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Military unit
The 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ("Yankee "
[1] ) is a
combat support
brigade of the
United States Army . Its headquarters is maintained by the
Massachusetts Army National Guard . It draws its lineage from the Headquarters Company
26th Infantry Division .
However, most of the history of the current 26th MEB stems from the
26th Infantry Division . The 26th Division served in World Wars I and II and was recreated in the Massachusetts Army National Guard after being released from active duty on 13 November 1946.
History
Constituted 18 July 1917 in the National Guard as Headquarters, 26th Division (to be organized with troops from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont)
1 March 1963: Redesignated as 1st Brigade, 26th Infantry Division, Headquartered at
Waltham, Massachusetts .
1 September 1993: Reorganized as 26th Infantry Brigade ,
29th Infantry Division
[2]
2005: Reorganized into the 26th Brigade Combat Team,
42nd Infantry Division
2008: Reorganized as 26th
Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB), a combat support brigade, Camp Curtis Guild, MA
2016: Relocated to
Private First Class Michael J. Perkins Readiness Center, Natick, MA
Units
The Brigade consists of:
Headquarters and Headquarters Company
126th Brigade Support Battalion
211th Military Police Battalion
747th Military Police Company
772nd Military Police Company
972nd Military Police Company
26th Signal Company
79th Troop Command
101st Financial Management Support Detatchment
215th Army Band
[3]
Campaign participation credit
World War I
Champagne-Marne
Aisne-Marne
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Ile de France 1918
Lorraine 1918
World War II
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
War on Terrorism (Campaigns to be determined)
[4]
Decorations
Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the Ardennes
Headquarters Company (Natick) additionally entitled to:
French Croix de Guerre with Gilt Star, World War I, Streamer embroidered LORRAINE
French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered LORRAINE
French Croix de Guerre, World War II, Fourragere
[4]
See also
References
External links
The unit's official lineage and honors can be found
here