Lineage and Honors Information as of 5 May 2016
24th Medical Detachment
- Constituted 20 March 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 24th Malaria Survey Unit
- Activated 15 April 1943 at New Orleans, Louisiana
- Reorganized and redesignated 12 July 1944 as the 24th Medical Composite Unit
- Redesignated 1 May 1945 as the 24th Malaria Survey Detachment
- Inactivated 10 February 1946 in the Philippines
- Redesignated 7 March 1951 as the 24th Medical Detachment and allotted to the Regular Army
- Activated 5 May 1951 in Germany
- Inactivated 15 September 1996 in Germany
- Activated 16 November 2006 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Campaign Participation Credit
- World War II
- New Guinea
- Luzon
- War on Terrorism
- Iraq:
- Iraqi Surge
- Iraqi Sovereignty
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2007-2008
- Navy Unit Commendation, Streamer embroidered ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER
- Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1995-1996
- Philippine Presidential Unit Citation, Streamer embroidered 17 OCTOBER 1944 TO 4 JULY 1945
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History
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