Lineage and Honors Information as of 26 April 2011
396th ENGINEER COMPANY
Constituted 31 March 1930 in the Organized Reserves as Company B, 601st Camouflage Battalion
Redesignated 20 August 1931 as Company B, 601st Engineer Battalion
Ordered into active military service 20 March 1942 and organized at Fort Ord, California
Redesignated 9 June 1942 as Company B, 601st Engineer Camouflage Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 8 April 1944 as the 396th Engineer Camouflage Company
Inactivated 10 November 1945 in Italy
Redesignated 6 February 1947 as the 396th Engineer Ponton Bridge Company
Activated 6 March 1947 at Cleveland, Ohio
(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
Location changed 15 September 1953 to Bryan, Ohio
Reorganized and redesignated 26 April 1954 as the 396th Engineer Company
Location changed 9 July 1962 to Fort Knox, Kentucky; on 4 April 1963 to Bardstown, Kentucky
Inactivated 15 October 1990 at Bardstown, Kentucky
Activated 9 May 2007 at Ashland, Kentucky
Ordered into active military service 22 May 2007 at Fort Thomas, Kentucky; released from active military service 24 June 2008 and reverted to reserve status
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Tunisia
Sicily (with arrowhead)
Naples-Foggia
Rome-Arno
North Apennines
War on Terrorism
Campaigns to be determined
DECORATIONS
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2007-2008
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History