510th Personnel Services Battalion
The 510th PSB mission is to provide personnel and postal support in the European Central Region. Deploy/redeploy a battalion task force/subordinate elements in support of war/stability operations, conduct sustainment operations, and provide critical personnel and postal support in areas of responsibility.
Constituted on 13 April 1944, in the Army of the United States, the 510th Replacement Company was activated on 15 June 1944 in Anzio, Italy. The 510th Replacement Company participated in several campaigns during World War II: the North Apennines, Po Valley, and Rome-Arno. The company was disbanded on 6 August 1945 at Caserta, Italy.
Reconstituted on 27 September 1951 and allotted to the regular army, the 510th Replacement Company was activated on 1 November 1951 in Korea. The 510th took part in four campaigns and was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation and the Korea Presidential Unit Citation. On 25 March 1953, the company was inactivated in Korea.
Reactivated on 1 February 1966 at Fort Benning, Georgia, the 510th Replacement Company was sent to the Republic of Vietnam. There the company participated in 14 separate campaigns, including the Tet Counteroffensive. The 510th was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation 4 times before it was inactivated 30 April 1972 in Vietnam.
Redesignated on 21 October 1978, the 510th Personnel Service Company was activated in Vicenza, Italy. The unit provided personnel services to the Southern European Task Force. Reorganized and redesignated on 16 November 1994, the 510th Personnel Services Battalion was activated at Mannheim, Germany. The Battalion's subordinate units were organized from: 69th Personnel Service Company; 187th Personnel Service Company; 379th Personnel Service Company; 569th Personnel Service Company; and 127th Adjutant General Company (Postal).
The 69th Personnel Service Company (Karlsruhe) was inactivated while a subordinate unit of the 21st Personnel Group in Kaiserslautern, Germany on 15 May 1993. Its soldiers continued to provide expert personnel support as members fo the 187th Personnel Service Company Composite Team until 15 June 1994 and are now members of Detachment A, 510th Personnel Service Battalion.
The 187th Personnel Service Company (Mannheim) expanded on 16 May 1993 to include the Heidelberg and Karlsruhe Composite Teams, serving nearly 14,000 soldiers during the past year. On 16 June 1994, the 187th Personnel Service Comapny transitioned into Headquarters, 510th Personnel Service Battalion serving the Mannheim and Worms communities.
The 379th Personnel Service Company (Heidelberg) was inactivated while a subordinate unit of the 26th Area Support Group on 15 May 1993. Its soldiers continue to provide expert personnel support as members of the 187th Personnel Service Company Composite Team until 15 June 1994 and are now members of Detachment B, 510th Personnel Service Battalion.
The 510th Personnel Service Company (Vicenza), a subordinate Personnel Service Company to the U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, joins the 510th Personnel Service Battalion as Detachment D, 510th Personnel Service Battalion, and will continue to provide expert personnel support to SETAF.
The 569th Personnel Service Company (Augsburg and Stuttgart), formerly V Corps, recently joined the 1st Personnel Command and now joins the 510th Personnel Service Battalion as Detachment C, 510th Personnel Service Battalion. Additionally, its headquarters has moved from Augsburg to Stuttgart.
