Which date marks the establishment of the 96th Quartermaster Bakery Battalion?

Which date marks the establishment of the 96th Quartermaster Bakery Battalion?

• A. April 20, 1942
• B. June 16, 1914
• C. April 20, 1942
• D. December 19, 1950

Answer: (C)

Establishment means the date the battalion was officially formed and activated, starting its official lineage in the Army and becoming eligible for honors. For the 96th Quartermaster Bakery Battalion, that formation occurred on 20 April 1942, when it was constituted and activated to provide bakery support to Army units. The other dates don’t mark the unit’s initial creation—one is from well before the unit existed, and the other is a later milestone that isn’t the establishment date.

Establishment means the date the battalion was officially formed and activated, starting its official lineage in the Army and becoming eligible for honors. For the 96th Quartermaster Bakery Battalion, that formation occurred on 20 April 1942, when it was constituted and activated to provide bakery support to Army units. The other dates don’t mark the unit’s initial creation—one is from well before the unit existed, and the other is a later milestone that isn’t the establishment date.