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Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 837th Engineer Battalion

MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMAND: 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team

HOME STATION: Springfield

Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 837th Engineer Battalion distinctive unit insignia

PARENT UNIT

1st Separate Machine Gun Company

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH

23 April 1920, Springfield, Ohio

MISSION

Provides command and control (C2), administrative and sustainment support to organic and attached combat support units. Provides the infantry brigade combat team (IBCT) and assigned and/or attached units with military intelligence support, communications, engineer, military police and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) reconnaissance capabilities.

CAMPAIGN CREDIT

World War II
Air Offensive, Japan; Guadalcanal; Northern Solomons; Luzon

Kosovo
Kosovo Defense

W. War on Terrorism
Global War on Terrorism; Afghanistan – Transition I

DECORATIONS

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)
Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2012

Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer 
Streamer embroidered 2004-2005

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
streamer embroidered:
17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945

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On this day in Ohio National Guard history, April 23, 1920: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 837th Engineer Battalion is organized in Springfield, Ohio as the 1st Separate Machine Gun Company. The Springfield unit has earned campaign credit in World War II, Kosovo and the War on Terrorism as well as the Meritorious Unit Commendation during its 2012 mobilization to Afghanistan.

 

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