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Ohio Army National Guard Medical Detachment

MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMAND: Special Troops Command

HOME STATION: Columbus

Ohio Army National Guard Medical Detachment distinctive unit insignia

PARENT UNIT

Medical Department,
Ohio National Guard

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH

1 January 1904, Columbus, Ohio

MISSION

The state medical command will plan, program, provide and sustain health force protection and medical/dental support to meet operational, training and mobilization medical readiness requirements of ARNG units and Soldiers. A closer look into the origins and lineage of the Ohio Army National Guard Medical Detachment, which originated in January 1904 in Columbus, Ohio.

CAMPAIGN CREDIT

World War I
Ypres-Lys, Meuse-Argonne, Lorraine 1918

World War II
Northern Solomons, Luzon (with arrowhead)

DECORATIONS

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army)
Streamer embroidered BOUGAINVILLE

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) 
Streamer embroidered PACIFIC THEATER

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


View a more detailed lineage of Ohio Army National Guard Medical Detachment

cepia-tone photo of tents under trees with Soldiers gathered around a table

Photos from Ohio Army National Guard Historical Collections

View of the Hospital Corps, Medical Department at Marietta, Ohio, 1910.