372nd Engineer Brigade (United States)
372nd Engineer Brigade | |
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372nd Engineer Brigade Shoulder Sleeve Insignia | |
Active | 1928 – Present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | United States Army |
Branch | US Army Reserve |
Role | Combat Engineers |
Size | Brigade |
Garrison/HQ | Fort Snelling, Minnesota |
Commanders | |
Commander | COL James Kokaska |
Command Sergeant Major | CSM Esley Gustafson |
Deputy Commanding Officer | COL Mathew V. Baker |
Insignia | |
Distinctive Unit Insignia |
The 372nd Engineer Brigade is a combat engineer brigade of the United States Army based in Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Recently converted from the 372nd Engineer Group which traces its lineage back to World War II, the brigade was activated on 16 September 2008. It is a United States Army Reserve formation and is subordinate to the 416th Theater Engineer Command out of Darien, Illinois.
Organization
The brigade is a subordinate unit of the 416th Theater Engineer Command (Darien, Illinois). The brigade contains five subordinate battalions:
- 367th Engineer Battalion headquartered in St. Cloud, Minnesota
- 389th Engineer Battalion headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa
- 397th Engineer Battalion headquartered in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
- 863d Engineer Battalion headquartered in Darien, Illinois
- 983rd Engineer Battalion headquartered in Monclova, Ohio.[1]
Lineage
Constituted 5 September 1928 in the Organized Reserves as Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Company, 337th Engineer Regiment
Organized by July 1931 at Huntington, West Virginia
Ordered into active military service 20 July 1942 at Camp Swift, Texas
Redesignated 1 August 1942 as Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Company, 337th Engineer General Service Regiment
Disbanded 16 September 1944 in Italy
Reconstituted 19 November 1946 in the Organized Reserves as Headquarters and Headquarters and Service Company, 337th Engineer General Service Regiment
Activated 2 December 1946 at Baltimore, Maryland
(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
Inactivated 9 February 1949 at Baltimore, Maryland
Redesignated 8 June 1949 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 372d Engineer Construction Group
Activated 25 July 1949 at Des Moines, Iowa
Reorganized and redesignated 1 February 1954 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 372d Engineer Group
Inactivated 28 May 1959 at Des Moines, Iowa
Activated 15 March 1963 at Des Moines, Iowa
Ordered into active military service 7 December 2003 at Des Moines, Iowa; released from active military service 3 June 2005 and reverted to reserve status
Location changed 17 April 2007 to Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Reorganized and redesignated 16 September 2008 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 372d Engineer Brigade [2]
Honors
Campaign Streamers
Conflict | Streamer | Year(s) |
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World War II | Naples-Foggia | |
World War II | Rome-Arno | |
World War II | North Apennines | |
War on Terror | Operation Enduring Freedom | 2009–2010 |
Unit Decorations
Meritorious Unit Citation, Citation awarded to the 372nd Engineer Brigade for actions in Afghanistan from November 2009 to September 2010.[3]
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Center of Military History document "Lineage and Honors: 372nd Engineer Brigade".
External links
- 372nd Engineer Brigade Homepage
- The Institute of Heraldry: 372nd Engineer Brigade
- Article from Afghanistan