The 804th Medical Brigade is a medical brigade of the United States Army Reserve subordinate to the 3rd Medical Command and located at Fort Devens in Ayer, Massachusetts.
Current organization The 804th Medical Brigade is a subordinate unit of the 3rd Theater Medical Command. As of January 2026 the brigade consists of the following units:
804th Medical Brigade, at Fort Devens (MA) Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 804th Medical Brigade, at Fort Devens (MA) 327th Medical Company (Logistics), at Naval Station Newport (RI) 377th Medical Company (Ground Ambulance), in White River Junction (VT) 455th Dental Company (Area Support), at Fort Devens (MA) 456th Medical Company (Area Support), in Somersworth (NH) 794th Medical Detachment (Preventive Medicine), at Fort Devens (MA) 883rd Medical Detachment (Combat and Operational Stress Control — COSC), in Brockton (MA) 803rd Hospital Center, at Fort Devens (MA) Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, at Fort Devens (MA) 399th Field Hospital (32 Bed), in Taunton (MA) Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, in Taunton (MA) 454th Medical Detachment (Hospital Augmentation, Intermediate Care Ward 60 Bed), in Portsmouth (NH) 1452nd Medical Detachment (Hospital Augmentation, Intermediate Care Ward 60 Bed), in Portsmouth (NH) 405th Field Hospital (32 Bed), in West Hartford (CT) Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, in West Hartford (CT) 338th Medical Detachment (Minimal Care), at Fort Greene (RI) 451st Medical Detachment (Hospital Augmentation, Medical 32 Bed), in Worcester (MA) 479th Medical Detachment (Hospital Augmentation, Surgical 24 Bed), in Worcester (MA) 402nd Medical Detachment Team (Forward Resuscitative and Surgical), at Fort Devens (MA) 912th Medical Detachment Team (Forward Resuscitative and Surgical), in Cranston (RI) 947th Medical Detachment Team (Forward Resuscitative and Surgical), in West Hartford (CT)
Lineage and Honors
Lineage
Constituted October 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 804th Medical Service Detachment. Activated November 1944 in England, European Theater of Operations. Reorganized and redesignated April 1945 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 804th Hospital Center. Inactivated January 1946 in England. Redesignated October 1947 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 804th Hospital Center, allocated to the organized reserves assigned to the Fifth Army. Activated January 1948 at St. Paul, Minnesota. Reorganized and redesignated October 1949 as Headquarters, 804th Hospital Center. Withdrawn July 1952 from assignment to the Fifth Army and assigned to the First Army. Reassigned 20 August 1952 to Boston Army Base, Boston, Massachusetts. Assigned 1 April 1968 to Headquarters, XIII Corps, although still attached to the 94th U.S. Army Reserve Command. Reassigned to the 94th U.S. Army Reserve Command, June 1968. Relocated 1 August 1974 from Boston USAR center, Boston Army Base, to Armed Forces Reserve Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. Reorganized and redesignated 16 September 1993, as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 804th Medical Brigade. Relocated August 1994, from Hanscom Air Force Base to Burke U.S. Army Reserve Center, Fort Devens, Massachusetts.
Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II European-African-Middle Eastern Theater, Streamer without inscription Global War on Terror Campaigns to me determined
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered KUWAIT 2011
Insignia
Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Description
On a white hexagon one point up, with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) maroon border, 3 inches (7.62 cm) in height and 2 1/8 inches (5.40 cm) in width, a maroon cross throughout bearing a yellow six-pointed star.
Symbolism
Maroon and white are the colors traditionally associated with the Medical Corps. The cross reflects medical aid and assistance while the gold star expresses excellence and achievement. The six-pointed star, echoed by the hexagon configuration of the insignia, alludes to the six New England states comprising the unit's command.
Background
The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the 804th Hospital Center on 17 July 1990. It was redesignated for the 804th Medical Brigade on 8 April 1999. (TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-780)
Distinctive Unit Insignia
Description
A gold color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall consisting of a disc divided horizontally white and maroon bearing two green serpents entwined with their heads extending at the top, the disc bearing overall at center a red cross charged with a gold lamp of knowledge; and atop the cross between the serpents' heads a six-pointed gold star; around the base of the disc the inscription "TO YOUR HEALTH" in gold letters.
Symbolism
Maroon and white are the colors used for the Army Medical Department. A red cross is emblematic of aid and assistance. The disc, base of the design, connotes unity. The serpents, lamp and star allude to the caduceus and the mission with the color green alluding to the ancient academic gowns of medicine. The lamp indicates enlightenment and the star represents the six New England states comprising the unit's command.
