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Lineage and Honors Information as of 4 November 2011

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266th TRANSPORTATION DETACHMENT

 

            Constituted 3 November 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 3361st Quartermaster Service Detachment

            Activated 12 December 1944 in the Philippines

            Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1945 as the 3361st Quartermaster Driver Detachment

            Inactivated 24 September 1945 in the Philippines

            Converted and redesignated 1 August 1946 as the 3361st Transportation Corps Driver Detachment

            Redesignated 22 April 1965 as the 266th Transportation Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army

            Activated 4 May 1965 at Fort Eustis, Virginia

            Inactivated 28 November 1971 in Vietnam

            Activated 16 September 1979 at Fort Riley, Kansas

 

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

World War II
Leyte
Luzon

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
Consolidation I

War on Terrorism
Iraq:
Iraqi Surge

 

DECORATIONS

            Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1966

            Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966-1967

            Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968

            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


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