Lineage and Honors Information as of 13 December 2010
559th TRANSPORTATION DETACHMENT
Constituted 31 October 1967 in the Regular Army as the 559th Transportation Detachment
Activated 18 January 1968 at Fort Eustis, Virginia
Inactivated 15 March 1971 in Vietnam
Withdrawn 20 July 1995 from the Regular Army and allotted to the Army Reserve
Activated 1 September 1997 on Staten Island, New York
Location changed 16 April 2003 to Daytona Beach, Florida
Ordered into active military service 22 October 2004 at Daytona Beach, Florida; released from active military service 19 April 2006 and reverted to reserve status
Inactivated 15 September 2006 at Daytona Beach, Florida
Activated 16 September 2010 at Cincinnati, Ohio
559th Transportation detachment
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
Vietnam
Counteroffensive, Phase IV
Counteroffensive, Phase V
Counteroffensive, Phase VI
Tet 69/Counteroffensive
Summer-Fall 1969
Winter-Spring 1970
Sanctuary Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase VII
War on Terrorism
Campaigns to be determined
DECORATIONS
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2004-2005
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
PETER D. CREAN
COL, LG
Director, Center of Military History