National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey

42nd Regional Support Group

Organized 22 February 1917 in the New Jersey National Guard at Newark as the Supply Company, 1st Infantry

Drafted into Federal service 5 August 1917

Reorganized and redesignated 11 October 1917 as the Supply Company, 113th Infantry, an element of the 29th Division

Demobilized 27 May 1919 at Camp Dix, New Jersey

Reorganized and Federally recognized 30 June 1919 in the New Jersey National Guard at Newark as the Supply Company, 6th Infantry

Reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1921 as the Service Company, 6th Infantry

Redesignated 17 June 1921 as the Service Company, 113th Infantry, an element of the 44th Division

Inducted into Federal service 16 September 1940 at Newark

(113th Infantry relieved 20 February 1942 from assignment to the 44th Division)

Inactivated 25 September 1945 at Camp Rucker, Alabama

Converted and redesignated 1 August 1946 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 50th Armored Division Trains

Reorganized and Federally recognized 28 October 1946 at Newark

Consolidated 31 January 1963 with the 50th Armored Division Band (organized in 1920) and consolidated unit reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters, Headquarters and Band, 50th Armored Division Support Command

Reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1964 as Headquarters, Headquarters Company and Band, 50th Armored Division Support Command

Reorganized and redesignated 1 December 1971 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 50th Armored Division Support Command (50th Armored Division Band concurrently withdrawn – hereafter separate lineage)

Location changed 1 September 1980 to East Orange

Reorganized and redesignated 1 September 1993 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 42d Infantry Division Support Command

Location changed 1 February 1994 to Somerset

Reorganized 1 September 2006 in the New Jersey, Massachusetts, and New York Army National Guard and concurrently redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 42d Support Group

Reorganized 31 August 2018 in the New Jersey, New York, and Vermont Army National Guard as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 42d Support Group

HOME STATION: Somerset (less detachments at Troy, New York, and Northfield, Vermont)

Campaign Participation Credit

World War I 
Muese-Argonne
Alsace 1918

World War II
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe

War on Terrorism
Campaigns to be determined

Decorations

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2004-2005

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