547th Engineer Detachment
Lineage and Honors Information as of 15 November 2007
547th Engineer Detachment Lineage
Constituted 21 June 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 2006th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon
Activated 1 July 1943 at Bradley Field, Connecticut
Inactivated 30 October 1945 in Germany
Redesignated 12 March 1951 as the 521st Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 4 April 1951 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Reorganized and redesignated 20 October 1953 as the 547th Engineer Detachment
Inactivated 3 December 1954 in France
Activated 4 May 1965 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Inactivated 30 November 1972 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Withdrawn 1 June 2005 from the Regular Army and allotted to the Army Reserve
Activated 16 September 2006 at Conroe, Texas
547th Engineer Detachment Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Northern France
Vietnam: Defense; 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
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1970