
Lineage and Honors Information as of 13 July 2011
62d CHEMICAL COMPANY
Constituted 16 April 1929 in the Organized Reserves as the 412th Chemical Company
Withdrawn 1 October 1933 from the Organized Reserves and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 16 April 1935 at Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland
Redesignated 12 March 1942 as the 62d Chemical Depot Company
Reorganized and redesignated 1 November 1944 as the 62d Chemical Warfare General Service Company
Inactivated 30 May 1947 on Okinawa
Redesignated 2 July 1952 as the 62d Chemical Smoke Generator Company
Activated 17 July 1952 at Fort McClellan, Alabama
Reorganized and redesignated 25 November 1953 as the 62d Chemical Company
Inactivated 31 January 1974 at Fort McClellan, Alabama
Activated 16 April 1998 in Korea
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Luzon
War on Terrorism
Global War on Terrorism
DECORATIONS
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History