12th Special Forces Group (United States)

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The 12th Special Forces Group (Airborne) was constituted 5 July 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 6th Company, 2d Battalion, First Regiment, 1st Special Service Force, a joint Canadian-American organization.

Activated 9 July 1942 at Fort William Henry Harrison, Montana.

Disbanded 6 January 1945 in France.

Reconstituted 15 April 1960 in Regular Army; concurrently, Consolidated with Company C, 2d Infantry Battalion (see ANNEX) and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 12th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces.

Withdrawn 14 December 1969 from the Regular Army and allotted to the Army Reserve (organic elements concurrently constituted).

Group activated 24 March 1961 with Headquarters at Chicago, Illinois.

Location of Headquarters changed 19 January 1964 to Oak Park, Illinois; changed 1 September 1970 to Arlington Heights, Illinois.

Group Inactivated 15 September 1995.

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Activated 24 March 1961; Army Reserves Chicago, Illinois

19 January 1964 Relocated to Oak Park, Illinois

1 September 1970 Relocated to Arlington Heights, Illinois

12th Special Forces Group (Airborne), US Army Reserve, was inactivated on 15 September 1995.

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