Constituted 19 December 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 541st Quartermaster Service Battalion

Activated 28 December 1942 at Camp Stoneman, California

Battalion broken up 20 September 1943 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows:

Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 541st Quartermaster Battalion

(Companies A, B, C, and D as the 3180th, 3181st, 3182d, and 3183d Quartermaster Service Companies, respectively – hereafter separate lineages)

Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 541st Quartermaster Battalion, inactivated 13 May 1946 in Germany

Converted and redesignated 27 September 1966 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 541st Supply and Service Battalion, and allotted to the Regular Army

Activated 25 November 1966 at Fort Riley, Kansas

Converted, reorganized, and redesignated 21 June 1973 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 541st Maintenance Battalion

Converted, reorganized, and redesignated 17 October 2005 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 541st Support Battalion

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                                                        World War II
                                                        Rhineland
                                       
                                                        Southwest Asia
                                                        Defense of Saudi Arabia
                                                        Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
                                                        Cease-Fire                                       

                                                        War on Terrorism
                                                        Campaigns to be determined

 

DECORATIONS

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

        Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2006-2007

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: