US AIRBORNE

The 307th Sanitary Train was constituted in the National Army on August 5, 1917, and assigned to the 82nd Infantry Division. This unit was organized at Camp Gordon, Georgia, on September 20, 1917, to assist during World War I. On May 3, 1919, the 307th was demobilized at Camp Dix in New Jersey. After 17 years, on November 24, 1936, the 307th was reorganized as a reserve unit. It was reassigned to the 82nd Division and became the 307th Medical Regiment (Active). In October 1941, the company was sent to Jacksonville, Florida. On January 30, 1942, the 307th Sanitary Train was redesignated as the 307th Medical Battalion, obtaining new status and responsibilities at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana.
On August 15, 1942, the 307th was redesignated the 307th Airborne Medical Battalion and became an element of the 82nd Airborne Division. In 1943, the 307th made its first combat jumps with the 82nd, completing three combat jumps in Sicily, where they set up a medical station. For 11 days, the 307th was the only American medical station available in Naples. The 307th also participated in Operation NEPTUNE, parachuting and landing by glider in Normandy, where they quickly established a shelter and treated more than 4,000 wounded.
In September, the 307th jumped into Holland, where they set up a medical station in an open field near Groesbeek. Four medical teams worked around the clock to maintain medical services for ten days. During the famous 'Battle of the Bulge,' the 307th established a medical station in Belgium, later moving into Germany at Cologne.
The 307th earned, for its actions during World War II, six combat streamers, including three with arrowheads for their actions during assault landings. Other decorations include a Presidential Unit Citation, a Meritorious Unit Commendation, three French Croix de Guerre with Palm, the Belgian Fourragère, the Military Order of William, and the Orange Lanyard of the Netherlands.
On December 15, 1947, the unit was reorganized and reconstituted as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 307th Medical Battalion, and its organic units were reactivated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.