593d Corps Support Group
The 593d Corps Support Group was originally the 1350th Engineer Base Depot Group, activated 1 August 1944 for service in World War II and constituted 7 August 1944.The Group was inactivated on the island of Leyte and Luzon in the Philippines on 20 May 1946.
It was reactivated as HHC, 593d Engineer Base Depot in Guam on 16 December 1948. Following a series of reactivation and re-designations, it participated in fourteen campaigns in Vietnam from 1966 to 1972 as HHC, 593d General Supply Group, earning it's second Meritorious Unit Commendation and Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm.
Inactivated in April 1972, it was again activated 21 March 1973 as the 593d Area Support Group at Fort Lewis, Washington.The Group was immediately in many post support missions critical to the day-to-day operations of Fort Lewis while simultaneously deploying worldwide in support of European and Korean contingency operations. Group personnel and units have served on REFORGER, Team Spirit, and have discharged many Fort Lewis logistical functions as well as the annual hosting of the Washington Special Olympics.
On 31 August 1990, the 593d Area Support Group deployed to Saudi Arabia for participation in Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Desert Farewell. The 593d Area Support Group deployed on 24 December 1992 to Somalia, Africa for operation Restore Hope. On 16 November, 1993 the 593d Area Support Group was re-designated to the 593d Corps Support Group. In November 1998 the 593d Corps Support Group deployed for post-hurricane Mitch relief efforts in El Salvador during operation Fuerte Apoyo.
