734th Regional Support Group

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734th Regional Support Group
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Active1942-present
CountryUnited States
AllegianceIowa
BranchArmy National Guard
RoleSupport
SizeGroup (Brigade)
Garrison/HQCamp Dodge Johnston, Iowa
MottoVirtue Honor Reward
Commanders
Current
commander
COL Tony Smithhart
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Michael Mally
Insignia
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The 734th Regional Support Group is a unit of the Iowa National Guard that has a long lineage. The unit was originally raised in 1921 in Des Moines as HHC and Company C 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment of the 34th Infantry Division. [1] The unit was federalized in 1941 and earned six campaign streamers in World War II: Tunisia, Naples-Foggia, Anzio, Rome-Arno, North Apennines and Po Valley plus a Presidential Unit Citation and the French Croix de Guerre with Palm (Belvedere). The unit returned to Iowa after the war.

Subordinate Units

Des Moines

References

  1. "Headquarters and Headquarters Company 734th Support Group". Department of the Army. August 1, 2011.
  2. "Iowa National Guard Units". Iowa National Guard. Retrieved July 17, 2025.