Lineage and Honors Information as of 13 June 2014
485th Engineer Platoon
- Constituted 13 January 1945 in the Army of the United States as the 2873d Engineer Fire Truck Detachment
- Activated 10 February 1945 in England
- Inactivated 12 November 1945 in France
- Redesignated 6 July 1949 as the 485th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon and allotted to the Organized Reserve Corps
- Activated 26 August 1949 at Rochester, New York
- (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
- Inactivated 15 August 1953 at Rochester, New York
- Redesignated 24 September 2009 as the 485th Engineer Platoon
- Activated 16 September 2012 at Las Vegas, Nevada
- Location changed 15 November 2012 to Sloan, Nevada
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
- World War II
- Rhineland
- Central Europe
DECORATIONS
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History
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