426th Medical Brigade

• Constituted 5 January 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 426th Medical Battalion, Motorized
• Activated 25 February 1943 at Camp Maxey, Texas
• Battalion broken up 25 September 1943 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows:
• Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 426th Medical Battalion
• (Companies A, B, and C as the 564th, 565th, and 566th Ambulance Companies, Motor – hereafter separate lineages)
• Inactivated 31 January 1946 in Germany
• Allotted 29 March 1948 to the Organized Reserve Corps
• Activated 20 April 1948 at Yakima, Washington
• Inactivated 28 November 1949 at Yakima, Washington
• Redesignated 18 August 1950 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 426th Medical Group
• Activated 1 September 1950 at San Francisco, California
• Location changed 1 March 1952 to Los Angeles, California
• (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
• Inactivated 1 January 1958 at Los Angeles, California
• Activated 16 April 1986 at Salt Lake City, Utah
• Reorganized and redesignated 16 September 1993 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 426th Medical Brigade
• Inactivated 15 October 2008 at Salt Lake City, Utah

• World War II
• Normandy
• Northern France
• Rhineland
• Ardennes-Alsace
• Central Europe

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On a rectangle arced at the top and bottom with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) gold border 2 inches (5.08 cm) in width and 3 inches (7.62 cm) in height overall, divided horizontally blue above green, a gold disc bearing a maroon triangle surmounted by a white cross.

Maroon and white are the colors traditionally associated with the Medical Corps; gold denotes excellence. The disc symbolizes mobility and quick response, and the triangle suggests the mountain state of Utah. The cross highlights medical care and compassion. The blue and green represent sky and grass and suggest life and the "Great Lifegiver."

The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 3 August 1994. (TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-813)

File: 426MedBdeDUI.jpg

A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/8 inches (2.86 cm) in height overall consisting of a stylized gold caltrop upon a green equilateral triangle with, in base, a gold fleur-de-lis upon a red cross, and traversing the triangle a white wavy bar, all within a circular maroon scroll debruised by the top of the triangle and bearing the motto "READINESS WITH MERCY" in gold.

World War II action in Central Europe is represented by the green triangle which refers to the mountains of the Ardennes as well as the tents used by the predecessor organization for medical services and support during hostilities. The wavy white band represents the Rhineland, the Rhine River, and the winter snows of the region. France is represented by the fleur-de-lis. The gold caltrop, in the triangular form of the beechnut, symbolizes land war in Europe and recalls the beech forests of Ardennes-Alsace.

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 426th Medical Group on 8 November 1985. It was redesignated for the 426th Medical Brigade with the description and symbolism revised effective 16 September 1993.{{cite web|url=https://tioh.army.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=7422&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241104004840/https://tioh.army.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=7422&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 4, 2024|title=426th Medical Brigade Shoulder Sleeve Insignia and Distinctive Unit Insignia|publisher=The Institute of Heraldry, United States Army|access-date=29 March 2025}}

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| || Colonel || Sortname| Carvel H. Evans|| align=center| MC || align=center| {{Dts|format=dmy| | |}} || align=center| {{Dts|format=dmy| 1987 | 09 | 19}}{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/613108690/|title=Group Changes Command|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah)|date=21 September 1987 |page=16 |access-date=29 March 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}} ||

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| || Colonel || Sortname| Alfred W. Mickle{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/613667504/|title=Commanders Take Army Reserve Posts|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, Utah)|date=11 November 1991 |page=15 |access-date=29 March 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}} || align=center| MC || align=center| {{Dts|format=dmy| 1987 | 09 | 20}} || align=center| {{Dts|format=dmy| 1991 | 11 | 09}} ||

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| || Colonel || Sortname| Richard F. Abbott || align=center| MS || align=center| {{Dts|format=dmy| 1991 | 11 | 10}} || align=center| {{Dts|format=dmy| | |}} ||

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| || Colonel || Sortname| A. Wayne Mickle || align=center| MC || align=center| {{Dts|format=dmy| | |}} || align=center| {{Dts|format=dmy| | |}} ||In command of 426th Medical Brigade in 1995.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/346519836/|title=Miller relinquishes 311th command|newspaper=The Bismarck Tribune (Bismarck, North Dakota)|date=15 February 1995 |page=44 |access-date=29 March 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}}

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