Lineage and Honors Information as of 12 June 2013
474th ENGINEER PLATOON
- Constituted 13 January 1944 in the Army of the United States as the 2086th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon
- Activated 20 January 1944 at Tallahassee, Florida
- Inactivated 21 January 1946 at Fort Lawton, Washington
- Redesignated 27 May 1948 as the 474th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon and allotted to the Organized Reserve Corps
- Activated 21 June 1948 at Chicago, Illinois
- Inactivated 22 January 1951 at Chicago, Illinois
- (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
- Redesignated 24 September 2009 as the 474th Engineer Platoon
- Activated 16 September 2012 at Orlando, Florida
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
DECORATIONS
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History
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