Lineage and Honors Information as of 17 February 2012
500th ENGINEER COMPANY
Constituted 26 November 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 500th Engineer Light Ponton Company
Activated 20 December 1943 at Fort DuPont, Delaware
Reorganized and redesignated 16 November 1945 as the 500th Engineer Panel Bridge Transport Company
Inactivated 2 December 1948 at Camp Campbell, Kentucky
Redesignated 28 October 1954 as the 500th Engineer Company; concurrently allotted to the Regular Army, and activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Inactivated 30 April 1971 in Vietnam
Activated 16 July 2008 in Germany
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Central Europe
Vietnam
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 VIETNAM 1966-1968
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1970
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History