Lineage And Honors Information
Lineage and Honors Information as of 6 September 2012
HEADQUARTERS AND HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT
420th TRANSPORTATION BATTALION
- Constituted 28 October 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 21st Traffic Regulation Group, Transportation Corps
- Activated 28 November 1944 in Italy
- Inactivated 13 October 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey
- Redesignated 28 April 1947 as the 420th Transportation Traffic Regulation Group and allotted to the Organized Reserves
- Activated 13 May 1947 at Dallas, Texas
- (Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
- Inactivated 1 August 1952 at Dallas, Texas
- Redesignated 13 December 1979 as the 420th Transportation Center
- Activated 16 April 1982 at Los Angeles, California
- Location changed in 1997 to Sherman Oaks, California
- Reorganized and redesignated 16 September 2000 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 420th Transportation Battalion
- Ordered into active military service 2 January 2004 at Sherman Oaks, California; released from active military service 29 June 2005 and reverted to reserve status
- Ordered into active military service 19 July 2008 at Sherman Oaks, California; released from active military service 22 August 2009 and reverted to reserve status
- Ordered into active military service 28 January 2012 at Sherman Oaks, California
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- North Apennines
- Po Valley
- War on Terrorism
- Global War on Terrorism
- (Additional campaigns to be determined)
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered ITALY 1944-1945
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2004
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
Robert J. Dalessandro
Director, Center of Military History