Background
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 804th Hospital Center on 14 December 1979. It was redesignated for the 804th Medical Brigade on 8 April 1999.
Combat Service Identification Badge
Description/Blazon
A gold color metal and enamel device 2 inches (5.08 cm) in height consisting of a design similar to the shoulder sleeve insignia.
History
World War II
United States Army Reserve
Commanders
Image Rank Name BranchBegin date End date Notes Colonel Melville H. McNerney MC Colonel Inactive Colonel Edward P. Burch MC Brigadier General Alexander Marble MC Brigadier General Phillips L. Boyd MC Brigadier General Thomas A. Warthin MC Brigadier General Charles L. Easterday MC Brigadier General Robert B. Golbey MC Brigadier General Richard H. Bailey II MC Brigadier General George J. Busch MC Brigadier General John R. GalvinOfficial General Officer Biography of Brigadier General James Dennis Slavin, Jr., United States Army General Officer Management Office, 8 December 1992 MC Brigadier General James D. Slavin, Jr.Official General Officer Biography of Brigadier General John Robert Galvin, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 7 November 1996 MC Brigadier General Haywood S. GilliamOfficial General Officer Biography of Brigadier General Haywood Stirling Gilliam (USAR), United States Army General Officer Management Office, 17 September 2001 MC Brigadier General Ronald D. Silverman DC Retired as a Major General.Official General Officer Biography of Major General Ronald David Silverman (USAR), United States Army General Officer Management Office, 18 February 2010 Brigadier General Dean G. Sienko MC Deployed the Brigade Headquarters to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Retired as a Major General.Official General Officer Biography of Major General Dean G. Sienko (USAR), United States Army General Officer Management Office, 12 January 2015 Colonel Jonathan Woodson MC Later served as Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) and President, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.Official General Officer Biography of Major General Jonathan Woodson (USAR), United States Army General Officer Management Office, 27 February 2004 Brigadier General Oscar S. DePriest IVOfficial General Officer Biography of Brigadier General Oscar Stanton DePriest IV (USAR), United States Army General Officer Management Office, 1 October 2009 DC Colonel Colonel Nelson G. Rosen MC Retired as a Brigadier GeneralOfficial General Officer Biography of Brigadier General Nelson G. Rosen (USAR), United States Army General Officer Management Office, 1 April 2019 Colonel Colonel Beth A. Salisbury SP First officer in the Army medical Specialist Corps to be promoted to General Officer; first officer in the Army Medical Specialist Corps to be promoted to Major GeneralOfficial General Officer Biography of Major General Beth A. Salisbury, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 1 August 2023 Colonel Colonel Colonel Cindy M. Saladin-Muhammad MS Later promoted to Brigadier General.Official General Officer Biography of Brigadier General Cindy M. Saladin-Muhammad, United States Army General Officer Management Office, 1 May 2024 Colonel Colonel Colonel Colonel
Historic organization
1945 Headquarters, 804th Hospital Center 68th General Hospital 82nd General Hospital 83rd General Hospital 109th General Hospital 129th General Hospital 137th General Hospital 157th General Hospital 182nd General Hospital 10th Station Hospital 33rd Station Hospital 36th Station Hospital 168th Station Hospital 312th Station Hospital 316th Station Hospital 57th Field Hospital
1966 Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 804th Hospital Center, Boston Army Base, Massachusetts 340th General Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut 331st General Hospital, Lawrence, Massachusetts 351st General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 373rd General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 455th General Hospital, Warwick, Rhode Island 803rd Medical Group, Boston, Massachusetts 399th Evacuation Hospital, Taunton, Massachusetts 18th Field Hospital, Pittsfield, Massachusetts 309th Field Hospital, Springfield, Massachusetts 819th Station Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut 1125th US Army Hospital, Auburn, Maine 173rd Medical Battalion, Saco, Maine 323rd Medical Depot, Boston, Massachusetts
1978 Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 804th Hospital Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts 340th General Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut 351st General Hospital, Bedford, Massachusetts 373rd General Hospital, Brockton, Massachusetts 455th General Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 1125th US Army Hospital, Auburn, Maine 323rd Medical Laboratory, Bedford, Massachusetts 173rd Medical Group, Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts 819th Station Hospital 803rd Medical Group, Brockton, Massachusetts 399th Combat Support Hospital, Taunton, Massachusetts
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