464th Chemical Brigade (United States)

464th Chemical Brigade

Active 20 October 1953 - 31 January 1968
22 February 1972 - 16 September 2008
Country  United States
Allegiance  United States Army Reserve
Role Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear support
Size Brigade
Part of First United States Army
Motto We Serve In Silence

The 464th Chemical Brigade was a chemical unit in the United States Army Reserve from February 1972 until September 2008.

Mission

To provide command and control of two to six chemical battalions and other assigned or attached separate companies at Corps level. To provide staff planning and coordination for the combat, combat support, and combat service support operations for all assigned and attached units. To allocate units and resources in support of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) reconnaissance, decontamination, biological detection, and smoke operations. And, to conduct civilian decontamination in response to a domestic accident or deliberate CBRN incident.

Motto

We Serve In Silence is the motto of the 464th Chemical Brigade. This motto connotes the silent, but deadly force of the weapons that the chemical corps built to combat and the silent, dirty, thankless, yet life-saving job that the chemical soldier performs with the utmost expertise, dignity, and honor.

History

This unit was constituted on 20 October 1953 in the Army Reserves as the 464th Chemical Group and assigned to First United States Army. It was officially activated in New York City on 1 December 1953. It was later inactivated on 31 January 1968. On 22 February 1972, the unit was assigned to Third United States Army and activated at Orlando, Florida. The unit was transferred from Third United States Army to Second United States Army on 1 October 1983. After being reassigned back to First United States Army on June 1987, it was reorganized from the 464th Chemical Group to the 464th Chemical Brigade. And, it was relocated to Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The unit was inactivated on 16 September 2008.

Previous Commanders and Units Commanded

The following is a list of all of the commanders of this unit from 1972 until its inactivation in 2008, along with the units they commanded.

464th Chemical Group in Orlando, Florida
Group Commanders
Commander Dates
COL James B. Sullivan February 1972 – September 1974
LTC Johnnie L. Gray, Jr. September 1974 – September 1977
LTC Robert B. Martin September 1977 – March 1978
COL James T. Craig March 1978 – November 1980
LTC Howard E. Lang November 1980 – March 1981
COL Myron B. Barrow March 1981 – June 1984
LTC James W. Wolfe June 1984 – August 1984
COL Daniel B. Curtis August 1984 – June 1987
Units Commanded
Unit Dates
186th MOB DES Detachment January 1975 – April 1981
305th Finance Section April 1972 – October 1976
310th MOB DES April 1972 – June 1987
310th Military Intelligence Detachment April 1972 – January 1975
344th Medical Detachment April 1972 – January 1975
345th Military Police Company April 1972 – January 1975
349th Medical Detachment April 1972 – January 1975
372nd Public Information Detachment April 1972 – January 1975
383rd Military Police Detachment April 1972 – January 1975
442nd Personnel Service Company April 1972 – November 1977
445th Medical Company April 1972 – January 1975
467th Military Intelligence Detachment April 1972 – October 1974
479th Military Intelligence Detachment April 1972 – October 1974
574th Military Police Platoon April 1972 – January 1975
674th Transportation Company January 1975 – June 1987
1083rd RTU April 1979 – April 1981
3379th Logistics Command (RTU) April 1972 – January 1975
3396th RECSTA April 1972 – June 1987
464th Chemical Brigade in Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Brigade Commanders
Commander Dates
COL James R. Harvey June 1987 – March 1988
BG Leonard L. Hoch March 1988 – March 1992
COL Bernard Kosowski March 1992 – July 1993
COL Gary G. Gallo July 1993 – December 1996
COL Richard T. Whitman December 1996 – November 1999
COL Richard J. Kiehart November 1999 – January 2003
COL Paul H. Dietrich January 2003 – January 2006
COL Scott S. Haraburda January 2006 – October 2007
COL Gregory A. Ritch October 2007 – September 2008
Units Commanded
Unit Dates
485th Chemical Battalion October 1988 – September 2007
336th Military Police Battalion October 1988 – November 1995
128th Military Intelligence Battalion November 1995 – September 1996
458th Engineer Battalion November 1995 – September 2007
463rd Engineer Battalion November 1995 – August 1996
383rd Military Intelligence Battalion October 1996 – September 1999
392nd Signal Battalion January 1998 – September 2000
444th Personnel Services Battalion October 2004 – January 2006
365th Engineer Battalion October 2006 – September 2007

Sources


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