• Lineage • Constituted 23 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 6th Convalescent Hospital • Activated 25 May 1943 at Camp Ellis, Illinois • Inactivated 4 November 1945 at the
New York Port of Embarkation • Redesignated 29 November 1954 as the 6th Convalescent Center and allotted to the Regular Army • Activated 17 January 1955 in Germany • Inactivated 20 September 1958 in Germany • Activated 29 November 1965 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas • Inactivated 30 October 1971 in Vietnam • Redesignated 16 November 1994 as the 6th Theater Medical Materiel Management Center (TMMMC) and activated at Fort Detrick, Maryland • Redesignated 16 October 2000 as the 6th Medical Logistics Management Center (MLMC) and activated at Fort Detrick, Maryland • 6th Medical Center Honors, campaign participation credit • World War II: Normandy; Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe • Vietnam: Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Consolidation I • Global War on Terror: Campaigns to be Determined • Decorations • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for EUROPEAN THEATER • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1966-1967 • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1969-1970 • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) (Forward Team/Detachment) for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom 1 JAN 2003 - 31 JAN 2004 ==Commanders ==