Lineage and Honors Information as of 9 July 2010
725th ORDNANCE COMPANY
Constituted 19 February 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 155th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad
Activated 25 February 1944 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Inactivated 12 October 1945 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Redesignated 7 January 1951 as the 55th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squad; concurrently allotted to the Regular Army and activated at Raritan Arsenal, New Jersey
Reorganized and redesignated 15 June 1954 as the 55th Ordnance Detachment
Reorganized and redesignated 16 June 1997 as the 725th Ordnance Company
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Rhineland
Southwest Asia
Defense of Saudi Arabia
Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
Cease-Fire
War on Terrorism
Campaigns to be determined
DECORATIONS
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered DIYALA PROVINCE 2006-2007
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2007-2008
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
JEFFREY J. CLARKE
Chief of Military History