804th Medical Brigade

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804th Medical Brigade
804th MED BDE.svg
Shoulder sleeve insignia
Active1943-1946
1948-Present
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 United States Army Reserve
3rd Medical Command
Garrison/HQAyer, Massachusetts
Motto(s)To Your Health
ColorsMaroon and White
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia 804MedBdeDUI.png

The 804th Medical Brigade is a medical brigade of the United States Army Reserve subordinate to the 3rd Medical Command and located in Ayer, Massachusetts.

Contents

Lineage and Honors

Lineage

Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

  • World War II
    • European-African-Middle Eastern Theater, Streamer without inscription [1]
  • Global War on Terror
    • Campaigns to me determined [1]

Decorations

Insignia

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, 804th Medical Brigade 804th MED BDE.svg
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, 804th Medical Brigade

Description

On a white hexagon one point up, with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) maroon border, 3 inches (7.62 cm) in height and 2 1/8 inches (5.40 cm) in width, a maroon cross throughout bearing a yellow six-pointed star. [3]

Symbolism

Maroon and white are the colors traditionally associated with the Medical Corps. The cross reflects medical aid and assistance while the gold star expresses excellence and achievement. The six-pointed star, echoed by the hexagon configuration of the insignia, alludes to the six New England states comprising the unit's command. [3]

Background

The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the 804th Hospital Center on 17 July 1990. It was redesignated for the 804th Medical Brigade on 8 April 1999. (TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-780) [3]

Distinctive Unit Insignia

Distinctive Unit Insignia, 804th Medical Brigade 804MedBdeDUI.png
Distinctive Unit Insignia, 804th Medical Brigade

Description

A gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall consisting of a disc divided horizontally white and maroon bearing two green serpents entwined with their heads extending at the top, the disc bearing overall at center a red cross charged with a gold lamp of knowledge; and atop the cross between the serpents' heads a six-pointed gold star; around the base of the disc the inscription "TO YOUR HEALTH" in gold letters. [4]

Symbolism

Maroon and white are the colors used for the Army Medical Department. A red cross is emblematic of aid and assistance. The disc, base of the design, connotes unity. The serpents, lamp and star allude to the caduceus and the mission with the color green alluding to the ancient academic gowns of medicine. The lamp indicates enlightenment and the star represents the six New England states comprising the unit's command. [4]

Background

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 804th Hospital Center on 14 December 1979. It was redesignated for the 804th Medical Brigade on 8 April 1999. [4]

Combat Service Identification Badge

Description/Blazon

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

History

World War II

United States Army Reserve

Commanders

ImageRankNameBranchBegin DateEnd DateNotes
ColonelMelville H. McNerney [6] MCNovember 1944 [6] June 1945 [7]
Colonel
InactiveJanuary 1946January 1948
ColonelEdward P. Burch [8] MCJanuary 1948 [8] 19 August 1952
Brigadier General Alexander Marble [9] MC20 August 1952 [9] 1961 [9]
Brigadier GeneralPhillips L. Boyd [10] MC1961 [10] 1964 [10]
Brigadier GeneralThomas A. WarthinMC19651969
Brigadier GeneralCharles L. Easterday [11] MC196931 August 1976 [11]
Brigadier GeneralRobert B. Golbey [11] MC1 September 1976 [11] 23 October 1980
Brigadier GeneralRichard H. Bailey IIMCOctober 1980June 1984
Brigadier GeneralGeorge J. BuschMCJune 1984November 1987
Brigadier GeneralJohn R. Galvin [12] MCNovember 1987 [12] November 1991 [12]
Brigadier GeneralJames D. Slavin, Jr. [13] MCNovember 1991 [13] November 1995 [13]
Brigadier GeneralHaywood S. Gilliam [14] MCNovember 1995 [14] September 1998 [14]
Portrait of Ronald D. Silverman, Major General, United States Army.png Brigadier GeneralRonald D. Silverman [15] DCOctober 1998 [15] September 2002 [15] Retired as a Major General. [15]
Portrait of Dean G. Sienko, Major General, United States Army.jpg Brigadier GeneralDean G. Sienko [16] MCOctober 2002 [16] May 2006 [17] Deployed the Brigade Headquarters to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Retired as a Major General. [16]
Jonathan A. Woodson (2).jpg Colonel Jonathan Woodson [17] MCMay 2006 [17] October 2006 [17] Later served as Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) and President, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. [17]
Portrait of Oscar S. DePriest IV, Brigadier General, United States Army.jpg Brigadier GeneralOscar S. DePriest IV [18] DCOctober 2006 [18] October 2009 [18]
Colonel
Portrait of Nelson G. Rosen, Brigadier General, United States Army.jpg ColonelNelson G. Rosen [19] MCMay 2012 [19] July 2014 [19] Retired as a Brigadier General [19]
Colonel
MG Beth A. Salisbury.jpg ColonelBeth A. Salisbury [20] SPFebruary 2015 [20] July 2016 [20] First officer in the Army medical Specialist Corps to be promoted to General Officer; first officer in the Army Medical Specialist Corps to be promoted to Major General [20]
Colonel
Colonel
Portrait of Cindy M. Saladin-Muhammad, Brigadier General, United States Army.jpg ColonelCindy M. Saladin-Muhammad [21] MSJuly 2021 [21] November 2023 [21] Later promoted to Brigadier General. [21]
Colonel
Colonel
Colonel
Colonel

