55th Medical Group (United States)

55th Medical Group
Active	1941-01-13-- 1946-03-03 1955-09-06-- 1970-06-25 1992-10-01--Present
Country	United States
Allegiance	Regular Army
Branch	U.S. Army
Type	Medical Group
Engagements	World War II Vietnam War
Battle honours	Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) {Vietnam War}

Lineage

• Constituted 1941-01-13 in the Regular Army as the 55th Medical Battalion.
• Activated 1941-02-10 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
• Reorganized and redesignated 1942-07-31 as the 55th Medical Battalion, Motorized.
• Battalion converted from Organic to Separate on 1944-04-05 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows:

1. Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 55th Medical Battalion.
2. Company A, as the 494th Medical Collecting Company - hereafter separate lineage.
3. Company B, as the 495th Medical Collecting Company - hereafter separate lineage.
4. Company C, as the 496th Medical Collecting Company - hereafter separate lineages.
5. Clearing Company, as the 650th Medical Clearing Company - hereafter separate lineage.

• Inactivated 1946-03-03 in Germany.
• Activated 1955-09-06 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
• Reorganized and redesignated 1956-12-20 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 55th Medical Group.
• Arrived in Vietnam 1965-09-20 as part of 44th Medical Brigade. Assigned to Nha Trang.
• Went Operational on 1965-11-01.
• Rescue of Dustoff 65
• On 1969-06-15, the Group assumed responsibility for the medical needs of the II Corps Tactical Zone.
• Group departed Vietnam on 1970-02-07.
• Inactivated 1970-06-25.
• Activated 1971-03-25 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
• Inactivated 1974-09-21 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
• Activated 1992-10-01 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Honors

Campaign participation credit

• World War II:

1. Normandy;
2. Northern France;
3. Rhineland;
4. Ardennes-Alsace;
5. Central Europe

• Vietnam:

1. Counteroffensive;
2. Counteroffensive, Phase II;
3. Counteroffensive, Phase III;
4. Tet Counteroffensive;
5. Counteroffensive, Phase IV;
6. Counteroffensive, Phase V;
7. Counteroffensive, Phase VI;
8. Tet 69/Counteroffensive;
9. Summer-Fall 1969;
10. Winter-Spring 1970;
11. Sanctuary Counteroffensive

Decorations

• Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for:

1. VIETNAM 1966-1968
2. VIETNAM 1968-1969