556th Personnel Services Battalion
Lineage and Honors Information as of 27 November 2001
556th Personnel Services Battalion Lineage
Constituted 25 August 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 556th Replacement Company and activated in North Africa
Disbanded 8 August 1945 in Italy
Reconstituted 27 September 1951 in the Regular Army as the 556th Replacement Company
Activated 7 November 1951 in Japan
Inactivated 15 June 1953 in Japan
Redesignated 10 January 1968 as the 556th Personnel Service Company and activated at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Inactivated 1 October 1968 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Activated 16 July 1986 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Reorganized and redesignated 16 September 1995 as the 556th Personnel Services Battalion
556th Personnel Services Battalion Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Rome-Arno
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for PACIFIC AREA 1951-1953