224th Military Intelligence Battalion
Lineage and Honors Information as of 11 September 2000
224th Military Intelligence Battalion Lineage
Constituted 1 June 1966 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 224th Aviation Battalion, and activated in Vietnam
Redesignated 1 December 1968 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 224th Aviation Battalion
Converted and redesignated 19 May 1971 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 224th Army Security Agency Battalion
Inactivated 6 March 1973 at Oakland, California
Redesignated 1 June 1981 as Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 224th Military Intelligence Battalion, and activated at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia (172d Military Intelligence Detachment [see ANNEX 1] concurrently reorganized and redesignated as Company A; 144th Aviation Company [see ANNEX 2] converted and redesignated as Company B and activated)
ANNEX 1
Constituted 5 April 1945 in the Army of the United States as the 172d Language Detachment
Activated 23 April 1945 in the Philippine Islands
Inactivated 15 April 1946 in Japan
Redesignated 14 January 1955 as the 172d Military Intelligence Platoon and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 7 March 1955 in Germany
Inactivated 25 June 1958 in Germany
Activated 15 July 1959 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts
Reorganized and redesignated 25 August 1961 as the 172d Military Intelligence Detachment
Inactivated 1 September 1963 in Germany
Activated 3 May 1965 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Inactivated 21 August 1972 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Activated 21 November 1977 at Fort Wainwright, Alaska
ANNEX 2
Constituted 1 June 1966 in the Regular Army as the 144th Aviation Company and activated in Vietnam
Inactivated 30 September 1971 in Vietnam
224th Military Intelligence Battalion Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
Vietnam: 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; Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Consolidation I; Consolidation II; Cease-Fire
Company A additionally entitled to:
World War II-AP: Luzon
Vietnam: Defense
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1966-1967
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1967-1969
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1971-1972
Army Superior Unit Award for 1987-1988
Army Superior Unit Award for 1988-1990
Army Superior Unit Award for 1992-1993
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1970-1971
Company A additionally entitled to:
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1965-1967
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1968-1970
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1969-1971