71st Engineer Detachment
Lineage and Honors Information as of 19 June 2008
71st Engineer Detachment Lineage
Constituted 9 March 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 1679th Engineer Survey Liaison Detachment
Activated 25 March 1944 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Reorganized and redesignated 17 December 1944 as the 1679th Engineer Service Detachment
Redesignated 15 April 1945 as the 1679th Engineer Survey Liaison Detachment
Redesignated 30 June 1947 as the 71st Engineer Survey Liaison Detachment
Allotted 20 November 1951 to the Regular Army
Reorganized and redesignated 28 March 1954 as the 71st Engineer Detachment
Inactivated 25 March 1958 in Japan
Activated 15 March 1960 in Korea
Inactivated 1 January 1966 in Korea
Activated 1 December 1966 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
Inactivated 13 May 1968 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
Activated 16 October 2007 at Baltimore, Maryland
71st Engineer Detachment Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Leyte, Luzon
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered PACIFIC AREA 1953-1954