Lineage and Honors Information as of 23 September 2010
389th TRANSPORTATION DETACHMENT
Constituted 3 November 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 3389th Quartermaster Service Detachment
Activated 15 December 1944 on New Guinea
Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1945 as the 3389th Quartermaster Driver Detachment
Inactivated 10 October 1945 on New Guinea
Converted and redesignated 1 August 1946 as the 3389th Transportation Corps Driver Detachment
Redesignated 7 July 1965 as the 389th Transportation Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 21 July 1965 at Fort Eustis, Virginia
Inactivated 30 September 1979 in Korea
Activated 1 April 1984 in Korea
Inactivated 1 April 1994 in Korea
Withdrawn 20 June 2005 from the Regular Army and allotted to the Army Reserve
Activated 16 September 2010 at Conroe, Texas
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Asiatic-Pacific Theater,
Streamer without inscription
DECORATIONS
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC AREA 1965-1966
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC AREA 1970-1971
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
PETER D. CREAN
COL, LG
Director, Center of Military History