Lineage and Honors Information as of 12 March 2010
63d ENGINEER DETACHMENT
Constituted 6 July 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 1426th Engineer Mobile Searchlight Maintenance Unit
Activated 27 September 1943 at Schenectady Army Service Forces Depot, New York
Reorganized and redesignated 1 November 1944 as the 1426th Engineer Service Detachment
Redesignated 1 May 1945 as the 1426th Engineer Searchlight Maintenance Detachment
Redesignated 30 June 1947 as the 63d Engineer Searchlight Maintenance Detachment
Inactivated 15 December 1947 on Okinawa
Allotted 31 October 1950 to the Regular Army
Activated 4 December 1950 at Granite City Engineer Depot, Illinois
Inactivated 25 July 1952 at Granite City Engineer Depot, Illinois
Redesignated 28 December 1955 as the 63d Engineer Detachment
Activated 1 February 1956 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Inactivated 25 January 1965 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Activated 5 April 1965 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
Inactivated 6 July 1966 in Vietnam
Activated 1 April 1967 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Inactivated 26 May 1967 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Activated 14 November 1970 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Inactivated 8 May 1972 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Activated 21 November 1975 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Inactivated 15 November 1981 at Fort Irwin, California
Activated 1 August 1988 at Fort Hood, Texas
Inactivated 15 October 1994 at Fort Hood, Texas
Activated 16 September 2009 at Fort Hood, Texas
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
New Guinea
Luzon
Vietnam
Defense
Counteroffensive
Counteroffensive, Phase II
DECORATIONS
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1965-1966
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO
4 JULY 1945
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
JEFFREY J. CLARKE
Chief of Military History