Constituted 1 May 1936 in the Regular Army as the 2d Battalion, 55th Quartermaster Regiment

Activated 5 June 1941 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma

Converted, reorganized, and redesignated 1 August 1942 as the 2d Battalion, 55th Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Regiment

Battalion broken up 30 September 1942 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows:

                        Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 2d Battalion, as Headquarters and    Headquarters Detachment, 189th Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Battalion
                       
                        (Company E as the 331st Ordnance Motor Transport Company; Companies F, G,        and H as the 881st, 882d, and 883d Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Companies,             respectively—hereafter separate lineages)

Reorganized and redesignated 1 June 1943 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 189th Ordnance Battalion

Inactivated 30 June 1946 in the Philippines

Redesignated 1 July 1966 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 189th Maintenance Battalion

Activated 25 July 1966 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Converted, reorganized, and redesignated 16 September 1993 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 189th Support Battalion

Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 2006 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 189th Support Battalion

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

 

DECORATIONS
           

            Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991

            Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2005-2006

            Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO
4 JULY 1945

 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: