Lineage And Honors Information
Lineage and Honors Information as of 20 November 2012
571st ENGINEER COMPANY
- Constituted 5 May 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 571st Engineer Dump Truck Company
- Activated 15 July 1943 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana
- Allotted 14 December 1951 to the Regular Army
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 April 1954 as the 571st Engineer Company
- Inactivated 25 March 1959 in Korea
- Activated 1 October 1969 in Vietnam
- Inactivated 12 October 1970 in Vietnam
- Activated 16 May 2007 at Fort Lewis, Washington
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
- World War II
- New Guinea
- Luzon
- Korean War
- UN Defensive
- UN Offensive
- CCF Intervention
- First UN Counteroffensive
- CCF Spring Offensive
- UN Summer-Fall Offensive
- Second Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
- Third Korean Winter
- Korea, Summer 1953
- Vietnam
- Summer-Fall 1969
- Winter-Spring 1970
- Sanctuary Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase VII
- War on Terrorism
- Campaigns to be determined
DECORATIONS
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered KOREA 1953
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2008-2009
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2011-2012
- Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
- Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History