Lineage and Honors Information as of 3 February 2011
65th ENGINEER BATTALION
Constituted 18 October 1927 in the Regular Army as the 65th Engineer Battalion
Assigned 26 August 1941 to the 25th Infantry Division
Activated 1 October 1941 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Reorganized and redesignated 1 January 1944 as the 65th Engineer Combat Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 1 March 1954 as the 65th Engineer Battalion
Inactivated 15 August 2005 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, and relieved from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division
Headquarters and Headquarters Company activated 16 October 2007 at Fort Shafter, Hawaii (Support Company concurrently constituted and activated)
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Central Pacific
Guadalcanal
Northern Solomons
Luzon
Korean War
UN Defensive
UN Offensive
CCF Intervention
First UN Counteroffensive
CCF Spring Offensive
UN Summer-Fall Offensive
Second Korean Winter
Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
Third Korean Winter
Korea, Summer 1953
Vietnam
Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase II
Counteroffensive, Phase III
Tet Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase IV
Counteroffensive, Phase V
Counteroffensive, Phase VI
Tet 69/Counteroffensive
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Sanctuary Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase VII
DECORATIONS
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1953
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967
Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1992-1993
Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1999-2000
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO
4 JULY 1945
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered MASAN-CHINJU
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered MUNSAN-NI
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1968
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1970
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1970
Headquarters Company additionally entitled to:
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC THEATER
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
PETER D. CREAN
COL, LG
Director, Center of Military History