# 307th Medical Brigade

The 307th Medical Brigade is a medical brigade of the United States Army Reserve subordinate to the 807th Medical Command and headquartered in Blacklick, Ohio, a suburb of Colombus.

## Lineage and Honors
### Lineage

* Constituted 5 November 1962 in the United States Army Reserve as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 307th Medical Group
* Activated 7 January 1963 at Colombus, Ohio
* Reorganized and redesignated XXX as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 307th Medical Brigade

### Honors
#### Campaign Participation Credit

* Kosovo Defense

### Decorations

* None

## Insignia
### Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
#### Description

Within a red block "O" shaped insignia a white field charged with a maroon cross surmounted by a blue anchor and scarlet trefoil both bordered white; all within a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) red border. The overall dimensions are 3 inches (7.62 cm) in height and 2 1/2 inches (6.35 cm) in width.

#### Symbolism

The block "O" and trefoil resembling the buckeye seed represents Ohio, known as the Buckeye State. The anchor is taken from the Columbus coat of arms and alludes to the city of Columbus and the great lakes region, the home of the organization and its command. The maroon cross in the color of the Army Medical Department is a symbol for aid and assistance and reflects the mission of the organization.

#### Background

The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 24 January 2013. (TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-1084)

### Distinctive Unit Insignia
#### Description

A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a maroon cross surmounted at center by a red trefoil, and supporting on the horizontal arms two blue anchors inclined toward the center all above a red scroll, the ends curving upwards and terminating behind and above the anchors and inscribed "CONSERVE BY STRENGTH" in silver letters.

#### Symbolism

Maroon and white are the colors used for Medical organizations. The cross, a traditional symbol for aid and assistance, symbolizes the basic mission of the unit. The trefoil simulating the seed of the buckeye tree refers to Ohio, known as the Buckeye State, and together with the anchors taken from the coat of arms of Columbia alludes to the city of Columbus, home of the organization.

#### Background

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 307th Medical Group on 30 June 1971. It was redesignated for the 307th Medical Brigade with the description and symbolism updated effective 16 September 2011.

### Combat Service Identification Badge
#### Description

A silver color metal and enamel device 2 inches (5.08 cm) in height consisting of a design similar to the shoulder sleeve insignia.

## History

During the reorganization of the United States Army Reserve in 1962, the 806th Hospital Center, a Reserve Unit stationed in Colombus, Ohio was scheduled to be inactivated. Upon its inactivation, the center commander, Brigadier General Carl S. Junkermann, Medical Corps, USAR, retired, and 10 officers and 21 enlisted were transferred to form the 307th Medical Group's headquarters, which had an authorized strength, per its Modified Table of Organization and Equipment of 7 officers, 1 warrant officer, and 21 enlisted.
The unit's first commander, Colonel William W. Davis, MC, USAR, was a physician whose civilian practice was in industrial medicine who was the Director of Medical Services at the North American Aviation plant in Colombus, Ohio. Davis had served in the 10th Evacuation Hospital in the Pacific Theater in World War II, and left command to assume command of the newly activated 2291st U.S. Army Hospital, a 1,000 bed Table of Distribution and Allowances organization in Colombus. He would be promoted to Brigadier General and command the 2291st until his retirement in 1969.
Davis was replaced by Colonel Walter Baum, Medical Corps, USAR. Baum had served as the battalion surgeon of the 55th Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion with the [[Ninth United States Army in the European Theater of Operations in World War II and held the Combat Medical Badge. In his civilian capacity, Baum was in private practice in Internal Medicine in Colombus and was a member of the Central Ohio Medical Clinic, also in Colombus.

## Commanders

| Rank | Name | Branch | Begin Date | End Date | Notes |
| Colonel | William Wiant Davis | MC | 7 January 1963 | 13 April 1963 | Retired as a Brigadier General |
| Colonel | William Baum | MC | 13 April 1963 | | |
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| Colonel | William B. Merryman | MC | | | In command in 1976; Retired as a Brigadier General |
| Colonel | William K. Whitehouse | MC | | | In command in 1980 |
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| Colonel | Dean G. Sienko | MC | December 1999 | September 2002 | Deployed the group headquarters to Kosovo as Task Force Med Falcon, March-October 2001; Retired as a Major General |
| Colonel | Jim Snyder | MC | September 2002 | | |
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| Colonel | Sharon A. R. Stanley | AN | | | Left command before 2009 |
| Colonel | Ronald E. Dziedzicki | AN | May 2007 | May 2008 | Left command to serve as Chief of Staff of 330th Medical Brigade |
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| Colonel | Ronald E. Dziedzicki | AN | May 2009 | October 2010 | Retired as a Major General |
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## Organization
### 10 June 1963

* HHD, 307th Medical Group, Colombus, Ohio
* 55th Medical Detachment (Team QA) (Intelligence), Colombus, Ohio
* 373rd Medical Detachment (Team KJ) (Dental Services), Colombus, Ohio
* HHD, 435th Medical Battalion, Urbana, Ohio
** 321st Ambulance Train

### Current

* HHC, 307th Medical Brigade, Blacklick, Ohio
* 401st Medical Company (Logistics), Grand Rapids, Michigan
* 912th Medical Company (Dental) (Area Support), Twinsburg, Ohio
* 806th Hospital Center, Twinsburg, Ohio
** 256th Field Hospital, Twinsburg, Ohio
** 311th Field Hospital, Blacklick, Ohio