The 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade ("Yankee") is a

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of the

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. Its headquarters is maintained by the

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. It draws its lineage from the Headquarters Company 26th Infantry Division. However, most of the history of the current 26th MEB stems from the 26th Infantry Division. The 26th Division served in World Wars I and II and was recreated in the Massachusetts Army National Guard after being released from active duty on 13 November 1946.

History

*Constituted 18 July 1917 in the National Guard as Headquarters, 26th Division (to be organized with troops from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) *1 March 1963: Redesignated as 1st Brigade, 26th Infantry Division, Headquartered at

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. *1 September 1993: Reorganized as 26th Infantry Brigade, 29th Infantry DivisionMcGrath, The Brigade *2005: Reorganized into the 26th Brigade Combat Team, 42nd Infantry Division *2008: Reorganized as 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB), a combat support brigade, Camp Curtis Guild, MA *2016: Relocated to Private First Class Michael J. Perkins Readiness Center, Natick, MA

Units

The Brigade consists of a Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 126th Brigade Support Battalion and the 26th Signal Company.

Campaign Participation Credit

* World War I * Champagne-Marne * Aisne-Marne * St. Mihiel * Meuse-Argonne * Ile de France 1918 * Lorraine 1918 * World War II * Northern France * Rhineland * Ardennes-Alsace * Central Europe * War on Terrorism (Campaigns to be determined)

Decorations

* Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the Ardennes * Headquarters Company (Natick) additionally entitled to: * French Croix de Guerre with Gilt Star, World War I, Streamer embroidered LORRAINE * French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered LORRAINE * French Croix de Guerre, World War II, Fourragere

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