2nd Brigade , 104th Division ( United States ) The 2nd Brigade , 104th Division is an infantry brigade of the United States Army . It is a training component of the United States Army Reserve , and subordinate to the 104th Division based in Fort Lewis , Washington . It is primarily responsible for One Station Unit Training , Basic Combat Training and Military Police instruction . History . The 2nd Brigade traces its lineage to the 929th Field Artillery Battalion , which was originally assigned to the 104th Division . At the outbreak of World War II , the 104th Division began preparing to participate in the war in Europe . The division was ordered into active military service on 15 September 1942 and reorganized as the 104th Infantry Division at Camp Adair , Oregon . The 207th and 208th Brigades did not reactivate as part of an army - wide elimination of brigade commands within its divisions . The division was instead centered around three infantry regiments ; the 413th Infantry Regiment , the 414th Infantry Regiment , and the 415th Infantry Regiment . Also assigned to the division were the 385th , 386th , 387th and 929th Field Artillery Battalions , as well as the 104th Signal Company , the 804th Ordnance Company , the 104th Quartermaster Company , the 104th Reconnaissance Troop , the 329th Engineer Battalion , the 329th Medical Battalion , and the 104th Counter Intelligence Detachment . From that point it began training as a division in preparation for deployment to Europe . The division trained in the northwestern United States during the next two years , earning its name " Timberwolf Division " from its time in the area . The division was the first Army Division to train specifically for fighting in nighttime conditions . Europe . The 104th Infantry Division sailed for Europe on 27 August 1944 . It landed in France on 7 September 1944 . In early October , Major General Terry de la Mesa Allen , Sr . took command of the division . He would command the division during most of its time in combat . The division was assigned to III Corps of the Ninth United States Army , Twelfth United States Army Group . The division then organized and assembled at Manche , France before heading into combat . The division moved into defensive positions in the vicinity of Wuestwezel , Belgium on 23 October 1944 . Three days later , it went on the offensive , taking Zundert , gaining control of the Breda - Roosendaal Road and overrunning Vaart Canal defenses . Leur and Etten fell as the division advanced to the Mark River , arriving there by 31 October . A coordinated attack over the Mark River at Standaarduiten on 2 November established a bridgehead and the rest of the division crossed the river . Zevenbergen was captured and the Maas River was reached on 5 November . While the bulk of the division moved near Aachen , Germany , elements remained to secure Moerdijk until 7 November , when they were relieved . During this time , the division was reassigned to VII Corps of the First United States Army , also part of the Twelfth Army Group . On 16 November , the division went on another offensive , taking Stolberg and pushing on against heavy resistance . Eschweiler fell on the 21st and the enemy was cleared from the area west of the Inde River , including Inden by 2 December . Lucherberg was held against enemy counterattacks on 3 December , and all strongholds west of the Roer River were captured by the 23d . It took temporary command of the 60th Infantry Regiment of the 9th Infantry Division . The 104th actively defended its sector near Duren and Merken from 15 December to 22 February . During that time it was reassigned to XIX Corps of the Ninth United States Army . It then moved across the Roer taking Huchem - Stammeln , Birkesdorf , and North Duren . On 5 March , after heavy fighting , it entered Köln . After defending the west bank of the Rhine River , the division crossed the river at Honnef on 22 March 1945 , and attacked to the east of the Remagen bridgehead . During this time , some of the division ' s assets fell under command of the 1st Infantry Division and the 3rd Armored Division . After a period of mopping up and consolidation , it participated in the trap of enemy troops in the Ruhr pocket . The 104th repulsed heavy attacks near Medebach and captured Paderborn on 1 April 1945 . After regrouping , it advanced to the east and crossed the Weser River on the 8th , blocking enemy exits from the Harz Mountains . The division then crossed the Saale River and took Halle in a bitter 5 - day struggle from 15 to 19 April . The sector to the Mulde River was cleared by the 21st , and after vigorous patrolling , the Division contacted the Red Army at Pretzsch on 26 April . The division took temporary command of assets from the 69th Infantry Division in early May . The division returned to the United States on 3 July 1945 . Once back in states , it continued the process of demobilization until 20 December of that year , when it was deactivated . Training Division . The division was reactivated on 1 December 1946 in the organized reserves in Portland , Oregon . It began taking on the responsibility of holding training programs for new soldiers of the US Army Reserve . In July 1948 , the division held its first session of summer training . By the end of the training , it had turned out 300 new reservists . By 1952 , the division was turning out 1 , 500 new reservists per training camp . The division was reorganized specifically as a training division in 1959 . In 1961 , the division was relocated to Vancouver Barracks , Washington . In 1967 , the division was reorganized around brigades , as part of an army wide initiative , the Reorganization Objective Army Division plan . The division ' s headquarters element was replaced with a larger and more versatile Headquarters and Headquarters Company . Its former World War II formations became brigades . The division ' s former headquarters element became 1st Brigade , 104th Division , activated at Vancouver Barracks . The 929th Field Artillery Battalion became the 2nd Brigade , 104th Division activated at Pasco , Washington . The 329th Engineer Battalion became the 3rd Brigade , 104th Division at Fort Lawton , Washington . The 804th Ordnance Battalion became the 4th Brigade , 104th Division , also at Fort Lawton . At this time , the army began consolidating its training units across the country , and as a result , the 104th Division took on missions of One Station Unit Training , Basic Combat Training , Advanced Individual Training , and Combat Support training . 2nd Brigade took on basic combat training , a role it continues to this day In the 1970s and 1980s , the brigade also took on One Station Unit Training and support for initial entry training . In 2005 , the Base Realignment and Closure suggestions included the closure of the Vancouver Barracks , and the 2nd Brigade , 104th Division was subsequently relocated to Fort Lewis , Washington , though its duties remained the same . Honors . Unit decorations . The brigade has never received an award from the United States Army .