38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade (United States)
| 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 1918–19, 1933–45, 1951–53, 1961–81 |
| Country |
 USA |
| Branch |
 United States Army
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| Type | Air Defense Artillery |
| Role | Active Air Defense |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of |
 Eighth United States Army
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| Garrison/HQ | 37°05′26″N 127°01′47″E / 37.09056°N 127.02972°E |
| Motto(s) | "By Valor and Power" |
| Colors | Red and Yellow |
| Equipment |
MIM-23 Hawk MIM-14 Nike-Hercules |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
| Campaign streamers | Ardennes-Alsace |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive unit insignia |  |
The 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade is an inactivated United States Army unit which provided air defense for South Korea. Based at Osan Air Base from 25 May 1961 until 31 July 1981, its last assignment was as a major subordinate command in the Eighth United States Army. It was initially formed as the 38th Artillery Brigade in 1918.
The unit was constituted in June 1918 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 38th Artillery Brigade in Camp Eustis, Virginia (now Fort Eustis). The unit later sailed to Brest, France and was assigned to Services and Supply. It remained there until the end of World War I when it returned to the United States for demobilization at Fort Monroe, Virginia in February 1919.
Fourteen years later, in October 1933, the unit was reconstituted as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 38th Coastal Artillery Brigade.
At the time of the United States' entry into World War II, the 38th Coastal Artillery Brigade was located in Camp Stewart, Georgia, (now Fort Stewart) and was deployed in the European Theater. It underwent another reorganization in September 1943, when it became Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 38th Anti-Aircraft Brigade. The 38th Anti-Aircraft Brigade earned a Battle credit and Campaign streamer for participation in the Ardennes-Alsace campaign. At the end of the war (1945), the 38th Anti-Aircraft Brigade was inactivated in Germany.
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