HOME STATION: Mansfield
PARENT UNIT
Company H, 17th Infantry Regiment
(Plimpton Guard)
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH
17 July 1884, Plimpton, Ohio
MISSION
Provides planning, supervision, and coordination for firefighting teams conducting rescue and firefighting operations for aircraft crash incidents, vehicle emergencies, natural cover fires, building/structure fires, and emergency response to hazardous material incidents.
CAMPAIGN CREDIT
War with Spain
Santiago
World War I
Ypres-Lys, Meuse-Argonne, Lorraine 1918
World War II
Northern Solomon, Luzon (with arrowhead)
Southwest Asia
Defense of Saudi Arabia Liberation, and Defense of Kuwait, Cease-Fire
War on Terrorism
Iraq: Transition of Iraq
DECORATIONS
Army Superior Unit Award
Streamer embroidered 1997
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
