Constituted 8 October 1942 in the Army of the United States as Company C, 489th Engineer Water Supply Battalion

Activated 31 October 1942 at Camp Maxey, Texas

Reorganized and redesignated 31 August 1944 as the 1520th Engineer Water Supply Company

Inactivated 31 January 1946 in Japan

Redesignated 21 November 1946 as the 1520th Engineer Construction Company

Activated 2 December 1946 in Germany

Redesignated 18 June 1947 as the 56th Engineer Construction Company

Inactivated 1 September 1947 in Germany

Redesignated 16 December 1957 as the 56th Engineer Company and allotted to the Regular Army; concurrently activated at Fort Richardson, Alaska

Inactivated 19 June 1970 at Fort Richardson, Alaska

Activated 16 February 2010 at Fort Richardson, Alaska

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                                                        World War II
                                                        Northern Solomons
                                                        Luzon

 

DECORATIONS

Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO
4 JULY 1945

 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: