49th Engineer Detachment
Lineage and Honors Information as of 17 April 2006
49th Engineer Detachment Lineage
Constituted 5 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 1049th Engineer Gas Generating Unit
Activated 15 February 1943 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Reorganized and redesignated 1 February 1945 as the 1049th Engineer Acetylene, Nitrogen and Oxygen Gas Generator Team
Redesignated 10 April 1945 as the 1049th Engineer Gas Generating Detachment
Inactivated 13 March 1946 in France
Redesignated 20 October 1965 as the 49th Engineer Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 15 August 1966 at Fort Knox, Kentucky
Inactivated 1 April 1972 in Vietnam
Activated 1 August 1988 at Fort Lewis, Washington
Inactivated 15 March 1995 at Fort Lewis, Washington
Activated 17 October 2005 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
49th Engineer Detachment Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Southern France
Vietnam: 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
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1968-1969
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1970-1971