4th Landing Support Battalion

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4th Landing Support Battalion
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
Nickname(s)"Red Patchers"
Motto(s)Promptus Ad Eundum ("Willing to Go")
EngagementsOperation Desert Storm
Operation Iraqi Freedom
World War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders		LtCol David L Brooks USMCR
(final commander)

4th Landing Support Battalion (4th LSB) was a Military Landing Support battalion of the

United States Marine Corps Reserve. The unit was based out of New Orleans, Louisiana, and fell under the command of the 4th Marine Logistics Group (4th MLG)
. The Battalion has been decommissioned.

Mission

The LSB provides the command, control, administration, and operational personnel required to form a nucleus for task-organized support of landing support operations during either surface or helicopter amphibious and subsequent operations ashore.

Table of organization - 4th Landing Support Battalion

  • Headquarters and Service Company (Fort Lewis, Washington)
  • Landing Support Company Alpha (Springfield, Oregon)
  • Landing Support Company Bravo (Lathrop, California)
  • Landing Support Company Charlie (Sacramento, California)
  • Landing Support Equipment (LSE) Company (Vienna, Ohio)

History

The unit was first formed in

Seattle, Washington in 1924 as the 11th Infantry Company, United States Marine Corps Reserve. In 1931, the unit was re-designated as the 11th Infantry Battalion, United States Marine Corps Reserve Organized. With the outbreak of worldwide hostilities in 1940 the battalion was mobilized and joined the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines for duty in Iceland
.

On 24 August 1943 the Battalion was re-designated and activated as the 2nd Battalion,

World War II Victory Streamer
for service throughout World WarII.

IWO JIMA In 1944 when the 4th Marine Division was preparing for the assault on Iwo Jima it had a single Pioneer Battalion, the 4th, which was assigned to the 25th RCT.

20th Marines. Able Co. 4th Pioneers was split and attached to A & B Companies 133rd CB on beaches yellow 1 and yellow 2.[2] 1/23 was the left assault Battalion on yellow 1 with A Co. 133, 2/23 was the right assault battalion on yellow 2. H-Hour was 0900 and the first shore parties were on the beach before 0930. For the next 18 days the Pioneers and Seabees worked together on yellow and blue beaches until they were relieved by the Army garrison shore party on D+18.[3]

The battalion remained in San Diego until 31 October 1945 when it was deactivated. On 7 August 1945 the 4th Shore Party Battalion was reactivated in Seattle, Washington, and stationed at 7500 Sand Point Way, NE aboard the Naval Support Activity. During the next 31 years the battalion saw many small detachments deploy worldwide to include service in

Operations Desert Shield/Storm, and was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation
.

In October 1993, the battalion grew in size as the Landing Support Equipment Company at Vienna, Ohio, was re-designated and assigned to the battalion. The 4th Landing Support Battalion moved to Fort Lewis, Washington in January 1995. The Naval and Marine Corps Training Center was officially dedicated during a ceremony on 3 March 1995.

In February 2003 many of the reserve units making up 4th Landing Support Battalion were called into active duty to support the start of Operation Iraq Freedom. Many went over to Iraq to augment other Marine units as combat replacement troops, while many stayed at Camp Pendleton forming the temporary Combat Service Support Company 147 (CSSC-147). CSSC-147 worked with other Marine units and branches of the military throughout Southern California in shipping supplies over to Iraq throughout most of 2003.

On 7 September 2013, 4th Landing Support Battalion conducted its official de-activation ceremony at the Battalion headquarters on Joint Base Lewis McCord WA. That same day, Combat Logistics Battalion 23 officially uncased its colors for the first time.[4] The newest CLB in the Marine Corps, CLB-23 is organized to echo its active duty counterparts within the USMC. Combat Logistics Battalion 23 (CLB-23) is headquartered at Fort Lewis,[5] Washington

Unit awards

A unit citation or commendation is an award bestowed upon an organization for the action cited. Members of the unit who participated in said actions are allowed to wear on their uniforms the awarded unit citation. Awards and decorations of the United States Armed Forces have different categories: i.e. Service, Campaign, Unit, and Valor. The 4th LSB has been presented with the following awards:

Ribbon Battalion Unit Award A Co Unit Award(inactive) B Co Unit Award(inactive) C Co Unit Award(inactive)
Presidential Unit Citation
with one Bronze Star		 Presidential Unit Citation Presidential Unit Citation Presidential Unit Citation
   Navy Unit Commendation
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Streamer
with four Bronze Stars
World War II Victory Streamer
National Defense Service Medal with three Bronze Stars
Southwest Asia Service Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

See also

References

  1. ^ Annex HOW 4th Marine Division Operations Report for the 25th RCT on Iwo Jima|[1] Archived 16 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Annex FOX to the 4th Marine Division's Operations Report, April 1945, Section I p. 2-4 (shows Able Company attached to A & B Co. 133rd CB)|[2]
  3. ^ yellow and blue beaches Shore Party Report - Appendix I Annex DOG to the 4th Marine Div. Operations Report, Iwo Jima, 19 February - 16 March 1945, open pdf -Part_6 and pdf -Part_7 for the Appendix|[3]
  4. ^ "Commanding Officer, Combat Logistics Battalion 23".
  5. ^ "FY 2013 RESERVE 1STSGT AND SGTMAJ ASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES AND BILLET VACANCIES > the Official United States Marine Corps Public Website > Messages Display". Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
Web

http://www.marforres.marines.mil/MajorSubordinateCommands/4thMarineLogisticsGroup/CombatLogisticsRegiment4/CombatLogisticsBattalion23.aspx 23rd CLB command website

https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234003/http://www.mcu.usmc.mil/historydivision/Lineage%20and%20Honors/Combat%20Service%20Support%20Units/4TH%20LANDING%20SUPPORT%20BATTALION.pdf 4th LSB Lineage 21 May 2010 signed by Gen James T. Conway, Commandant of the Marine Corps

4th Landing Support Battalion Facebook page|[4]

[5] Annex HOW to the 4th Marine Division's Operations Report for the 25th RCT on Iwo Jima

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