This article is about the 55th Medical Group of the United States Army. For the 55th Medical Group of the United States Air Force, see 55th Wing § Units.Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army.

55th Medical GroupUS 55th Medical Group insignia.jpgDistinctive unit insignia, 55th Medical GroupActive 13 January 1941 - 3 March 19466 September 1955 - 25 June 197025 March 1971 - 21 September 19741 October 1992 - 21 April 2000Country United StatesAllegiance Regular ArmyBranch U.S. ArmyType Medical GroupMotto(s) Conserve the Fighting StrengthColors Maroon and WhiteEngagements World War IIVietnam WarCold WarBattle honours Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer Embroidered:VIETNAM 1966-1968VIETNAM 1968-1969[1]CommandersNotablecommanders Major General Alvin L. Gorby, MCThe 55th Medical Group was constituted on 13 January 1941, in the Regular Army as the 55th Medical Battalion. The battalion served in combat in Europe in World War II. Later reorganized as a medical group, the unit again saw combat in the Republic of Vietnam. It was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina during the Cold War, before and after its deployment to Vietnam and again in the 1990s.[1]