Lineage And Honors Information
Lineage and Honors Information as of 29 October 2012
9th ENGINEER BATTALION
- Constituted 15 May 1917 in the Regular Army as the 2d Battalion, Mounted Engineers
- Organized 21 May 1917 at Camp Newton D. Baker, Texas
- Reorganized and redesignated in July 1917 as the 9th Engineers
- Assigned 27 November 1917 to the 15th Cavalry Division
- Relieved 22 May 1919 from assignment to the 15th Cavalry Division
- Battalion (less Company A) inactivated 1 October 1921 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
- Assigned 24 March 1923 to the 2d Cavalry Division
- (Company A inactivated 19 April 1930 at Fort Riley, Kansas)
- Activated 1 November 1941 at Fort Riley, Kansas
- Reorganized and redesignated 15 July 1942 as the 9th Armored Engineer Battalion; concurrently relieved from assignment to the 2d Cavalry Division and assigned to the 9th Armored Division
- Inactivated 13 October 1945 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia
- Redesignated 17 December 1951 as the 9th Engineer Combat Battalion and relieved from assignment to the 9th Armored Division
- Activated 21 January 1952 at Fort Lewis, Washington
- Redesignated 10 June 1953 as the 9th Engineer Battalion
- Assigned 16 October 1991 to the 3d Infantry Division
- Inactivated 15 August 1992 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 3d Infantry Division
- Assigned 16 February 1996 to the 1st Infantry Division and activated in Germany
- Relieved 16 March 2008 from assignment to the 1st Infantry Division and assigned to the 172d Infantry Brigade
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
- World War II
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsace
- Central Europe
- Southwest Asia
- Defense of Saudi Arabia
- Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
- Cease-Fire
- War on Terrorism
- Iraq:
- Transition of Iraq
- Iraqi Governance
- National Resolution
- Iraqi Surge
- (Additional campaigns to be determined)
DECORATIONS
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered SAMARRA, IRAQ
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2004-2005
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2008-2009
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1996-1997
- Headquarters Company additionally entitled to:
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER
- Company A additionally entitled to:
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered LUXEMBOURG
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ-KUWAIT 1991
- Company B additionally entitled to:
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ST. VITH
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered REMAGEN BRIDGEHEAD
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ADHAMIYAH DISTRICT, BAGHDAD NOV 2006-MAY 2007
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered PAKTIKA PROVINCE AUG-NOV 2011
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ OCT 2008-SEP 2009
- Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the Ardennes
- Company C additionally entitled to:
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered BASTOGNE
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered REMAGEN BRIDGEHEAD
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN AUG 2011-JUN 2012
- Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm, Streamer embroidered BASTOGNE; cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action at Bastogne
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History