501st Sustainment Brigade (United States)

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The 501st Sustainment Brigade is a sustainment brigade of the United States Army. It provides logistical support to the 2nd Infantry Division.

History

The history of the 501st Corps Support Group began with the activation of the 501st Quartermaster Battalion. The Battalion was activated on 29 July 1944 in England. On 28 October, the Battalion was moved to France and later Germany where it earned campaign participation streamer with inscription for the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater. The 501st returned to the United States on 18 July 1945 where it was stationed at Camp Lee, Virginia.

On 20 February 1950, the 501st Quartermaster Battalion joined the Eighth United States Army in Korea. For its action in the Korean War the 501st earned a Meritorious Unit Commendation, a Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, and campaign participation streamers for the second Korean Winter, Korean Summer-Fall 1952, Third Korean Winter, and Korean Summer 1953.

On 21 February 1958, the unit was inactivated in the Republic of Korea. It was redesigned on 7 April 1966 as the 501st Field Depot and activated 1 June 1966 at Granite City Army Depot, Illinois. The 501st Field Depot performed duty with the United States Army Pacific on 8 February 1967 when it was stationed in Thailand. The 501st Field Depot was inactivated in Thailand on 20 December 1968.

On 16 April 1986 the 501st Support Group was designated the 501st Support Group (Corps) at Yongsan, Korea. On 28 February 1991 the 501st Support Group (Corps) moved to Camp Red Cloud, Korea. On October 13, 2006 it became the 501st Sustainment Brigade.

ubordinate Units

*501st Special Troops Battalion
**Headquarters & Headquarters Company (Camp Carroll)
* 498th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (Formerly the 227th Maintenance Battalion)
** Headquarters & Headquarters Company (Camp Carroll)
** 551st Inland Cargo Transport Company (Camp Carroll)
** 595th Maintenance Company (K-16)
* 6th Ordnance Battalion (Wartime Host Nation Support)
**Headquarters & Headquarters Company (Camp Carroll)
**17th Ordnance Company (Camp Kwangsa-ri)
**52nd Ordnance Company (Camp Humphries)
**84th Ordnance Company (Camp Carroll)
**538th Ordnance Company (Camp Long)

References

* [http://19esc.korea.army.mil/501st_SBDE/command_information.htm#History 501st Sustainment Brigade Homepage]
* [http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Sustain/501SustainmentBrigade.htm The Institute of Heraldry: 501st Sustainment Brigade]