Lineage And Honors Information
Lineage and Honors Information as of 12 December 2016
224th Engineer Battalion
- Constituted 20 July 1954 in the Air National Guard as the 224th Engineer Aviation Battalion
- Allotted 1 November 1954 to the Iowa Army National Guard
- Organized and Federally recognized 8 March 1955 in southeastern Iowa with Headquarters at Cedar Rapids
- Reorganized and redesignated 15 January 1957 as the 224th Engineer Battalion
- (Location of Headquarters changed 1 January 1968 to Fairfield)
- Ordered into active Federal service 25 January 1991 at home stations; released 21 June 1991 from active Federal service and reverted to state control
- Ordered into active Federal service 13 October 2004 at home stations; released from active Federal service 11 January 2006 and reverted to state control
- Reorganized 1 September 2006 to consist of Headquarters Company, and the Support Company (Companies A, B, and C reorganized as the 831st Engineer Company, the 833d Engineer Company, and the 832d Engineer Company, respectively - hereafter separate lineages)
Campaign Participation Credit
- War on Terrorism
- Campaigns to be determined
Headquarters Company (Fairfield) and Support Company (Fairfield) each entitled to:
- World War II
- Tunisia
- Naples-Foggia
- Anzio
- Rome-Arno
- North Apennines
- Po Valley
Support Company (Fairfield) entitled to:
- War on Terrorism
- Campaigns to be determined
HOME STATION: Southeastern Iowa
Decorations
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1991
- Headquarters Company (Fairfield) and Support Company (Fairfield) each additionally entitled to:
- French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered BELVEDERE
- Support Company (Fairfield) additionally entitled to:
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered CERVARO, ITALY
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered AL ANBAR PROVINCE MAY-SEP 2003
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History