Lineage and Honors Information as of 4 November 2011
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