Lineage And Honors Information
Lineage and Honors Information as of 20 May 2014
1st BATTALION,
101st AVIATION REGIMENT
- Constituted 15 November 1962 in the Regular Army as Company A, 101st Aviation Battalion, an element of the 101st Airborne Division
- Activated 3 December 1962 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- Inactivated 4 April 1979 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- Activated 30 September 1981 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 1987 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation, and remained assigned to the 101st Airborne Division (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated)
- Battalion relieved 16 September 2004 from assignment to 101st Airborne Division and assigned to the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
- Redesignated 1 October 2005 as 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment
Campaign Participation Credit
- Korean War
- CCF Intervention
- First UN Counteroffensive
- CCF Spring Offensive
- UN Summer-Fall Offensive
- Second Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
- Third Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer 1953
- 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
- *Counteroffensive, Phase VII
- *Consolidation I
- *Consolidation II
- Southwest Asia
- *Defense of Saudi Arabia
- *Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
- War on Terrorism
- Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
- *Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered DONG XOAI
- *Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered CHUONG THIEN PROVINCE
- *Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered THUA THIEN PROVINCE
- *Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered TCHEPONE
- *Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ 1991
- *Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2010-2011
- *Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003
- *Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003-2004
- *Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2005-2006
- *Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2008
- *Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1983-1984
- *Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1969
- *Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971
- *Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970
- Company B additionally entitled to:
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2003-2004
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
Robert J. Dalessandro
Director, Center of Military History