585th Engineer Company
Lineage and Honors Information as of 25 January 2008
585th Engineer Company Lineage
Constituted 15 October 1921 in the Organized Reserves as the 585th Engineer Train
Redesignated 7 May 1930 as the 585th Engineer Company
Withdrawn 1 January 1938 from the Organized Reserves and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 1 August 1941 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana
Reorganized and redesignated 18 March 1943 as the 585th Engineer Dump Truck Company
Inactivated 15 September 1948 in Japan
Redesignated 26 May 1959 as the 585th Engineer Company
Activated 24 June 1959 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Inactivated 29 January 1972 in Vietnam
Activated 16 September 1980 in Germany
Inactivated 15 August 1988 in Germany
Activated 16 September 2005 at Fort Lewis, Washington
585th Engineer Company Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: East Indies; Papua; New Guinea; Leyte; Luzon
Vietnam: 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; Consolidation II
Decorations
Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered PAPUA
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered PLEIKU AND KONTUM
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970-1971