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Meritorious Unit Citation 
Awarded to Units at Battery/Company Level

The following units were awarded the Meritorious Service Unit Plaque under the provisions of Section 1, Circular 345, War Department, for outstanding devotion to duty in the accomplishment of exceptionally difficult tasks.

Personnel in the following units during the period described below wore the patch shown, located on the left sleeve between the wrist and elbow.

Unit Date GO Remarks
33rd QM Co. 1 Aug 44 - 1 Feb 45 GO 128 None
33rd Signal Co. 1 Aug 44 - 1 Feb 45 GO 126 None
33rd MP Platoon 1 Aug 44 - 1 Feb 45 GO 128 None
33rd Band 1 Aug 44 - 1 Feb 45 GO 128 None
Med Det, Divarty 1 Aug 44 - 1 Feb 45 GO 124 None
108th ECB 1 Aug 44 - 1 Feb 45
2 Feb 45 - 1 Aug 45
 
GO 126
GO 306
Both Awards: Hqs&Svc Co., Co. A,B,C only
108th Med Bn 1 Aug 44 - 1 Feb 45
2 Feb 45 - 1 Aug 45
 
GO 127
GO 306
Both Awards: Hqs Det., Co. A,B,C, and D only
123rd Infantry Regt. 1 Sept 44 - 1 Feb 45
2 Feb 45 - 1 Aug 45
GO 129
GO 306
Both Awards: Med Det and Svc Co. Only
123rd FAB 1 Aug 44 - 1 Feb 45
2 Feb 45 - 1 Aug 45
GO 124
GO 306
Both Awards: Svc Bty only.
122nd FAB 1 Aug 44 - 1 Feb 45
2 Feb 45 - 1 Aug 45
GO 124
GO 306
Both Awards: Svc Bty only.
124th FAB 1 Aug 44 - 1 Feb 45
2 Feb 45 - 1 Aug 45
GO 124
GO 306
Both Awards: Svc Bty only.
130th Infantry Regt. 1 Aug 44 - 1 Feb 45
2 Feb 45 - 1 Aug 45
GO 129
GO 306
Both Awards: Med Det and Svc Co. Only
136th Infantry Regt. 1 Aug 44 - 1 Feb 45
2 Feb 45 - 1 Aug 45
GO 129
GO 306
Both Awards: Med Det and Svc Co. Only
210th FAB 1 Aug 44 - 1 Feb 45
2 Feb 45 - 1 Aug 45
GO 124
GO 306
Both Awards: Svc Bty only.

The information comes from Army Unit Citation and Campaign Participation Credit Register WWII and Korea, dated 1962 and amended. Errors abound in this book when it comes to dates/General Orders. The period for 33rd units, 1 Aug 44 - 1 Feb 45 is given 4 different GO numbers, 124, 126, 127 and 128.