Lineages and Honors Information
Support / Sustainment
Lineage and Honors Information as of 11 September 2019
725th Support Battalion
- 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
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
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2006-2007
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2009-2010
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2011-2012
- 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
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered BAGHDAD OCT 2006-NOV 2007
- 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:
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2007
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered PAKTIKA PROVINCE MAR 2009-FEB 2010
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970
- Company F additionally entitled to:
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered AL ANBAR PROVINCE DEC 2006-JUN 2007
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered BABIL PROVINCE JUN-NOV 2007
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered PATIKA PROVINCE JUL-NOV 2009
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2011-2012
- Company G additionally entitled to:
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered KHOST PROVINCE FEB 2009-FEB 2010
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History