
Lineage and Honors Information as of 23 December 2010
344th ENGINEER COMPANY
Constituted 13 August 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 784th Engineer Petroleum Distribution Company
Activated 14 August 1943 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana
Inactivated 27 November 1945 at Camp Shanks, New York
Redesignated 30 July 1947 as the 344th Engineer Dump Truck Company and allotted to the Organized Reserves
Activated 11 August 1947 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
Inactivated 30 June 1950 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Redesignated 2 April 2008 as the 344th Engineer Company
Activated 16 October 2010 at Tallahassee, Florida
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Southern France
Rhineland
DECORATIONS
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
PETER D. CREAN
COL, LG
Director, Center of Military History