Lineage and Honors Information as of 20 Novmeber 2012
46th CHEMICAL COMPANY
- Constituted 12 March 1942 in the Army of the United States as Company C, 81st Chemical Battalion
- Activated 25 April 1942 at Fort D. A. Russell, Texas
- Reorganized and redesignated 22 February 1945 as Company C, 81st Chemical Mortar Battalion
- Inactivated 7 November 1945 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
- Redesignated 28 June 1951 as the 46th Chemical Smoke Generator Company and allotted to the Regular Army
- Activated 6 July 1951 at the U.S. Army Chemical Center, Edgewood, Maryland
- Reorganized and redesignated 20 October 1953 as the 46th Chemical Company
- Inactivated 30 September 1956 in England
- Activated 7 January 1958 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah
- Inactivated 9 March 1963 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah
- Activated 1 September 1981 at Fort Hood, Texas
- Inactivated 15 October 2010 at Fort Hood, Texas
- Activated 16 October 2012 at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- Normandy (with arrowhead)
- Northern France
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsace
- Central Europe
- Southwest Asia
- Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
- Cease-Fire
- War on Terrorism
- Campaigns to be determined
Decorations
- Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered NORMANDY
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2007-2009
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
Robert J. Dalessandro
Director, Center of Military History
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