BATTALION HISTORY
The 61st Multifunctional Medical Battalion was constituted 7 August 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 61st Medical Battalion, Motorized, and activated 25 September 1942 at Camp Breckinridge, Kentucky. During World War II, the battalion participated in campaigns in Normandy and Northern France before it was inactivated on 12 November 1945 in France. On 26 March 1963, the battalion was reactivated at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, going on to participate in 14 campaigns in Vietnam. The battalion would be inactivated again in 1972 until its reactivation in 1993 at Fort Hood, Texas.
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BATTALION COMMAND
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| LTC BRIAN MASON | CSM NORMAN PICKENS |
| BATTALION COMMANDER | BATTALION COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR |