Lineage and Honors Information as of 13 December 2010
240th ENGINEER DETACHMENT
Constituted 12 August 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 1240th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
Activated 14 August 1943 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana
Inactivated 17 December 1945 at Camp Kilmer, New Jersey
Redesignated 23 February 1954 as the 240th Engineer Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 1 April 1954 in Korea
Inactivated 30 June 1971 in Korea
Activated 16 August 1988 at Fort Richardson, Alaska
Inactivated 15 June 1994 at Fort Wainwright, Alaska
Activated 16 October 2010 at Fort Richardson, Alaska
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
World War II
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe
DECORATIONS
None
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
PETER D. CREAN
COL, LG
Director, Center of Military History