591st Engineer Company
Lineage and Honors Information as of 15 November 2007
591st Engineer Company Lineage
Constituted 19 December 1942 in the Army of the United States as the 415th Engineer Dump Truck Company
Activated 1 February 1943 at Camp Beale, California
Reorganized and redesignated 30 November 1946 as the 415th Engineer Dump Truck Company, Special
Inactivated 14 March 1947 in Germany
Redesignated 27 June 1947 as the 591st Engineer Light Equipment Company
Activated 20 July 1947 in Korea
Inactivated 25 January 1949 in Korea
Redesignated 17 May 1966 as the 591st Engineer Company and allotted to the Regular Army
Activated 1 July 1966 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Inactivated 1 January 1972 in Vietnam
Activated 16 September 2007 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky
591st Engineer Company Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
World War II: Northern France; Rhineland; Ardennes-Alsace; Central Europe
Vietnam: 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; Consolidation I; Consolidation II
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1968-1969
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970-1971
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1967-1968
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970-1971