# 330th Medical Brigade

The 330th Medical Brigade is a medical brigade of the United States Army Reserve subordinate to the 807th Medical Command with its headquarters at Fort Sheridan, Illinois.

## Lineage and Honors
### Lineage

* Constituted 30 November 1944 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters, 30th Hospital Center
* Activated 30 December 1944 in the Philippine Islands
* Reorganized and redesignated 1 May 1945 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 30th Hospital Center
* Inactivated 25 January 1946 in the Philippine Islands
* Redesignated 26 May 1947 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 306th Hospital Center, and allotted to the Organized Reserves
* Activated 15 June 1947 at Atlanta, Georgia
* (Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
* Redesignated 1 September 1949 as Headquarters, 306th Hospital Center
* Redesignated 31 January 1953 as Headquarters, 30th Hospital Center
* Inactivated 31 March 1963 at Atlanta, Georgia
* Activated 18 July 1969 at Chicago, Illinois
* Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1975 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 30th Hospital Center
* Reorganized and redesignated 16 April 1993 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 330th Medical Brigade

### Honors
#### Campaign Participation Credit

* World War II:
** Leyte
** Luzon

### Decorations

Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 - 4 JULY 1945

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

On a rectangle quartered scarlet and maroon arced at the top and bottom with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) gold border, 2 inches (5.08 cm) in width and 3 inches (7.62 cm) in height overall, a white cross throughout bearing a gold torch entwined by a green serpent.

#### Symbolism

Maroon and white are the colors traditionally associated with the Medical Corps. Red suggests sacrifice and compassion. The four sections united by the cross symbolize teamwork and unity as well as highlighting the unit's medical mission. The torch, symbolizing leadership and knowledge, is entwined by a serpent, recalling the Staff of Aesculapius and underscoring healing and the medical arts.

#### Background

The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 6 October 1993. (TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-808)

### Distinctive Unit Insignia
#### Description

A silver color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in width overall, consisting of a cross quartered red (crimson) and maroon and centered in a silver disc encircled by a white ring within a blue ring surrounded by a continuous maroon scroll inscribed "TO LEAD AND MANAGE" in silver letters.

#### Symbolism

Maroon and white are colors traditionally associated with the Medical Corps. Blue refers to the location of the unit near Lake Michigan. Blue, white and red allude to the Presidential Unit Citation awarded the parent unit for service in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The cross, a traditional symbol of medicine, is divided scarlet and maroon equally, symbolizing mercy and mission.

#### Background

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 30th Hospital Center on 8 November 1979. It was redesignated for the 330th Medical Brigade, with the description and symbolism revised, on 6 October 1993.

### 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.

## Commanders

| Image | Rank | Name | Branch | Begin Date | End Date | Notes |
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| | | Inactive | | 26 January 1946 | 14 June 1947 | |
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| | Brigadier General | Joseph M. Bosworth | MC | | | In command in 1956, 1957, 1958 |
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| | | Inactive | | 1 April 1963 | 17 July 1969 | |
| | Brigadier General | Leo R. Weinschel | MC | 17 July 1969 | December 1972 | |
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| | Brigadier General | J. Royston Brown | MC | 28 February 1974 | 1 February 1976 | |
| | Brigadier General | Roger H. Lehman | MC | 1 February 1976 | 1980 | |
| | Brigadier General | Kenneth J. Printen | MC | | | In command in 1983 |
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| | Brigadier General | Paul W. Gerster | MC | 1985 | April 1989 | |
| | Brigadier General | Raymond C. Bonnabeau, Jr. | MC | April 1989 | April 1990 | Retired as a Major General. |
| | Brigadier General | | | April 1990 | April 1991 | |
| | Brigadier General | Dale F. Andres | MC | April 1991 | 15 April 1993 | Commander, 30th Hospital Center. |
| | Brigadier General | Dale F. Andres | MC | 16 April 1993 | June 1995 | Commander, 330th Medical Brigade. |
| | Brigadier General | Roger P. Hand | MC | June 1995 | May 1997 | |
| | Brigadier General | John W. Weiss | MC | May 1997 | April 2002 | Interim Commander May 1997 - April 1998 |
| | Brigadier General | James A. Hasbargen | MC | April 2002 | April 2006 | Retired as a Major General. |
| | Colonel | | | April 2006 | October 2006 | |
| | Brigadier General | Jonathan Woodson | MC | October 2006 | September 2009 | Later served as Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) and President, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. |
| | Colonel | Daniel J. Dire | MC | September 2009 | October 2010 | Listed as "Interim Commander." Retired as a Major General. |
| | Colonel | | | October 2010 | October 2011 | |
| | Colonel | William S. Lee | MC | January 2011 | October 2012 | Retired as a Major General. |
| | Colonel | | | October 2012 | February 2013 | |
| | Colonel | Christopher J. Demeunaere | SP | February 2013 | June 2015 | |
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| | Colonel | James Hill | MS | | June 2000 | |
| | Colonel | Christopher Piland | MS | June 2000 | June 2022 | |
| File:Portrait of Robert D. Payne, Colonel, United States Army.jpg | Colonel | Robert D. Payne | MS | June 2022 | June 2024 | |

## Organization
### 1956

* HHD, 30th Hospital Center, Atlanta, Georgia
* 158th General Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
* 330th General Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
* 396th General Hospital, Columbia, South Carolina
* 446th General Hospital, Augusta, Georgia
* 375th Station Hospital, Colombus, Georgia
* 382nd Station Hospital, Durham, North Carolina
* 812th Station Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida

### Current

** HHC, 330th Medical Brigade, Fort Sheridan, Illinois
** 374th Hospital Center, Fort Sheridan, Illinois
*** 801st Field Hospital, Fort Sheridan, Illinois
*** 452nd Field Hospital, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
** 172nd Medical Battalion (Multifunctional), in Ogden, Utah