the Seventh United States Army and located in Germany.
On a rectangle divided per cross maroon and white and arced at top and bottom with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) yellow border, 3 inches (7.62 cm) in height and 2 inches (5.08 cm) in width overall, a cross divided per cross counterchanged. [2]
Maroon and white are the colors associated with the Medical Corps. Yellow/gold expresses honor and high achievement. The division of the insignia into four parts underscores "4," the numerical designation of the organization. The four divisions also allude to the main or cardinal directions on the compass and highlight the global scope of the unit's mission. The cross represents medical care. The counterchanged colors emphasize the integration of the Brigade medical mission with the Total Army. [2]
The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 20 December 1989. (TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-773) [2]
A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a gold embattled castle wall in front of a stylized gold rayed demi-sun, overall a green serpent entwined around a sword with a white blade and gold hilt and at the serpent's right is a blue fleur-de-lis all enclosed around the bottom by a maroon and gold tripartite scroll of the sword hilt and inscribed "FORWARD" "AND" "READY" in gold letters. [2]
Maroon and white are the colors traditionally associated with the Medical Corps. Gold is emblematic of high achievement. The gold sun and the color green express hope and regeneration. The serpent entwined around the sword recalls the rod of Aesculapius, the symbols of healing and medicine. The sword highlights the organization's military mission to support the medical needs of the soldier. The upright and aggressive position of the sword dramatizes the motto "FORWARD AND READY". The castle wall and fleur-de-lis commemorate the unit's World War II campaign participation credits in France and Central Europe. [2]
The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 20 December 1989. [2]
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The 4th Auxiliary Surgical Group was originally constituted in the Organized Reserve Corps on 5 September 1928, assigned to the General Reserve, and allotted to the Third Corps Area. The unit was initiated by July 1929 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and inactivated on 16 August 1929 by reassignment of all assigned personnel. [3]
| Image | Rank | Name | Branch | Begin Date | End Date | Notes |
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| Lieutenant Colonel | Matthew L. Carr [3] | MC | July 1929 [3] | 7 August 1929 [3] | ||
| Inactive | 8 August 1929 [3] | 20 January 1943 | ||||
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| Inactive | 29 September 1945 | 18 October 1949 | ||||
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| Inactive | 2 December 1950 | 15 July 1988 | ||||
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| Colonel | Robert Burnett | MC | ||||
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