725th Support Battalion
Lineage and Honors Information as of 23 January 2009
725th Support Battalion Lineage
Constituted 26 August 1941 in the Army of the United States as the Maintenance Platoon, Headquarters Company, 325th Quartermaster Battalion, an element of the 25th Infantry Division
Activated 1 October 1941 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Reorganized and redesignated 1 August 1942 as the Ordnance Maintenance Platoon, Headquarters Company, 325th Quartermaster Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 1 November 1942 as the 725th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company and remained assigned to the 25th Infantry Division
Reorganized and redesignated 20 March 1946 as the 725th Ordnance Maintenance Company
Allotted 27 June 1949 to the Regular Army
Reorganized and redesignated 1 February 1953 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 725th Ordnance Battalion, and remained assigned to the 25th Infantry Division (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated)
Reorganized and redesignated 15 July 1963 as the 725th Maintenance Battalion
Converted and redesignated 16 April 1992 as the 725th Support Battalion and remained assigned to the 25th Infantry Division
Inactivated 15 November 2005 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, and relieved from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division
Activated 16 September 2006 at Fort Richardson, Alaska, and assigned to the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division
725th Support Battalion Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Central Pacific; Guadalcanal; Northern Solomons; Luzon
Korean War: UN Defensive; UN Offensive; CCF Intervention; First UN Counteroffensive; CCF Spring Offensive; UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953
Vietnam:Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII
War on Terrorism: Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1950-1951
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered MASAN-CHINJU
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered MUNSAN-NI
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1968
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1970
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1970
Company B additionally entitled to:
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered CU CHI DISTRICT
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970
Company C additionally entitled to:
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered TAY NINH PROVINCE
Company D additionally entitled to:
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered QUANG NGAI PROVINCE
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1967
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1967
Company E additionally entitled to:
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970