41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)
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The 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team ("Sunset"[1]) is an element in the Oregon Army National Guard. Headquartered at Camp Withycombe, Clackamas, Oregon, it was part of the 7th Infantry Division based at Ft. Carson in Colorado (inactivated in 2006). The brigade traces its lineage back to the 41st Infantry Division.
History
Owing to the deployment of active duty troops to the intensifying
In 1968, the 41st Infantry Brigade was redesignated as the 41st Separate Infantry Brigade, located primarily within the Oregon Army National Guard. In 1975 the brigade became the "roundout brigade" to the 7th Infantry Division, serving this capacity until August 2006.
In 1994, the 41st Separate Infantry Brigade was designated as "Enhanced" and in 1998 was selected as one of three SIB's assigned to the 7th Infantry Division (Light).
In 1999, 136 members of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry and Company B, 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry were called up to active duty to protect
On 11 September 2001, advance elements of the 241st Military Intelligence Company arrived in Tuzla, Bosnia, for a seven-month deployment as part of the NATO Stabilization Force.[7][8]
1st Battalion, 162nd Infantry was deployed 6 February 2003 in support of
Several months after 1st Battalion, 162nd Infantry deployed to
The 2nd Platoon of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for their gallantry in combat, the first award of the Presidential Unit Citation to an Oregon National Guard unit since World War II.[9][10]
The Presidential Unit Citation reads: "On 3 November 2004, the unit was placed under the operational control of the 1st Regimental Combat Team of the 1st Marine Division, to execute offensive operations in the central Iraqi city of Fallujah. The unit was selected for the initial attack on the city and tasked with penetrating the enemy's defenses and isolating the Jolan District in northwestern Fallujah. The Jolan District was believed to be the strongest of the enemy's defenses. The unit's rapid penetration deep into the city overwhelmed enemy positions, leading the way for further exploitation by the Marines. Throughout the remainder of the battle, the unit continued to isolate western Fallujah while attacking and destroying numerous enemy strong points. The unit's heroic Soldiers, and their expert use of combined arms firepower, led to the destruction of the insurgents in Fallujah."
In September, 2005, in the aftermath of
In the spring of 2006, Brig. Gen. Pritt and elements of the brigade joined the personnel already in Afghanistan, making the total force approximately 950 soldiers. In 2006 the brigade was redesignated to officially become the 41 Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
The 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) mobilized to Iraq, under the command of Colonel
The 41st IBCT and subordinate units were awarded a Meritorious Unit Commendation for its service in Iraq from 29 July 2009 to 15 April 2010 on 24 September 2013 by GO 2013-77.[11][12]
In 2014, units of the 41st IBCT, including the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry, and 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry, deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
In 2016, the 41st IBCT was reorganized as a part of transformation to add a brigade engineer battalion and a Stryker battalion. With elements located in Washington and New Mexico.
