Constituted 3 April 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 1487th Engineer Maintenance Company

Activated 1 May 1944 at Camp Pickett, Virginia

Inactivated 31 March 1946 in Japan

Redesignated 21 January 1955 as the 178th Engineer Company and allotted to the Regular Army

Activated 10 March 1955 at Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Converted and redesignated 20 July 1966 as the 178th Supply Company

Inactivated 1 September 1968 in Vietnam

Converted and redesignated 15 July 1995 as the 178th Engineer Company

Activated 16 October 2009 at Fort Polk, Louisiana

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

                                                        World War II
                                                        Luzon

                                                        Vietnam
                                                        Counteroffensive
                                                        Counteroffensive, Phase II
                                                        Counteroffensive, Phase III
                                                        Tet Counteroffensive
                                                        Counteroffensive, Phase IV
                                                        Counteroffensive, Phase V

 

DECORATIONS

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

 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: