5th Engineer Detachment
Lineage and Honors Information as of 1 March 2004
5th Engineer Detachment Lineage
Constituted 28 March 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 1640th Engineer Utilities Detachment
Activated 2 May 1944 in New Guinea
Redesignated 29 May 1947 as the 1640th Engineer Service Detachment
Redesignated 30 June 1947 as the 5th Engineer Service Detachment
Redesignated 31 May 1949 as the 5th Engineer Utilities Detachment
Inactivated 25 January 1950 in Japan
Allotted 8 December 1952 to the Regular Army and activated at Fort Lawton, Washington
Reorganized and redesignated 23 November 1953 as the 5th Engineer Detachment
Inactivated 28 March 1955 at Fort Lawton, Washington
Activated 16 August 1988 at Fort Shafter, Hawaii
5th Engineer Detachment Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II – AP: New Guinea
Decorations
None