Lineage and Honors Information as of 26 August 2015
744th ENGINEER COMPANY
- Constituted 29 November 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 744th Engineer Base Equipment Company
- Activated 5 January 1944 at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana
- Inactivated 15 April 1946 at Fort Lewis, Washington
- Allotted 19 May 1948 to the Organized Reserve Corps
- Activated 19 June 1948 at Salt Lake City, Utah
- Reorganized and redesignated 9 September 1948 as the 744th Engineer Heavy Equipment Company
- (Organized Reserve Corps redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve)
- Reorganized and redesignated 10 July 1953 as the 744th Engineer Company
- Inactivated 11 April 1955 at Salt Lake City, Utah
- Activated 5 June 1959 at Salt Lake City, Utah
- Ordered into active military service 1 October 1961 at Salt Lake City, Utah; released from active military service 6 August 1962 and reverted to reserve status
- Inactivated 29 February 1968 at Salt Lake City, Utah
- Activated 16 September 2008 at Ogden, Utah
- Ordered into active military service 7 October 2010 at Ogden, Utah; released from active military service 10 November 2011 and reverted to reserve status
Campaign Participation Credit
- War on Terrorism
- Afghanistan:
- Consolidation III
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2010-2011
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
RICHARD W. STEWART
Chief of Military History
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