82d Chemical Battalion
Lineage and Honors Information as of 16 October 1996
82d Chemical Battalion Lineage
Constituted 12 March 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 82d Chemical Battalion
Activated 25 April 1942 at Fort Bliss, Texas
Reorganized and redesignated 16 August 1944 as the 82d Chemical Battalion, Motorized
Reorganized and redesignated 16 March 1945 as the 82d Chemical Mortar Battalion
Inactivated 20 May 1947 in Japan
Redesignated 1 July 1988 as the 82d Chemical Battalion and allotted to the Regular Army; Headquarters concurrently transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and organized at Fort McClellan, Alabama
82d Chemical Battalion Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Northern Solomons; Bismarck Archipelago; Luzon (with arrowhead)
Decorations
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945