980th Engineer Battalion
Lineage and Honors Information as of 28 March 2008
980th Engineer Battalion Lineage
Constituted 24 March 1942 in the Regular Army as the 2d Battalion, 334th Engineers
Activated 20 May 1942 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana
Redesignated 20 July 1946 as the 2d Battalion, 334th Engineer Special Service Regiment
Inactivated 27 August 1946 in Belgium
Redesignated 14 October 1948 as the 980th Engineer Construction Battalion; concurrently withdrawn from allotment to the Regular Army and allotted to the Organized Reserve Corps
Activated 3 January 1949 with Headquarters at Austin, Texas
(Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
Redesignated 31 August 1953 as the 980th Engineer Battalion
(Location of Headquarters changed 1 April 1959 to Wichita Falls, Texas)
Ordered into active military service 15 October 1961 at home stations; released from active military service 9 August 1962 and reverted to reserve status
(Location of Headquarters changed 15 October 1990 to Austin, Texas)
Ordered into active military service 7 December 2003 at home stations; released from active military service 3 June 2005 and reverted to reserve status
980th Engineer Battalion Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Rhineland, Central Europe
War on Terrorism: Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
None