Organization

1945

1966

1978

Current

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Shoulder Sleeve Insignia, Lineage, and Honors, Headquarters Company, 338th Medical Brigade". United States Army Medical Department Center of History and Heritage. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Department of the Army General Order 2014-17, Subject: Award of the Meritorious Unit Citation, dated 27 May 2014" (PDF). Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "804th Medical Brigade Shoulder Sleeve Insignia". The Institute of Heraldry, United States Army. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "804th Medical Brigade Distinctive Unit Insignia". The Institute of Heraldry, United States Army. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "804th Medical Brigade Combat Service Identification Badge". The Institute of Heraldry, United States Army. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Life Hopes Raised by Col. McNerney". The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio). 13 July 1945. p. 9. Retrieved 30 March 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Col. McNerney Heads Pickett Hospital". The Cleveland Press (Cleveland, Ohio). 7 September 1945. p. 13. Retrieved 30 March 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. 1 2 "Atomic Medicine is Topic: Military Doctors to Study Problem at Parley Here". The Minneapolis Star (Minneapolis, Minnesota). 6 October 1949. p. 29. Retrieved 30 March 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. 1 2 3 "Hub Hospital Unit at Training Camp". The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts). 10 August 1953. p. 9. Retrieved 30 March 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. 1 2 3 "Dr. Boyd, 64, Jamaica Plain Services Held". The Boston Globe (Boston, Massachusetts). 9 January 1969. p. 85. Retrieved 30 March 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Annual Historical Supplement, 804th Hospital Center, 1 January 1976-31 December 1976" (PDF). U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, Annual Historical Summaries Collection, Box 56C, Folder 207, 804th Hospital Center, Circa 1977. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 Official General Officer Biography of Brigadier General James Dennis Slavin, Jr., United States Army General Officer Management Office, 8 December 1992
  13. 1 2 3 Official General Officer Biography of Brigadier General John Robert Galvin, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 7 November 1996
  14. 1 2 3 Official General Officer Biography of Brigadier General Haywood Stirling Gilliam (USAR), United States Army General Officer Management Office, 17 September 2001
  15. 1 2 3 4 Official General Officer Biography of Major General Ronald David Silverman (USAR), United States Army General Officer Management Office, 18 February 2010
  16. 1 2 3 Official General Officer Biography of Major General Dean G. Sienko (USAR), United States Army General Officer Management Office, 12 January 2015
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 Official General Officer Biography of Major General Jonathan Woodson (USAR), United States Army General Officer Management Office, 27 February 2004
  18. 1 2 3 Official General Officer Biography of Brigadier General Oscar Stanton DePriest IV (USAR), United States Army General Officer Management Office, 1 October 2009
  19. 1 2 3 4 Official General Officer Biography of Brigadier General Nelson G. Rosen (USAR), United States Army General Officer Management Office, 1 April 2019
  20. 1 2 3 4 Official General Officer Biography of Major General Beth A. Salisbury, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 1 August 2023
  21. 1 2 3 4 Official General Officer Biography of Brigadier General Cindy M. Saladin-Muhammad, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 1 May 2024
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "WWII Military Hospitals-European Theater of Operations". WWII Medical Research Centre. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "804th Hospital Center, Unit Historical Supplement, 1 January 1966 to 1 January 1967" (PDF). U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania; Annual Historical Summaries Papers; Box 56C, Folder 196, 804th Hospital Center, 27 February 1967. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "804th Hospital Center, Annual Historical Supplement, 1 January 1978 to 31 December 1978" (PDF). U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania; Annual Historical Summaries Papers; Box 56C, Folder 208, 804th Hospital Center, Circa 1979. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "3rd Medical Command Units" . Retrieved 1 April 2025.

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