Lineage and Honors Information as of 9 October 2015
91st Transportation Detachment
- Constituted 2 April 1945 in the Army of the United States as the 91st Quartermaster Car Platoon
- Activated 19 May 1945 at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia
- Inactivated 31 December 1946 at Bad Nauheim, Germany
- Converted and redesignated 1 January 1947 as the 91st Transportation Corps Car Platoon
- Redesignated 17 September 1947 as the 91st Transportation Car Detachment
- Activated 13 October 1947 at Trieste, Italy
- Inactivated 1 December 1949 at Trieste, Italy
- Redesignated 22 April 1959 as the 91st Transportation Detachment and allotted to the Army Reserve
- Activated 1 May 1959 at Buffalo, New York
- Location changed 1 March 1960 to Tonawanda, New York
- Inactivated 15 March 1972 at Tonawanda, New York
- Activated 16 April 1984 at Hampton, Virginia
- Ordered into active military service 27 August 1990 at Hampton, Virginia; released from active military service 18 June 1991 and reverted to reserve status
- Location changed 1 November 1993 to Fort Eustis, Virginia
- Ordered into active military service 2 February 2003 at Fort Eustis, Virginia; released from active military service 9 August 2004 and reverted to reserve status
- Ordered into active military service 15 June 2006 at Fort Eustis, Virginia; released from active military service 28 August 2007 and reverted to reserve status
Campaign Participation Credit
- Southwest Asia
- Defense of Saudi Arabia
- Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
- Cease-Fire
- War on Terrorism
- Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 1990-1991
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
RICHARD W. STEWART
Chief of Military History
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