The 4th Medical Battalion

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Motto: Unknown at this time. Can you help? Symbolism: Unknown at this time. Can you help? Citations: Unknown at this time. Can you help? History: The battalion was first constituted at Camp Logan, Texas, in November 1917. During World War I, the unit fought in numerous battles and campaigns to include St. Mihiel, Meuse-Argonne, Alsace 1918, and Lorraine 1918. The unit was later reorganized and redesignated on 29 January 1912 as the 5th Medical Regiment. The 5th Medical Regiment was inactivated in August 1921 at Camp Jackson, South Carolina. On March 29, 1940, the 5th Medical Regiment was redesignated as the 5th Medical Battalion. The 5th Medical Battalion was assigned to the 4th Infantry Division in July 1940 at Fort Benning, Georgia and redesignated the 4th Medical Battalion, Motorized. This changed again in August 1943 when Motorized was dropped from the name. During World War II, the battalion fought on the beaches of Normandy and Northern France, through the Rhineland, into Ardenne-Alsace and Central Europe. The Battalion was inactivated on 21 February 1946 at Camp Butner, North Carolina. The unit was again reactivated on 6 July 1948 at Fort Ord, California. In 1987 the unit was reconstituted as the 204th Forward Support Battalion,activated at Fort Carson, Colorado, again as an element of the 4th Infantry Division. This lasted until December 1989 when the unit was stood down yet again. The 204th Forward Support Battalion was however reactivated in December 1995 at Fort Hood, Texas, again in support of the 4th.

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