88th Brigade Support Battalion

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88th Brigade Support Battalion
88 Spt Bn CoA.jpg
88th Support Battalion's Coat of Arms
Active1941–1945
1955–1962
1965–1972
2007–2014
CountryFlag of the United States.svg USA
Branch U.S. Army
RoleMission Command of logistics units
Size Battalion
Part of 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
Garrison/HQ Fort Polk, Louisiana
Motto(s)" Muleskinners! "
Anniversaries1 October 1933 unit constituted
Battle honours World War II
Vietnam
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia 88 Spt Bn DUI.jpg

The 88th Brigade Support Battalion is a U.S. Army support battalion stationed at Fort Polk, Louisiana. The Battalion motto is "Muleskinners!". The 88th has deployed overseas to France and Vietnam.

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Organization

The 88th BSB is currently inactive. It was assigned to the 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade until September 15, 2014. Subordinate elements at the time of its inactivation were:

Service history

Activation

The 88th Brigade Support Battalion was constituted in the Organized Reserve as the 19th Engineer Battalion (Heavy Pontoon) (Motorized) located in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1940, the 19th was redesignated as the 88th Engineer Battalion (Heavy Pontoon) (Motorized). The Battalion was activated at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana, on June 2, 1941. [1] [2]

World War II

The 88th Engineer Battalion departed Boston on March 24, 1944, arriving in England on 5 April 1944 aboard the MV Santa Paula [3] as shipment 0821-KK. The 88th arrived in Normandy on July 22. The 88th was assigned to Third Army’s 1135th Engineer Group and built pontoon bridges across Normandy, Northern France, the Rhineland, the Ardennes, Alsace, and Germany. The Battalion constructed Class 40 rafts to ferry units across the Rhine River on 22 March 1944 as part of XII Corps. [4] The 88th returned to the United States September 15, 1945, arriving in New York City as shipment R 6604-T. The 88th inactivated on 23 November 1945 in Texas. [2] [5] [6]

Cold War

The Battalion was brought back into service from 9 February 1955 through 15 May 1956 at Fort Carson, Colorado, as a general support Engineer unit. The 88th returned to France from December 1956 to September 1962 to provide Engineer support to NATO until the removal of all foreign troops from French soil.

Viet Nam

The Battalion was reactivated at the Granite City Army Depot, Illinois, as an Engineer Depot Battalion June 1965 and deployed to Vietnam in September under the command of the 1st Logistics Command. The Battalion converted to a Supply and Service Battalion in June 1966 at Pleiku. Later in the war, the Battalion was stationed at Tuy Hòa and Qui Nhơn. The Battalion provided all classes of supply to units in the Northern II Corps Tactical Zone. The Battalion redeployed to Travis Air Force Base, California and inactivated May 11, 1972. [2] [7]

Persian Gulf War

The Battalion reactivated in the summer of 1991 as a provisional Supply and Service Battalion to support the 2nd Area Support Group, 22nd Support Command at King Khalid Military City, Saudi Arabia and deactivated in February, 1992 in Kuwait City.

War on Terror

On 16 September 2007 the 88th Brigade Support Battalion was activated to support the 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade at Fort Polk, Louisiana. On 15 September 2014, the 88th inactivated for the fifth time. [2]

Campaign streamers

ConflictStreamerYear(s)
World War II
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal streamer.png
Normandy1944
Rhineland1944
Central Europe1944
Ardennes-Alsace1944
Northern France1944
Vietnam War
Streamer VS.PNG
Counteroffensive, Phase II1966–67
Counteroffensive, Phase III1967–68
Tet Counteroffensive1968

Decorations

US Army Superior Unit Award PO 350-09, 1 OCT 11- 30 SEP 13 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ASUA.pdf
US Army Superior Unit Award PO 350-09, 1 OCT 11- 30 SEP 13
RibbonAwardYearNotes
Streamer MUC Army.PNG Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) [8]
1967–1968Vietnam
Streamer SUC.png Superior Unit Award (Army) [9] 2011-2013Defense Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear Response Force Mission

Shoulder sleeve insignia

Distinctive unit insignia

Coat of arms

Description/Blazon

Symbolism

Background

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