The history of the 501st Support Group, Corps, began with the activation of the 501st Quartermaster
Battalion. The battalion was activated on 29 July 1944 in England. On 28 October, the battalion was moved to France and later Germany where it earned campaign participation streamer with inscription for the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater. The 501st returned to the United States on 18 July 1945 where it was stationed at
Camp Lee,
Virginia. On 20 February 1950, the 501st Quartermaster Battalion joined the
Eighth United States Army in Korea. For its action in the
Korean War the 501st earned a
Meritorious Unit Commendation, a
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, and campaign participation streamers for the second Korean Winter, Korean Summer-Fall 1952, Third Korean Winter, and Korean Summer 1953. On 21 February 1958, the unit was inactivated in the Republic of Korea. It was redesigned on 7 April 1966 as the 501st Field Depot and activated 1 June 1966 at
Granite City Army Depot,
Illinois. The 501st Field Depot performed duty with the
United States Army Pacific on 8 February 1967 when it was stationed in
Thailand. The 501st Field Depot was inactivated in Thailand on 20 December 1968. On 16 April 1986 the 501st Support Group was reactivated and designated the 501st Support Group (Corps) at Yongsan, Korea. On 28 February 1991 the 501st Support Group (Corps) moved to
Camp Red Cloud, Korea. On 13 October 2006 it became the 501st Sustainment Brigade and moved south to
Camp Carroll, near the city of Daegu. On 17 Dec 2013 501st Sustainment Brigade was recognized as the best Sustainment Brigade in the entire Korean peninsula. In June 2024, Col. Dwight F. Towler took command of the brigade. In Oct. 2025, Command Sgt. Maj. Shan Willis took responsibility for the brigade. == Organization ==