Lineage and Honors Information as of 20 June 2012
572d ENGINEER COMPANY
- Constituted 5 May 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 572d Engineer Dump Truck Company
- Activated 16 August 1943 at Camp Sutton, North Carolina
- Inactivated 3 December 1945 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana
- Activated 30 November 1946 in Germany
- Inactivated 14 March 1947 in Germany
- Redesignated 1 February 1955 as the 572d Engineer Company and allotted to the Regular Army
- Activated 18 March 1955 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
- Inactivated 22 March 1971 in Vietnam
- Activated 16 October 2005 at Fort Hood, Texas
CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
- World War II
- Normandy
- Northern France
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsace
- Central Europe
- Vietnam
- Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase II
- Counteroffensive, Phase III
- Tet Counteroffensive
- Counteroffensive, Phase IV
- Counteroffensive, Phase V
- Counteroffensive, Phase VI
- Tet 69/Counteroffensive
- 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 VIETNAM 1966-1967
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1969
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2007-2008
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2011
- Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970-1971
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:
ROBERT J. DALESSANDRO
Director, Center of Military History
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