617th Engineer Company
Lineage and Honors Information as of 24 June 2009
617th Engineer Company Lineage
Constituted 19 December 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 527th Engineer Light Ponton Company
Activated 25 January 1943 at Camp Swift, Texas
Inactivated 4 November 1945 at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts
Redesignated 1 March 1963 as the 617th Engineer Company and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 25 March 1963 at Fort Lewis, Washington
Inactivated 15 June 1970 in Vietnam
Activated 16 October 2008 at Fort Lewis, Washington
617th Engineer Company Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe
Vietnam: Defense; 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
Decorations
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1969