Lineage And Honors Information
Lineage and Honors Information as of 21 September 2014
43d Medical Detachment
- Constituted 20 March 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 43d Veterinary Detachment
- Activated 6 July 1944 in China
- Reorganized and redesignated 16 March 1945 as the 43d Veterinary Animal Service Detachment
- Inactivated 20 September 1945 in China
- Redesignated 13 August 1951 as Headquarters, 43d Veterinary Service Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
- Activated 22 August 1951 at Camp Carson, Colorado
- Reorganized and redesignated 15 January 1953 as Headquarters, 43d Medical Detachment
- Reorganized and redesignated 3 December 1954 as the 43d Medical Detachment
- Inactivated 23 February 1967 in France
- Activated 26 May 1967 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
- Inactivated 26 December 1971 in Vietnam
- Activated 1 October 1993 at Fort Hood, Texas
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
- World War II
- China Defensive
- China Offensive
- Vietnam
- 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
- War on Terrorism
- Iraq:
- Iraqi Surge
- (Additional campaigns to be determined)
DECORATIONS
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2005
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2007-2008
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History