489th Engineer Battalion
Lineage and Honors Information as of 19 June 2006
489th Engineer Battalion Lineage
Constituted 10 June 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 1st Battalion, 367th Engineers
Activated 30 June 1942 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii
Reorganized and redesignated 26 April 1944 as the 1398th Engineer Construction Battalion
Inactivated 20 February 1946 in the Ryukyu Islands
Allotted 20 February 1947 to the Organized Reserves
Activated 6 March 1947 at New Orleans, Louisiana
(Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
Redesignated 3 June 1948 as the 489th Engineer Construction Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 17 December 1948 as the 489th Engineer Combat Battalion
Inactivated 6 October 1950 at New Orleans, Louisiana
Redesignated 8 February 1955 as the 489th Engineer Battalion
Activated 24 February 1955 with Headquarters at Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Ordered into active military service 15 October 1961 at Pine Bluff, Arkansas; released from active military service 9 August 1962 and reverted to reserve status
(Location of Headquarters changed 1 January 1966 to Little Rock, Arkansas; on 15 July 1989 to North Little Rock, Arkansas)
Ordered into active military service 10 February 2003 at North Little Rock, Arkansas; released 17 June 2004 from active military service and reverted to reserve status
489th Engineer Battalion Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Western Pacific; Ryukyus
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER