United States Army 82nd Chemical Mortar Battalion

OK, Grove, Headstone Symbols and Meanings, U. S. Army 82nd Chemical Mortar Battalion

U. S. ARMY 82ND CHEMICAL MORTAR BATTALION -  The United States chemical mortar battalions were army units attached to U.S. infantry divisions during World War II. They were armed with 4.2 in (107 mm) chemical mortars. For this reason they were also called the "Four-deucers".

Motto: POST NUBILA VICTORIA (After the Clouds, Victory)

Memorial: When the Army closed Fort McClellan, Alabama, on September 15, 1999, all six (2nd, 3rd, 81st, 83rd, 86th, 91st) chemical mortar battalion monuments were moved to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, along with other Chemical Corps monuments including that of the 1st Gas Regiment.  The monuments are now emplaced in a Memorial Park at Leonard Wood near the Chemical Corps Museum there, and two more have been added in recent years: the 82nd and 84th CMBs. 

World War II

  • Activated:  Apr 25, 1942 as 82nd Chemical Bn Motorized at Fort Bliss, TX
  • Redesignated:  Mar 16, 1945 as 82nd Chemical Mortar Bn
  • Inactivated:  May 20, 1947 in Japan
  • Campaigns: Northern Solomons, Bismarck Archipelago, Luzon (with arrowhead)
  • Citations: Phillippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered October 17, 1944 To July 4, 1945
  • Number of men killed in action: 16
  • Number of men wounded in action: 139
  • Number of rounds fired: 205,024

 

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OK, Grove, Headstone Symbols and Meanings, 82nd Chemical Mortar Battalion