65th Medical Brigade

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65th Medical Brigade
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Shoulder sleeve insignia
Active1927
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
AllegianceFlag of the United States Army.svg  United States Army
Type Medical brigade
Size Brigade
Part of Eighth United States Army
Garrison/HQUSAG Humphreys
Nickname(s)Pacific Medics! Warrior Care!
Motto(s)Da Dextram Misero (Give Aid to the Unfortunate)
Commanders
CommanderCOL Edgar G. Arroyo
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Eric.N Price
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia 65MedicalBDEDUI.jpg

The 65th Medical Brigade is a medical brigade of the United States Army subordinate to the Eighth United States Army and located at USAG Humphreys in South Korea.

Contents

Lineage and Honors

Lineage

Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

  • World War II
    • Normandy [1]
    • Northern France [1]
    • Rhineland [1]
    • Ardennes-Alsace [1]
    • Central Europe [1]

Decorations

Insignia

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia

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Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, 65th Medical Brigade

Description

On a rectangle arced at top and bottom with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) white border, 2 inches (5.08 cm) in width and 3 inches (7.62 cm) in height overall divided per fess wavy in the manner of a Taeguk maroon and ultramarine blue by a white wavy barrulet, overall a white sword with golden yellow wings displayed issuing from the sword grip; intertwined around the sword blade seven times are two golden yellow serpents respectant. [4]

Symbolism

Maroon, white, and the Caduceus historically are associated with the Army Medical Corps. Gold is emblematic of excellence and high ideals. The sword is pointing downward to indicate a military unit with a non-combatant posture. The serpents intertwine the sword blade seven times to represent the five campaign streamers awarded the unit during World War II, Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe, one Meritorious Unit streamer embroidered European Theater, and one for the units service in the Republic of Korea. The strong and enduring alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea is highlighted by the wavy division of the patch in the manner of the Taeguk, with maroon for red above and blue, below. [4]

Background

The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved effective 16 October 2008. It was amended to correct the symbolism on 7 June 2016. (TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-973) [4]

Distinctive Unit Insignia

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Distinctive Unit Insignia, 65th Medical Brigade

Description

A silver color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall consisting of a silver starburst supporting a maroon cross couped, thereon between a blue fleur-delis and Taeguk in proper colors, a silver sword point down with wings displayed and issuing from its grip, intertwined around the blade are two silver serpents respectant. Across the bottom and lower sides is a green scroll inscribed DA DEXTRAM MISERO in silver letters. [4]

Symbolism

Maroon and silver are the colors for the U.S. Army Medical Corps. Green was the color used in the medieval age for academic gowns for medicine and it is currently the academic color for medicine. The cross, a traditional symbol for medical aid and assistance, symbolizes the basic mission of the Brigade. The serpents intertwined around the sword represent a caduceus. The caduceus, formally adopted by the Army Medical Department, is the symbol for U.S. Army medicine. The fleur-de-lis commemorates the units war campaign streamers earned for World War II in France and Europe. The Taeguk represents the strong and enduring alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea, ensuring security, stability, and economic prosperity for over 50 years. The motto translates to Give Aid To The Unfortunate. [4]

Background

The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 26 August 2009. [4]

Distinctive Unit Insignia, 65th Medical Group

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Distinctive Unit Insignia, 65th Medical Group

Description


Symbolism

Maroon and white (silver) are the traditional colors of the Army Medical Department. The hand withdrawing the spear represents aid to the wounded. The motto, DE DEXTRAM MISERO, translates as "Give Aid to the Unfortunate." [5]

Background

Design originally approved 7 June 1934 for the 15th Medical Regiment. [5] It was redesignated for the 65th Medical Regiment on XXX. It was redesignated for the 65th Medical Group on XXX. It was rescinded on XXX.

History

The Early Years

The 65th Medical Brigade was originally constituted in the Regular Army as the 15th Medical Regiment on 18 October 1927, allotted to the Fifth Corps area, and assigned to the V Corps). The regiment was organized on 7 November 1927 with Organized Reserve Corps as a Regular Army Inactive (RAI) unit with its headquarters at Dayton, Ohio. Its subordinate elements were constituted and assigned on 26 March 1929. The regiment conducted summer training most years at the Camp Knox station hospital, although it trained some years at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania with the 1st Medical Regiment. The regiment's designated mobilization station was Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. [2]

The regiment was redesignated on 28 May 1941 as the 85th Medical Regiment, was activated, less Reserve personnel, at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, and assigned to the IV Corps. On 24 September 1941 the regiment was assigned to the Third Army.

