60th Engineer Company
(Jungle Eaters)
Lineage and Honors Information as of 17 August 2006
60th Engineer Company Lineage
Constituted 2 October 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 1776th Engineer General Service Company
Activated 11 October 1944 in England
Inactivated 28 December 1945 in Germany
Activated 30 June 1946 in Italy
Inactivated 31 January 1947 in Italy
Redesignated 17 September 1947 as the 60th Engineer General Service Company
Activated 13 October 1947 in Italy
Inactivated 1 December 1949 in Italy
Redesignated 27 September 1951 as the 60th Engineer Depot Company and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 1 November 1951 in Korea
Reorganized and redesignated 1 February 1953 as the 60th Engineer Company
Inactivated 24 May 1955 in Korea
Activated 26 December 1968 in Vietnam
Inactivated 16 January 1972 in Vietnam
Activated 16 October 2005 at Fort Knox, Kentucky
60th Engineer Company Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Rhineland; Central Europe
Korean War: UN Summer-Fall Offensive; Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953
Vietnam: Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Consolidation I; Consolidation II
Decorations
Valorous Unit Award for LAI KHE
Valorous Unit Award for FISH HOOK
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1951-1952
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation for KOREA 1952-1953
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1970
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1968-1970