Lineage and Honors Information as of 12 March 2013
9th CHEMICAL COMPANY
- Constituted 27 April 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 9th Chemical Company
- Redesignated 16 June 1942 as the 9th Chemical Depot Company
- Activated 1 July 1942 at Camp Rucker, Alabama
- Inactivated 6 January 1946 at the New York Port of Embarkation
- Allotted 2 July 1952 to the Regular Army
- Activated 15 August 1952 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
- Redesignated 1 December 1953 as the 9th Chemical Company
- Inactivated 19 June 1965 in Germany
- Assigned 1 September 1981 to the 9th Infantry Division and activated at Fort Lewis, Washington
- Relieved 16 February 1991 from assignment to the 9th Infantry Division and assigned to the 199th Infantry Brigade
- Inactivated 14 January 1994 at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and relieved from assignment to the 199th Infantry Brigade
- Activated 16 October 2012 at Fort Lewis, Washington
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
- World War II
- Normandy
- Northern France
- Central Europe
- Southwest Asia
- Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
DECORATIONS
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered EUROPEAN THEATER
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History
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