528th Sustainment Brigade

Headquarters and
Headquarters Company,
528th Sustainment Brigade

Lineage & Honors

Information derived from the U.S. Army Center of Military History, current as of 13 November 2009

Distinctive Unit Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia
DUI Symbolism

The heraldic dance is reminiscent of mountains; the fountain represents water. The fleur-de-lis is emblematic of France. These elements portray the unit’s campaign participation in Europe. The unit’s two assault landings are indicated by the red arrowheads. The green is in reference to the unit’s mission in support of Special Operations.

DUI Background

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 528th Support Battalion on 14 January 1988. It was redesignated for the 528th Sustainment Brigade effective 16 December 2008.

Constituted 4 December 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 528th Quartermaster Service Battalion

Activated 15 December 1942 at Camp McCain, Mississippi

Battalion broken up 18 January 1944 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows:

  • Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 528th Quartermaster Battalion
  • (Companies A, B, C, and D as the 4098th, 4099th, 4100th, and 4128th Quartermaster Service Companies, respectively – hereafter separate lineages)

Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 528th Quartermaster Battalion reorganized and redesignated 24 May 1946 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 528th Quartermaster Battalion, Mobile

Converted and redesignated 1 August 1946 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 528th Transportation Corps Truck Battalion

Converted and redesignated 1 February 1947 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 528th Quartermaster Battalion

Inactivated 20 November 1947 in France

Redesignated 12 October 1948 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 426th Quartermaster Battalion, and allotted to the Organized Reserve Corps

Activated 22 October 1948 at Clarksburg, West Virginia

Inactivated 8 November 1950 at Clarksburg, West Virginia

Redesignated 15 January 1952 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 528th Quartermaster Battalion; concurrently withdrawn from the Organized Reserve Corps and allotted to the Regular Army

Activated 1 February 1952 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana

Inactivated 25 November 1966 at Fort Lee, Virginia

Redesignated 5 September 1969 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 528th Quartermaster Battalion

Activated 25 September 1969 in Vietnam

Inactivated 15 April 1971 in Vietnam

Consolidated 16 May 1987 with the 13th Support Battalion (active) (constituted 3 June 1986 in the Regular Army and activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina); consolidated unit concurrently redesignated as the 528th Support Battalion

Inactivated 17 October 2005 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Headquarters redesignated 18 October 2007 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 528th Sustainment Brigade (organic elements concurrently disbanded)

Activated 16 December 2008 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Campaign Participation Credit

World War II

  • Sicily (with arrowhead)
  • Rome-Arno
  • Southern France (with arrowhead)
  • Rhineland
  • Ardennes-Alsace
  • Central Europe

Vietnam

  • Summer-Fall 1969
  • Winter-Spring 1970
  • Sanctuary Counteroffensive
  • Counteroffensive, Phase VII

Southwest Asia

  • Defense of Saudi Arabia
  • Liberation and Defense of Kuwait

War on Terrorism

  • Campaigns to be determined

Decorations

Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ-KUWAIT 1991

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered CENTRAL ASIA 2001-2004