528th SOSB (A)

528^th Support Battalion was formed by redesignating the "13^th Support Battalion" May 16, 1987. It consisted of three companies: HQ, A, and B. The lettered companies were organized as forward support. As part of SOSCOM the unit, along with the 112th Signal Battalion, was designed to provide full logistical support to Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF) within the USASOC. The 528 SOSB included a wide variety of military occupation specialists: riggers, drivers, medics, mechanics, engineers, fuelers, cooks, etc. Throughout its short history the battalion was inactivated, reactivated, and redesignated numerous times. Officially it was constituted on December 4, 1942 in the US Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment (HHD), 528th Quartermaster Service Battalion and then activated on the 15^th of same month at Camp McCain, MS. Further changes were as follows::Jan. 18 1944 - HHD 528 QB (Quartermaster Battalion):May 24 1946 - HHD 528 QB (M) (Mobile):Aug. 1 1946 - HHD 528 Transportation Corps Truck Battalion (TCTB):Feb. 1 1947 - HHD 528 QB:Nov. 20 1947 - Inactivated (France):Oct. 12 1948 - HHD 426 QB allotted to Organized Reserve Corps (ORC) and assigned to the 2^nd Army :Oct. 22 1948 - Activated at Clarksburg, WV:Nov. 8 1950 - Inactivated (West Virginia), withdrawn from ORC:Jan 15 1952 - HHD 528 QB alloted to the Regular Army:Feb. 1 1952 - Activated at Camp Atterbury, IN:Nov. 5 1966 - Inactivated (Virginia):Sep. 5 1969 - HHD 528 QB reorganized:Sep. 25 1969 - Activated at Phu Bai, Vietnam:Apr. 15 1971 - Unactivated (Vietnam):Jun. 3 1986 - 13 SB organized and consolidated with:May 16 1987 - 528 SB redesignated:Nov. 1 1995 - 528 SOSB (A) alloted to SOSCOM:Dec. 2, 2005 - Inactivated at Fort Bragg; assets used to form the Brigade Troops Battalion (Airborne)(Provisional) [http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=8314]

Campaign Participation Credit

World War II

Sicily(Arrowhead)
Rome-Arno
Southern France(Arrowhead)
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe

Vietnam

Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Sanctuary Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase VII

outhwest Asia

Defense of Saudi Arabia
Liberation and Defense of Kuwait

Decorations

Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Streamer embroidered HAITI
Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Streamer embroidered PANAMA
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ-KUWAIT (Jan. 17, 1991-Feb. 28 1991, DAGO 14, 1993, DAGO 12, 1994)

Distinctive Unit Insignia

The insignia is the shield and motto of the coat of arms. The insignia was authorized for wear on Jan. 14, 1988

hield

Or, a dance of two vert between a fleur-de-lis and two arrowheads gules, in base a fountain

Crest

On a wreath of the colors (or and vert) a semi-oriental winged dragon gules, armed and langued vert, grasping two arrows saltirewise of the first

Motto

We Support to the Utmost

:The heraldic dance is reminiscent of mountains while the fountain represents water. The fleur-de-lis is for France. These elements represent the service of the unit in Europe during World War II.:The unit's two assault landings are indicated by the red arrowheads while the green refers to the organization's mission of support to Special Operations.:The unit's service in Vietnam is symbolized by the dragon. Its wings and the crossed arrows refer to the battalion's mission and capabilities.

External links

* [http://www.soc.mil U.S. Army Special Operations Command] - official site.
* [http://shadowspear.com/ ShadowSpear.com - Special Operations Forces Community Website]