72d Engineer Detachment
Lineage and Honors Information as of 15 November 2006
72d Engineer Detachment Lineage
Constituted 19 February 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 1680th Engineer Survey Liaison Detachment
Activated 25 February 1944 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Reorganized and redesignated 1 November 1944 as the 1680th Engineer Service Detachment
Redesignated 25 April 1945 as the 1680th Engineer Survey Liaison Detachment
Redesignated 30 June 1947 as the 72d Engineer Survey Liaison Detachment
Allotted 1 January 1953 to the Regular Army
Reorganized and redesignated 28 March 1954 as the 72d Engineer Detachment
Inactivated 24 June 1955 in Japan
Activated 25 October 1963 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Inactivated 30 June 1970 in Liberia
Activated 1 September 1972 at Fort Wainwright, Alaska
Inactivated 5 August 1973 at Fort Wainwright, Alaska
Activated 1 September 1983 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Inactivated 15 July 1988 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Activated 16 October 2005 at Fort Knox, Kentucky
72d Engineer Detachment Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: New Guinea; Luzon
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for KOREA 1953-1954
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation for 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945