Organization
These are the following units of the 41st Infantry Brigade:
- 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) Springfield
- Company A, Springfield
- Company B, Corvallis
- Company C, Gresham
- Company D, Hillsboro
- G Forward Support Company (G FSC), 141st Brigade Support Battalion (141st BSB), Springfield
- 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) Ashland
- Company A, Medford
- Company B, Klamath Falls
- Company C, Roseburg
- Detachment 1, Coos Bay
- Company D, Grants Pass
- H Forward Support Company (H FSC), 141st Brigade Support Battalion (141st BSB), Medford
- 1st Battalion, 200th Infantry Regiment (New Mexico Army National Guard) (Las Cruces, New Mexico)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) (Las Cruces)
- Company A, Rio Rancho
- Company B, Rio Rancho
- Company C, Las Cruces
- Detachment 1, Rio Rancho
- Company D, Alamogordo
- 613th Forward Support Company (613th FSC), Las Cruces
- 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry Regiment Headquartered in Washington[13]
- 2nd Battalion, 218th Field Artillery Regiment (2-218th FAR)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Battery (HHB) Forest Grove
- Battery A, Portland
- Battery B, McMinnville
- Battery C, Portland
- F Forward Support Company (F FSC), 141st Brigade Support Battalion (141st BSB), Forest Grove
- 741st Brigade Engineer Battalion[14] (741st BEB)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), Clackamas, Oregon
- Company A (Engineering), Clackamas
- Company B (Engineering), St. Helens
- Company C (Signal), Clackamas
- Company D (Military Intelligence), Portland
- E Forward Support Company (E FSC), 141st Brigade Support Battalion (141st BSB), Clackamas
- 141st Brigade Support Battalion (141st BSB)
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) Portland
- Company A, Portland
- Company B (Ordnance), Portland
- Company C (Medical), Portland
Commanders
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LTC Peter D. Helzer Commander, 41st IBCT 2023 - present
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COL Philip R. Demontigny Commander, 41st IBCT 2021 - 2023
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COL Eric J. Riley Commander, 41st IBCT 2017 – 2021
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COL Alan R. Gronewold Commander, 41st IBCT 2019-2020 (Rear)
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COL William J. Prendergast Commander, 41st IBCT 2014 - 2017
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COL William J. Edwards Commander, 41st IBCT 2011 - 2014
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COL Eric C. Bush Commander, 41st IBCT 2010 - 2011
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COL Daniel R. Hokanson Commander, 41st IBCT 2008 - 2010
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BG Charles L. Yriarte Commander, 41st IBCT 2009 - 2010 (Rear)
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COL David B. Enyeart Commander, 41st IBCT 2007 - 2008
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COL Cameron A. Crawford Commander, 41st IB 2006 - 2007
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BG Douglas A. Pritt Commander, 41st IB 2003 - 2006
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BG Raymond C, Byrne Jr. Commander, 41st IB 1998 - 2003
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BG Alexander H. Burgin Commander, 41st IB 1993 - 1998
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BG Richard Rusch Commander, 41st IB 1990 - 1993
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BG Robert Wilson Commander, 41st IB 1988 - 1990
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MG Jan P. Wepster Commander, 41st IB 1986 - 1988
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BG Ervin T. Osbourn Commander, 41st IB 1982 - 1986
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BG David L. Nudo Commander, 41st IB 1979 - 1982
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BG Willard K. Carey Commander, 41st IB 1973 - 1974 & 1977 - 1978
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BG Richard K. Baum Commander, 41st IB 1974 - 1977
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BG David C. Baum Commander, 41st IB 1965 - 1973
References
Citations
- ^ a b "Special Designation Listing". United States Army Center of Military History. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ Wilson 1998, pp. 326–328.
- ^ "Command Defined For Select Force". Spokane Chronicle. 9 November 1965. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Governor Announces New Station For 2,898-Man National Guard". Lebanon Express. 29 October 1965. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oregon Guard Reorganized". The Capital Journal. 28 October 1965. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "National Guard to be sent overseas". Statesman Journal. 31 December 1999. p. 3C.
- ^ "Oregon Military Department Press Release". Archived from the original on 17 December 2006.
- ^ "Oregon Military Department Press Release". Archived from the original on 17 December 2006.
- ^ "Schrader Honors Oregon Guard Members". Schrader.house.gov. 7 January 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Oregon Military Department Press Release". Archived from the original on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "41 Infantry Brigade Combat Team honored with Meritorious Unit Citation".
- ^ "Oregon Army Natl. Guard unit joins Wash. Stryker brigade". KTVZ. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ "TIOH - Heraldry - Special Troops Battalion, 41 Infantry Brigade Comba…". Archived from the original on 5 August 2012.
Bibliography
- Wilson, John B. (1998). Maneuver and Firepower: The Evolution of Divisions and Separate Brigades (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. OCLC 30625000. Archived from the original(PDF) on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- Global Security.org – 41st Brigade Combat Team
- The Institute of heraldry: 41st Brigade Combat Team