# 332nd Medical Brigade

The 332nd Medical Brigade was a medical brigade of the United States Army Reserve subordinate to the 3rd Medical Command and headquarted in Nashville, Tennessee.

## Lineage and Honors
### Lineage

* Constituted 18 October 1927 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Service Company, 19th Medical Regiment
* Organized 23 March 1928 with Headquarters at Chicago, Illinois
* Redesignated 28 May 1941 as Headquarters and Service Company, 69th Medical Regiment
* Called to Active Duty 25 September 1942 at Camp Maxey, Texas
* Reorganized and redesignated 4 September 1943 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 69th Medical Group
* Inactivated 1 November 1945 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
* Reorganized and redesignated 5 October 1948 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 332nd Medical Group and allotted to the Organized Reserve Corps
* Activated 19 October 1948 at Savannah, Georgia
* (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
* Inactivated 25 June 1959 at Savannah Georgia
* Redesignated 16 May 1985 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 332nd Medical Brigade and activated at Nashville, Tennessee

### Honors
#### Campaign Participation Credit

* World War II:
** Normandy
** Northern France
** Rhineland<
** Ardennes-Alsace
** Central Europe
* Southwest Asia:
** Defense of Saudi Arabia
** Liberation of Kuwait

### Decorations

* Meritorious Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER

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

On a blue field edged white within a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) maroon border, 2 inches (5.08 cm) in width and 3 inches (7.62 cm) in height overall, semicircular at top with vertical sides and a 90 degree point to base, three white five-pointed stars above a white-edged scarlet cross issuant from base with lateral arms throughout.

#### Symbolism

The white stars on a blue field refer to the State Flag of Tennessee, the unit's home area and the V-shape of the base alludes to the nickname, "Volunteer State." The scarlet cross is symbolic of medical care and the colors white and maroon are traditionally associated with the Army Medical Department. The outer shape is symbolic of medicine and surgery, the rounded top suggesting a capsule of medicine and the pointed bottom the edge of a scalpel.

#### Background

The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 5 August 1985. (TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-713)

### Distinctive Unit Insignia
#### Description

A silver color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a silver fleur-de-lis with blue center petal and silver centerline between two stylized evergreens, and centered overall a maroon cross patée the arms embattled and charged at center with a small silver cross couped.

#### Symbolism

Maroon and white are the colors associated with the Army Medical Department. The unit's World War II campaign service is symbolized by the fleur-de-lis in blue and silver representing the campaigns of Normandy and Northern France; the evergreens allude to the Ardennes Alsace campaign. The embattled turrets forming the cross suggest the castles of the Rhineland, and the Central Europe campaign is denoted by the silver cross at center. The Meritorious Unit streamer awarded for service in the European Theater is also represented by the embattled maroon cross.

#### Background

The distinctive unit insignia was approved on 22 October 1985.

### Combat Service Identification Badge
#### Description/Blazon

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
### The Early Years

The 19th Medical Regiment was constituted in the Regular Army on 18 October 1927, allotted to the Sixth Corps Area, and assigned to the VI Corps. The regiment was organized on 23 March 1928 with Organized Reserve personnel as a "Regular Army Inactive" unit with headquarters at Chicago, Illinois. Assigned reserve personnel were from the states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois. The regiment conducted summer training most years at the Fort Snelling station hospital; its designated mobilization station was Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. On 29 May 1941 the regiment was redesignated as teh 69th Medical Regiment.

### The Persian Gulf War
## Commanders

| Rank | Name | Branch | Begin Date | End Date | Notes |
| Captain | Tom F. Beveridge | MC, ORC | 28 March 1928 | 11 April 1928 | |
| Major | Isaac F. Clark | MC, ORC | 11 April 1928 | 15 October 1928 | |
| Lieutenant Colonel | W. Lee Hart | MC, ORC | 15 October 1928 | 12 August 1930 | |
| Major | Isaac F. Clark | MC, ORC | 12 August 1930 | October 1930 | |
| | Unknown | | October 1930 | June 1932 | |
| Colonel | Henry W. Lang | MC, ORC | June 1932 | 12 October 1936 | |
| | Unknown | | 12 October 1936 | September 1938 | |
| Captain | Louis Fishman | MC, ORC | September 1938 | January 1940 | |
| | Unknown | | January 1940 | | |
| Colonel | Richard L. Daniel | MC | | | Commander of the 69th Medical Regiment when it was broken up. |
| Lieutenant Colonel | Phillip A. Bergman | MC | | 1 November 1945 | Previously served as executive officer of the 69th Medical Regiment; spent 16 months overseas with the 69th Medical Group |
| | Inactive | | 2 November 1945 | 18 October 1948 | |
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| | Inactive | | 26 June 1959 | 15 May 1985 | |
| Colonel | Nat E. Hyder | MC | 16 May 1985 | | |
| Brigadier General | Michael David Strong, III | MC | November 1987 | May 1991 | Deployed the Brigade to Southwest Asia in support of VII Corps; Retired as a Major General. |
| Brigadier General | Ralph L. Haynes | MC | October 1991 | June 1994 | Retired as a Major General. |
| Brigadier General | Jamie S. Barkin | MC | June 1994 | 7 June 1998 | Retired as a Major General. |
| Brigadier General | Richard D. Lynch | MC | 7 June 1998 | May 2001 | |
| Brigadier General | Michael H. Walter | MC | May 2001 | May 2005 | |
| Brigadier General | Margaret C. Wilmoth | AN | May 2005 | 13 September 2008 | Retired as a Major General. |
| Colonel | James Snyder | | 13 September 2008 | | |
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## Organization
### 1928 - 1936

* Headquarters & Support Company, 19th Medical Regiment
* 19th Veterinary Company
* Headquarters, Ambulance Battalion
** 55th Ambulance Company
** 56th Ambulance Company
** 57th Ambulance Company
* Headquarters, Hospital Battalion
** 55th Hospital Company
** 56th Hospital Company
** 57th Hospital Company
* Headquarters, Collecting Battalion
** 55th Collecting Company
** 56th Collecting Company
** 57th Collecting Company

### Current

* HHC, 332nd Medical Brigade, Nashville, Tennessee
* 411th Hospital Center, Jacksonville, Florida
** 301st Field Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida
** 345th Field Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida
** 326th Medical Detachment (Combat Stress Control), Miami, Florida
* 387th Medical Company (Logistics), Miami, Florida
* 411th Medical Company (Ambulance), Millington, Tennessee
* 810th Medical Company (Dental) (Area Support), North Charleston, South Carolina
* 169th Medical Detachment (Veterinary Services), Fort Eisenhower, Georgia