World War II

On March 10, 1944, the Regiment was broken up and the Headquarters and Service Company was redesignated the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 65th Medical Group. The regiment's subordinate organic elements were redisagnated as separate numbered Medical Battalion Headquarters, Medical Collecting Companies, and Medical Clearing Companies. The Group served in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe.

At the end of hostilities in Europe, the 65th Medical Group, like many of the medical groups in occupied territory, found itself supervising the operation of captured German civilian and military hospitals. With the group's strength of 2,300 Medical Department personnel, they supervised operation of 160 captured facilities with a peak patient population of 68,000. [6]

Korean Service

The Group was reactivated for service in Korea from 1958 to 1971.

On 15 October 2008, 18th Medical Command was redesignated as the 65th Medical Brigade. [7] The headquarters was stationed at USAG Yongsan inside the Japanese Army Stockade [8] until the end of 2017. It then moved to Camp Humphreys as part of the relocation of the Yongsan Garrison.

Commanders

ImageRankNameBranchBegin DateEnd DateNotes
1st LieutenantRobert A. Russell [2] MC, USAR7 November 1927 [2] 28 January 1928 [2]
MajorEdwin R. Yost [2] MC, USAR13 January 1928 [2] 12 October 1929 [2]
Lieutenant ColonelHarvey N. Trumbull [2] MC12 October 1929 [2] January 1930 [2]
UnknownJanuary 1930 [2] July 1932 [2]
MajorEdwin M. Kennedy [2] MC, USARJuly 1932 [2] September 1932 [2]
UnknownSeptember 1932 [2] June 1934 [2]
ColonelCharles T. Hunt [2] MC, USARJune 1934 [2] June 1935 [2]
UnknownJune 1935 [2] July 1936 [2]
MajorRaymond H. George [2] MC, USARJuly 1936 [2] June 1937 [2]
Lieutenant ColonelHew B. McMurdo [2] MC, USAJune 1937 [2] 31 May 1939 [2]
Unknown31 May 1939 [2] 28 May 1941 [2]
Unknown
US Army Colonel Carl G. Giesecke.png Lieutenant ColonelCarl G. Giesecke [9] MCCommander during part of World War II. Left command to assume command of 112th Evacuation Hospital. [9]
US Army Colonel Donald E. Carle.png Lieutenant ColonelDonald E. Carle [6] MC16 August 1945Previously served as Division Surgeon, 65th Infantry Division. Assumed command "immediately following the war." [6]
Inactive17 August 194524 June 1958
Colonel
ColonelNelson S. IreyMCBefore 1965
Colonel
ColonelValentine B. SkyMC21 June 1971
Inactive22 June 197115 October 2008
US Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey B. Clark.jpg ColonelJeffrey B. Clark [10] MC16 October 2008 [1] April 2010 [10] Assumed command of the 65th Medical Brigade when the 18th MEDCOM moved to Hawaii. Retired as a Major General. [10]
ColonelRafael DeJesusMSApril 2010June 2012
ColonelKelly MurrayMCJune 2012June 2014
ColonelDallas W. HomasMCJune 2014June 2016
Wendy L. Harter (1).jpg ColonelWendy L. HarterMSJune 2016June 2018Retired as a Brigadier General
ColonelDerek C. CooperMSJune 2018June 2020
Dave Zimmerman.jpg ColonelDave ZimmermanMSJune 2020June 2022
ColonelLee A. BurnettMCJune 2022June 2024

Organization

Current

Honors

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "65th Medical Brigade Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, Lineage, and Honors". United States Army Medical Department Center of History and Heritage. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 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.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. ↑ General Order 103, Headquarters, Third United States Army, dated 1945. Award covered period 1 December 1944-4 February 1945
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "65th Medical Brigade Shoulder Sleeve Insignia and Distinctive Unit Insignia". The Institute of Heraldry, United States Army. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  5. 1 2 Stein, Barry Jason (1993). U.S. Army Heraldic Crests, A Complete Illustrated History of Authorized Distinctive Unit Insignia. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press. ISBN   0872499634.
  6. 1 2 3 "Medical Memos: Retirement of MEDCOM Deputy CDR". Medical Bulletin of the U.S. Army, Europe, Vol. 30, No. 9, September, 1973, pnp. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "History". www.usarpac.army.mil. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  8. ↑ "Yongsan Garrison: If walls could talk".
  9. 1 2 "Recent Medical Division Assignments". Medical Bulletin of the U.S. Army, Europe, Vol. 20, INo. 10, October, 1963, p. 309. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 Official General Officer Biography of Major General Jeffrey B. Clark, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 1 July 2019


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