204th Support Battalion

The 204th Support Battalion was first constituted on 10 November 1917 as the Sanitary Train, 5th Division and was activated on 12 December 1917 at Camp Logan, Texas. During World War I, the unit fought in numerous battles and campaigns to include St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Alsace 1918 and Lorraine 1918. The unit was later reorganized and redesignated on 29 January 1912 as the 5th Medical Regiment. The 5th Medical Regiment was inactivated in August 1921 at Camp Jackson, South Carolina. On 29 March 1940, the 5th Medical Regiment was redesignated as the 5th Medical Battalion. The 5th Medical Battalion was assigned 1 July 1940 to the 4th Infantry “Ivy” Division (later redesignated the 4th Infantry Division) and activated at Fort Benning, Georgia, as the 4th Medical Battalion. The unit was reorganized and redesignated on 7 July 1942 as the 4th Medical Battalion, Motorized, and then again on 4 August 1943 as the 4th Medical Battalion. During World War II, the Battalion fought on the beaches of Normandy and Northern France, through the Rhineland, into Ardennes-Alsace and Central Europe. The 4th Medical Battalion was inactivated 21 February 1946 at Camp Butner, North Carolina. The unit was again reactivated on 6 July 1948 at Fort Ord, California. The 4th Medical Battalion saw action in Vietnam during Phase II through VII of the Counteroffensive, the Tet Counteroffensive of 1968 through 1969 and the Sanctuary Counteroffensive. The Battalion was later inactivated 15 December 1969 at Fort Carson, Colorado. On 1 May 1987 the unit was converted and redesignated as the 204th Forward Support Battalion and activated at Fort Carson, Colorado, as an element of the 4th Infantry Division. The unit finally inactivated 15 December 1989 at Fort Carson, Colorado. The 204th Forward Support Battalion was reborn on 15 December 1995 at Fort Hood, Texas. The 204th Forward Support Battalion’s nickname is “Roughriders.”

Current Organization

Battalion Elements
*Headquarters Company
*Alpha Company - “Outlaws“
*Bravo Company - “Black Knights“
*Charlie Company - “Archangel“

Forward Support Companies
*Delta Company - 1/10 CAV
*Echo Company - 2-8 Infantry Regiment
*Fox Company - 1-67 Armor Regiment
*Golf Company - 3-16 Field Artillery

References