428th ENGINEER COMPANY

Constituted 15 October 1921 in the Organized Reserves as Company C, 515th Engineer Train
Organized in December 1921 at Hammonton, New Jersey
Redesignated 18 May 1925 as Company C, 515th Engineer Battalion
(Location of battalion headquarters changed 14 October 1925 to Wilmington, Delaware; on 11 October 1928 to New York, New York; on 5 April 1937 to Elizabeth, New Jersey)
Ordered into active military service 29 January 1943 at Camp Swift, Texas, as the 515th Engineer Water Supply Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 26 November 1943 as the 1503d Engineer Water Supply Company
Inactivated 24 February 1946 in Korea
Redesignated 5 February 1947 as the 428th Engineer Water Supply Company
Activated 7 April 1947 at Bay City, Michigan
(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
Ordered into active military service 14 August 1950 at Bay City, Michigan; released from active military service 13 April 1954 and reverted to reserve status
Inactivated 14 September 1954 at Bay City, Michigan
Redesignated 22 April 1959 as the 428th Engineer Company
Activated 1 May 1959 at Caro, Michigan
Inactivated 31 January 1963 at Caro, Michigan
Activated 16 September 2008 at Wausau, Wisconsin
Ordered into active military service 20 August 2010 at Wausau, Wisconsin; released from active military service 23 September 2011 and reverted to reserve status

Campaign Participation Credit

Decorations

Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1951-1952
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered KOREA 1952-1953

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

Robert J. Dalessandro
Director, Center of Military History