156th Engineer Detachment
Lineage and Honors Information as of 15 November 2006
156th Engineer Detachment Lineage
Constituted 20 October 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 156th Engineer Service Detachment
Activated 30 December 1944 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana
Reorganized and redesignated 11 June 1945 as the 156th Engineer Refrigeration Maintenance Detachment
Inactivated 16 January 1946 in India
Activated 20 September 1946 in Korea
Assigned 1 July 1947 to the 7th Infantry Division
Relieved 1 December 1948 from assignment to the 7th Infantry Division
Inactivated 1 June 1949 on Okinawa
Redesignated 6 May 1959 as the 156th Engineer Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 25 June 1959 at Minneapolis, Minnesota
Inactivated 25 January 1965 at Minneapolis, Minnesota
Activated 4 May 1965 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Inactivated 8 October 1971 in Vietnam
Activated 1 September 1980 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Inactivated 15 July 1988 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Activated 16 September 2006 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
156th Engineer Detachment Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Asiatic-Pacific Theater, Streamer without inscription
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
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1968
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1968-1970