35th Engineer Brigade
combat engineer brigade of the United States Army National Guard of Missouri
The 35th Engineer Brigade is a combat engineer brigade of the Missouri Army National Guard, located at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
Organization
As an Army National Guard formation, the 35th Engineer Brigade is commanded by the Governor of Missouri during peacetime, but it can be mobilized for federal service under the authority of the President of the United States. The brigade’s lineage is tied to units of the historic 35th Infantry Division, which has long included both Kansas and Missouri Army National Guard elements, although the brigade itself is not currently assigned to the division.
The brigade is headquartered at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and consists of its Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), two engineer battalions, and several supporting units. Its primary subordinate formations are:
35th Engineer Brigade, at Fort Leonard Wood
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, at Fort Leonard Wood
235th Engineer Detachment (Construction Management Team), at Fort Leonard Wood
635th Engineer Detachment (Forward Engineer Support Team — Advance), at Jefferson Barracks
203rd Engineer Battalion, in Joplin
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 203rd Engineer Battalion, in Joplin
Forward Support Company, 203rd Engineer Battalion, in Joplin
276th Engineer Company (Vertical Construction Company), in Pierce City
Detachment 1, 276th Engineer Company (Vertical Construction Company), in Springfield
294th Engineer Company (Engineer Support Company), in Carthage
335th Engineer Platoon (Area Clearance), in Rolla
1135th Engineer Company (Clearance), in Richmond
1141st Engineer Company (Combat Engineer Company — Infantry), in Kansas City
1140th Engineer Battalion, in Cape Girardeau
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1140th Engineer Battalion, in Cape Girardeau
Forward Support Company, 1140th Engineer Battalion, in Cape Girardeau
220th Engineer Company (Engineer Construction Company), in Festus
1138th Engineer Company (Combat Engineer Company — Infantry), in Farmington
1438th Engineer Company (Multirole Bridge), in Macon
Detachment 1, 1438th Engineer Company (Multirole Bridge), in Moberly
History
The 35th Engineer Brigade was originally organized on 17 July 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, as the Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 138th Infantry Regiment. It was redesignated on 1 May 1940 as the Headquarters Detachment, 1st Battalion, 138th Infantry and inducted into federal service on 23 December 1940. On 1 March 1942, the 138th Infantry was relieved from the 35th Infantry Division, and on 1 April 1942 the detachment was again redesignated as the Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 138th Infantry. The regiment was inactivated on 20 July 1944 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.
On 20 June 1946, the 138th Infantry was reassigned to the 35th Infantry Division, and the 1st Battalion Headquarters Company was reorganized and federally recognized on 22 October 1946 at St.
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