The XXII Corps was a

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of the

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during

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and

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. Its lineage was assigned to

II Field Force, Vietnam II Field Force, Vietnam was a United States Army Corps-level command during the Vietnam War. Activated on 15 March 1966, it became the largest corps command in Vietnam and one of the largest in Army history. II Field Force was assigned the linea ...

, during the

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Lineage

Constituted 9 January 1944 in the Army of the United States as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, XXII Corps. Activated 15 January 1944 at

Fort Campbell Fort Campbell is a United States Army installation located astride the Kentucky–Tennessee border between Hopkinsville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Tennessee (post address is located in Kentucky). Fort Campbell is home to the 101st Airborne Div ...

, Kentucky. Inactivated 20 January 1946 in Germany. Allotted 12 July 1950 to the Regular Army. Redesignated 5 January 1966 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company,

II Field Force II Field Force, Vietnam was a United States Army Corps-level command during the Vietnam War. Activated on 15 March 1966, it became the largest corps command in Vietnam and one of the largest in Army history. II Field Force was assigned the linea ...

. Activated 10 January 1966 at

Fort Hood Fort Cavazos is a United States Army post located near Killeen, Texas. The post is currently named after Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, a native Texan and the US Army’s first Hispanic four-star general. The post is located halfway between Austi ...

, Texas. Redesignated 15 March 1966 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company,

. Inactivated 3 May 1971 at Fort Hood, Texas. Redesignated 2 September 1982 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, XXII Corps.

Commanders

*Major General

Henry Terrell, Jr. Major General Henry Terrell Jr. (October 14, 1890 – October 3, 1971) was a senior United States Army officer. Terrell commanded the 90th Infantry Division from its activation in March 1942 to January 1944 during World War II. Early life and m ...

(15 January 1944 – November 1944) *Major General

Ernest N. Harmon Major general (United States), Major General Ernest Nason Harmon (February 26, 1894 – November 13, 1979) was a senior Officer (armed forces), officer of the United States Army. He served in both World War I and World War II, and is best known fo ...

(23 January 1945 – 10 January 1946)

Chiefs of Staff

*Brigadier General

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(1944−1945) *Brigadier General

Samuel Tankersley Williams Lieutenant General Samuel Tankersley Williams (25 August 1897 –26 April 1984) was a senior United States Army officer. Williams became prominent in army history for being reduced in rank from brigadier general to colonel, and then resuscitatin ...

(February 1945−January 1946)

Campaign participation

World War II

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Vietnam

*Counteroffensive *Counteroffensive, Phase II *Counteroffensive, Phase III *Tet Counteroffensive *Counteroffensive, Phase IV *Counteroffensive, Phase V *Counteroffensive, Phase VI *Tet 69/Counteroffensive *Summer-Fall 1969 *Winter-Spring 1970 *Counteroffensive, Phase VII

Bibliography

* Wilson, John B., compiler (1999). "Armies, Corps, Divisions, and Separate Brigades". Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office.

References

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