68th Engineer Company
Lineage and Honors Information as of 14 March 2008
68th Engineer Company Lineage
Constituted 1 April 1927 in the Organized Reserves as the 710th Engineer Depot Company
Organized in October 1929 at Cleveland, Ohio
Redesignated 20 August 1931 as the 710th Engineer Company
Inactivated 1 January 1938 at Cleveland, Ohio; concurrently withdrawn from the Organized Reserves and allotted to the Regular Army
Redesignated 1 April 1942 as the 710th Engineer Depot Company
Redesignated 29 May 1943 as the 710th Engineer Base Depot Company
Activated 21 June 1943 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana
Inactivated 2 December 1945 at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts
Redesignated 29 April 1947 as the 68th Engineer Base Depot Company
Activated 15 March 1948 on Okinawa
Inactivated 1 June 1949 on Okinawa
Redesignated 11 September 1950 as the 68th Engineer Depot Company
Activated 22 September 1950 at Granite City, Illinois
Reorganized and redesignated 1 February 1953 as the 68th Engineer Company
Inactivated 13 May 1955 in Korea
Activated 1 June 1956 in Germany
Inactivated 1 September 1965 in Germany
Activated 25 June 1966 in France
Inactivated 20 June 1976 at Fort Bliss, Texas
Activated 1 June 1993 at Fort Hood, Texas
68th Engineer Company Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II:Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland
Korean War: Second Korean Winter; Korea, Summer-Fall 1952; Third Korean Winter; Korea, Summer 1953
War on Terrorism: Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2005-2006
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1951-1952
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952-1953