Lineage and Honors Information as of 1 February 2011
642d ENGINEER COMPANY
Constituted 25 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 642d Engineer Camouflage Company
Activated 21 June 1943 at Fort Ord, California
Inactivated 25 October 1945 in the Philippines
Redesignated 27 May 1968 as the 642d Engineer Company, allotted to the Regular Army, and activated at Fort Devens, Massachusetts
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
New Guinea
Leyte
Luzon
Southwest Asia
Defense of Saudi Arabia
Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
Cease-Fire
War on Terrorism
Campaigns to be determined
DECORATIONS
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2006-2007
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2009-2010
Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1997
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO
4 JULY 1945
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
PETER D. CREAN
COL, LG
Director, Center of Military History