397th Engineer Battalion
Lineage and Honors Information as of 6 February 2009
397th Engineer Battalion Lineage
Constituted 5 May 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 2d Battalion, 353d Engineer Regiment
Activated 15 August 1942 at Camp White, Oregon, as the 2d Battalion, 353d Engineer General Service Regiment
Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1944 as the 1393d Engineer Construction Battalion
Inactivated 28 February 1946 in Japan
Redesignated 6 February 1947 as the 397th Engineer Construction Battalion, and allotted to the Organized Reserves
Activated 19 February 1947 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin
(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
Inactivated 17 November 1950 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Redesignated 27 April 1959 as the 397th Engineer Battalion
Activated 18 May 1959 at Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Elements ordered into active military service 22 May 2006-14 July 2006 at home stations; released from active military
service 11 November 2007 and 9 January 2008 and reverted to reserve status
397th Engineer Battalion Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Luzon
Decorations
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945