Lineage and Honors Information as of 2 September 2011
72d ENGINEER COMPANY
Constituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army as the 72d Engineer Company
Activated 4 June 1941 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Redesignated 1 April 1942 as the 72d Engineer Light Ponton Company
Inactivated 15 January 1946 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia
Activated 1 January 1949 in Korea
Reorganized and redesignated 3 January 1949 as the 72d Engineer Combat Company
Redesignated 20 March 1954 as the 72d Engineer Company
Inactivated 17 November 1954 at Fort Lewis, Washington
Activated 10 April 1956 at Fort Benning, Georgia
Inactivated 15 August 1991 at Fort Benning, Georgia
Activated 16 March 2006 at Fort Riley, Kansas
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
Korean War
UN Defensive
UN Offensive
CCF Intervention
First UN Counteroffensive
CCF Spring Offensive
UN Summer-Fall Offensive
Second Korean Winter
Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
Third Korean Winter
Korea, Summer 1953
War on Terrorism
Campaigns to be determined
DECORATIONS
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2006-2007
Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered DIYALA PROVINCE 2007
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2009-2010
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA JUL-AUG 1950
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA SEP 1950-JUL 1951
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA DEC 1951-JUL 1952
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA AUG 1952-SEP 1953
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History