Constituted 15 July 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 1st Battalion, 922d Engineer Regiment, Aviation

Activated 1 August 1942 at Geiger Field, Washington, as the 1st Battalion, 922d Engineer Aviation Regiment

Redesignated 1 February 1943 as the 863d Engineer Aviation Battalion

Inactivated 15 June 1946 in the Philippines

Allotted 18 February 1949 to the Organized Reserve Corps

Activated 24 March 1949 with Headquarters at Chicago, Illinois

(Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)

Inactivated 17 January 1955 at Chicago, Illinois

Redesignated 18 August 1959 as the 863d Engineer Battalion

Activated 1 October 1959 with Headquarters at Aurora, Illinois

Location of Headquarters changed 16 September 1998 to Darien, Illinois

(Organic elements inactivated 16 September 2008 at home stations; Support Company concurrently constituted and activated)

863d ENGINEER BATTALION

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                                                        World War II
                                                        New Guinea
                                                        Leyte
                                                        Luzon

 

DECORATIONS

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO
4 JULY 1945

 

 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: